2:4,5
God now calls upon Israel to hear the word of the Lord. They had forgotten God’s ways and needed to learn them again, much as our society does. “What fault did your ancestors find in me?” God had set Israel free from slavery in Egypt, He had led them to the promised land. Yet they strayed so far from Him. Instead of following the living God who loves them, they chose to follow worthless idols. And so the nation became worthless. So it is with a society that rejects the ways of God, they will become worthless.
2:6
Judah was faced with many serious threats, but they reacted in the totally wrong way. They should have remembered the God who brought them out of Egypt. He had led them through the barren wilderness, through a terrible place where there were many dangers, and no one could reasonably expect to survive. This had happened many years ago, but they knew the history. They knew there was a God who could save them, but instead that had turned to worthless idols. Turning to God in times of troubles is a good thing to do. Of course, we should have a much deeper, a much more consistent relationship. But no matter what state we are in today, turning to God today is a good thing to do.
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