his character. He is angry at what they say. Soon the whole world will know of their defect. ‘In the land of Egypt—the very place from which they had been redeemed—the people will talk about them with derision’. God’s punishment will involve disgrace—unless they back out of their folly in these remaining moments of their history. Questions for Reflection 1. Can there be useless praying? 2. How does sin bring confusion? 3. What are today’s ‘little pagan gods’? Hosea 8:1
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