22:10-12
But it was not just the rulers, not just the powerful. All sections of society were united in their rebellion. They violated their father’s bed. The things listed here broke the Law, and were all related to not treating marriage as holy. It is all too obvious how far along this destructive road our own society has gone. All sorts of sexual immorality were occuring. Sexual immorality is very destructive, harming many people’s lives. There was a whole variety of ways in which the poor were exploited and all sorts of other dishonesty and evil. All of this was a result of forgetting the Lord.
22:13-16
In all the condemnation of Judah we see various things mentioned. There is idol worship, bloodshed, exploitation of the poor, failure to protect the oppressed, sexual sins of various sorts, unjust gain. If we focus on one type of sin at the expense of others we are probably ignoring part of God’s word. Those who sinned may well have spoken with bravado, but on the day that God’s judgement comes their courage will melt away. They would be dispersed among the nations, and then they would be defiled in the eyes of the nations. Eventually they would come to realise that the Lord is God.
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