earlier, Isaiah had preached the same message (Isa. 1); and much later Paul wrote a similar warning to Christians in his day (Eph. 5:1–7; Phil. 3:17–21). Any theology that minimizes God’s holiness and tolerates people’s deliberate sinfulness is a false theology. The people needed to repent, not only to avoid the awful consequences of their sins in their character and their worship, but also to escape the judgment that was certain to come (Jer. 7:12–15). God’s covenant with the Jews included both