And thou shalt take thine inheritance in thyself in the sight of the heathen, and thou shalt know that I am the LORD.
The verse stands among prophetic warnings given before the destruction of Jerusalem, in the part of the book occupied with correction, denunciation, and reproof, where sin must be forgiven, or it will be consumed. It belongs to the prophet's account of the transgressions that led to Israel's dispersion and exile, testifying that idolatry joined with Sabbath desecration brought the people into trouble and that they reaped the harvest of their own sins. It shows the priests of Israel carried away by pagan apostasy to violate God's law and profane His Sabbath, with sun-worship accounting for this apostasy by bringing Sunday as its worship day in place of the Sabbath of Jehovah. This makes paganism a complete rival system with its own priests, temples, forms of worship and worship day, identifying it as the first division of Babylon.
The chapter describes the professed people of God in the last days, the same time and people as Isaiah 30:8-11 and Jeremiah 6:9-19, meaning Israel as the people of God, and the remnant as the last part, are walking in violation of His precepts and law, even in thought and motive. It exposes the cry of the false prophets, which has ever been peace and assurance in time of danger, lulling the people into deeper slumber. The people have uncircumcised, unrighteous, unbelieving ears that cannot hearken, counting the word of the Lord a reproach and having no delight in it. They refuse to walk in the old paths of His commandments and refuse to hearken to His watchmen, so evil will come upon them as the fruit of their thoughts.
The verse stands among prophetic warnings given before the destruction of Jerusalem, in the part of the book occupied with correction, denunciation, and reproof, where sin must be forgiven, or it will be consumed. It belongs to the prophet's account of the transgressions that led to Israel's dispersion and exile, testifying that idolatry joined with Sabbath desecration brought the people into trouble and that they reaped the harvest of their own sins. It shows the priests of Israel carried away by pagan apostasy to violate God's law and profane His Sabbath, with sun-worship accounting for this apostasy by bringing Sunday as its worship day in place of the Sabbath of Jehovah. This makes paganism a complete rival system with its own priests, temples, forms of worship and worship day, identifying it as the first division of Babylon.
The chapter describes the professed people of God in the last days, the same time and people as Isaiah 30:8-11 and Jeremiah 6:9-19, meaning Israel as the people of God, and the remnant as the last part, are walking in violation of His precepts and law, even in thought and motive. It exposes the cry of the false prophets, which has ever been peace and assurance in time of danger, lulling the people into deeper slumber. The people have uncircumcised, unrighteous, unbelieving ears that cannot hearken, counting the word of the Lord a reproach and having no delight in it. They refuse to walk in the old paths of His commandments and refuse to hearken to His watchmen, so evil will come upon them as the fruit of their thoughts.