Musing - What will cause God to say ‘Enough’?

Hebraic Musing - What will cause God to say ‘Enough’?

Is God justified in being angry with His people if they:

            1. Worship idols?   and
            2. Disobey His commandments?   and
            3. Ignore the warnings of His prophets?

Our Bible study just analyzed 2 Kings 17.  God had to deal with the disobedient Northern Kingdom, Israel.  In vs. 7-13 They worshiped other gods and followed the practices of the nations the LORD had driven out before them, as well as the practices that the kings of Israel had introduced.  The Israelites secretly did things against the LORD their God that were not right. …. They did wicked things that provoked the LORD to anger.  They worshiped idols, though the LORD had said, “You shall not do this.”  The LORD warned Israel and Judah through all his prophets and seers: “Turn from your evil ways. Observe my commands and decrees, in accordance with the entire Law that I commanded your fathers to obey and that I delivered to you through my servants the prophets.”   NIV

In 17:18  So the LORD was very angry with Israel and removed them from his presence.  

And finally in 17:23 …So the people of Israel were taken from their homeland into exile in Assyria,…

Points to ponder

Do we worship idols? 
(That depends on how you define…)

Have we disobeyed His commands and teachings? 
(What have we tolerated that God calls murder and/or abomination?)

Are we heeding the warnings of today prophetic voices?
(Or has the E-generation taken over?)

Shalom

Yosef   a.k.a.  Joe Brusherd

Author “Hebraic Insights – messages exploring the Hebrew Roots of Christian faith”

Author “Biblical Marriage” (published  June 2012)

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