SCRIPTURE
COMMENT
Israel claims to know God. (Vs. 2) But their actions show otherwise. I wonder how many today are int he same boat. It is what makes Jesus' comment in Matthew 7:23 so frightening, when He says, "And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’"
There is a difference between knowing Jesus and thinking you know Jesus. It is proved by one's actions. Do we love God? Do we love others? Just following a ritualistic law, even if it is good stuff, is not evidence of knowing Jesus. In fact, it may show just the opposite.
Punishment is coming to Israel because they do not know God. They think they do, or at least they claim they do. But the God who knows the heart is not fooled.
Vs. 14: For Israel has forgotten his Maker and built palaces, and Judah has multiplied fortified cities; so I will send a fire upon his cities, and it shall devour her strongholds. That is just as scary as Matthew 7:23!
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