In verse four, God asks a rhetorical question, which I will translate into “Where did I blow it that you had to look elsewhere for help?” Later, God asks again, and I will translate, “You weren’t slaves, so how did you become one?.” The answers are that God didn’t mess up; they did.
Later, God points out that Israel claims they are faithful, but their actions prove otherwise. He goes on to compare their actions to a she-camel in heat. Once confronted, Israel says, “It’s hopeless for I love foreign gods and I have to go after them.” They were saying, well, as it were, I’m born this way, I can’t help it. They weren’t God brought them out of Egypt and showed them with mighty deeds just how good he is. The problem is that this is what they want. Unfortunately, things haven’t changed much.
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