In spite of all this, her unfaithful sister Judah did not return to me with all her heart, but only in pretense,” declares the Lord. The Lord said to me, “Faithless Israel is more righteous than unfaithful Judah.
Return, faithless Israel,’ declares the Lord, ‘I will frown on you no longer, or I am faithful,’ declares the Lord, ‘I will not be angry forever. Only acknowledge your guilt—you have rebelled against the Lord your God, you have scattered your favors to foreign gods under every spreading tree, and have not obeyed me,’declares the Lord.
In those days the people of Judah will join the people of Israel,and together they will come from a northern land to the land I gave your ancestors as an inheritance.
I thought you would call me ‘Father’ and not turn away from following me.
We have sinned against the Lord our God, both we and our ancestors; from our youth till this day we have not obeyed the Lord our God.
Why?
Jeremiah has showed the future image of Israel and Judah will come back together from north to worship the Lord and call God 'Father".
Pretense is more worse then faithless. Unfaithful Judah did not return to God with all her heart.
Acknowledge our guilt is the only way back to the Lord and get the mercy of the Lord. God will not be angry forever!
How?
Commit our sins and return to the Lord, for God is our help and savior.
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