Biblical Reading and Reflections: August 6th (Hosea 4 & John 8:31-59)
Alastair's Adversaria
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The Priests Are Grateful for the People's Sins
The priests are actually greedy for and sustained by the people's sins. They have abandoned the lord for the sake of their lusts, he says. As they engage in whoredom, they would be rendered fruitless. Israel is so far gone that the lord's one hope is that judah not be infected by their infidelity. Judah must be quarantined from the epidemic of idolatry that is destroying israel. Given israel stubborn rebellion, can the lord gently tend the nation as a shepherd might provide for a docile lamb?
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