The Disastrous Word of God

In our sin, we do not have untainted hearts or untainted minds with which to see God for who he really is. We are dead in our sins, as the apostle Paul will say,. The nation has been humbled. This is a good sign. They are taking their ornaments off. Israel's honeymoon with God is over. Their sin has been exposed. His holiness has been revealed. And verse 4 calls it a disastrous word. There's a ray of hope here in that the people consider this word disastrous.