Verse 7
"From the days of your fathers ye have turned aside from mine ordinances, and have not kept them. Return unto me, and I will return unto you, Saith Jehovah of hosts. But ye say, Wherein shall we return?"
The apostasy of Israel had begun almost from the very first and flourished unabated throughout pre-Christian and Christian history alike.
"Wherein shall we return ...?" "This is the same old Pharisaical spirit as in Malachi 1:6, etc., throughout the prophecy. They do not acknowledge their offense; they consider that they are righteous and need no repentance."[19] As Smith said, "The question is not bona fide, but a virtual declaration of innocence."[20]
Pusey contrasted the unchangeableness of God with the unchangeableness of Jacob! "I am not changed from good; ye are not changed from evil."[21]
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