Their heart is divided; now shall they be found faulty: he shall break down their altars, he shall spoil their images.
A divided heart makes the people faulty and guilty before God. In its setting, as prosperity grew Israel increased its altars and adorned its idols. God will therefore break down their altars and destroy their images, showing that divided loyalty and idolatry and unfaithfulness bring judgment.
God will not accept a divided heart, so service for God requires whole consecration to the Master's use. The verse applies to professing Christians who give nearly all their time and energy to worldly fashion instead of higher, holier purposes. It applies also to professing Christians under worldly influence who lean toward the world rather than Christ and show little stability or godliness.
A divided heart makes the people faulty and guilty before God. In its setting, as prosperity grew Israel increased its altars and adorned its idols. God will therefore break down their altars and destroy their images, showing that divided loyalty and idolatry and unfaithfulness bring judgment.
God will not accept a divided heart, so service for God requires whole consecration to the Master's use. The verse applies to professing Christians who give nearly all their time and energy to worldly fashion instead of higher, holier purposes. It applies also to professing Christians under worldly influence who lean toward the world rather than Christ and show little stability or godliness.