Freeman: not even among the heathen

Thursday, March 11, 2010
Meditation:
    Jesus said to them, “Only in his hometown, among his relatives and in his own house is a prophet without honor.”
    He could not do any miracles there, except lay his hands on a few sick people and heal them. And he was amazed at their lack of faith. Then Jesus went around teaching from village to village.
    —Mark 6:4-6 (NIV)
Quotation:
    The shameful apostasy of Israel is unparalleled among the heathen nations of the world, God charges (Jer. 2:9-13). Search through every pagan nation, inquire in every idol temple, investigate the religious life of the idolaters of the world, and there will be found a fidelity to these false gods that will put Israel’s unfaithfulness to her God to shame. Israel’s conduct was unheard of even among the heathen. The idolatrous nations remained true to their gods, in spite of the fact that they did not actually exist and could not help them in any way. God, as it were, marvels at Israel’s unbelief.
    ... Hobart E. Freeman (1920-1984), An Introduction to the O. T. Prophets, Chicago: Moody Press, 1968, p. 238 (see the book)
Quiet time reflection:
    Lord, grant me faith that I may believe and repent. CQOD    Blog    email    RSS
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