When just glancing at these few books in the Bible; Isaiah, Jeremiah and Ezekiel, they are found to be, and even after reading are found to be, very depressing. The books are filled with anger, judgement and many other negative things. Even though these books were written so long ago; the situations in these books will fit so perfectly in today’s society. These books all have major themes; which some are pretty negative. Those themes are idolatry, which is the worshiping of idols, or social injustice and religious ritualism. There were many people that faced things, just as many people do today, that they had no idea to handle. Furthermore, these people wanted nothing more than to know God and what He was about. So, the prophets,
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It was Idolatry. This was the biggest issue that the Jews faced. Furthermore, Idolatry has really always been an issue with the Jewish people. Even though the Jewish people did not know God knew; therefore, He was prepared and He prepared His people. Furthermore, there were many nations that surrounded Israel and God gave instruction during the time of the Exodus as to what might happen. He told the people in Exodus 20: 4-6 (New International Version), thaturthermore, in Jeremiah 44:2-6 (New International Version), it says that “this is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: You saw the great disaster I brought on Jerusalem and on all the towns of Judah. Today they lie deserted and in ruins because of the evil they have done. They aroused my anger by burning incense to and worshiping other gods that neither they nor you nor your ancestors ever knew. Again and again I sent my servants the prophets, who said, ‘Do not do this detestable thing that I hate!’ But they did not listen or pay attention; they did not turn from their wickedness or stop burning incense to other gods. Therefore, my fierce anger was poured out; it raged against the towns of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem and made them the desolate ruins they are today.” Even though God ordered His people to obey the commandments Israel still struggled with this. Israel had a problem with worshipping a …show more content…
When people worship other Gods and choose not to follow God's plan, then, bad things will begin to happen. Furthermore, In addition to Israel worshipping other Gods, God was very offended by the fact that people offered sacrifices just for ritualism but because they loved God. They definitely were not joyfully giving to Him. He does state in 2 Corinthians 9:7 (New International Version), that Therefore, when sin enters, the enemy takes away the joy. Knowing what the prophets had to say about these issues, the practical applications that can be drawn from those teachings are very similar to today’s society. As Christians, many people today experience God’s presence is is different than what it used to be (Hays, 2016). Therefore, the indwelling of the Spirit, it is still true that a hypocritical life characterized by modern culture “idolatry” and social injustice creates a distance between us and God, diminishing or even extinguishing our so-called worship of him” (Hays, 2016). Furthermore, in today’s society “true worship…involves listening carefully to God’s word and then obeying it” (Hays, 2016). However, a lot of the time today seem so much more interested in, or concerned about, rituals instead of what matters; which is ethics and obeying (Hays,
It was Idolatry. This was the biggest issue that the Jews faced. Furthermore, Idolatry has really always been an issue with the Jewish people. Even though the Jewish people did not know God knew; therefore, He was prepared and He prepared His people. Furthermore, there were many nations that surrounded Israel and God gave instruction during the time of the Exodus as to what might happen. He told the people in Exodus 20: 4-6 (New International Version), thaturthermore, in Jeremiah 44:2-6 (New International Version), it says that “this is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: You saw the great disaster I brought on Jerusalem and on all the towns of Judah. Today they lie deserted and in ruins because of the evil they have done. They aroused my anger by burning incense to and worshiping other gods that neither they nor you nor your ancestors ever knew. Again and again I sent my servants the prophets, who said, ‘Do not do this detestable thing that I hate!’ But they did not listen or pay attention; they did not turn from their wickedness or stop burning incense to other gods. Therefore, my fierce anger was poured out; it raged against the towns of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem and made them the desolate ruins they are today.” Even though God ordered His people to obey the commandments Israel still struggled with this. Israel had a problem with worshipping a …show more content…
When people worship other Gods and choose not to follow God's plan, then, bad things will begin to happen. Furthermore, In addition to Israel worshipping other Gods, God was very offended by the fact that people offered sacrifices just for ritualism but because they loved God. They definitely were not joyfully giving to Him. He does state in 2 Corinthians 9:7 (New International Version), that Therefore, when sin enters, the enemy takes away the joy. Knowing what the prophets had to say about these issues, the practical applications that can be drawn from those teachings are very similar to today’s society. As Christians, many people today experience God’s presence is is different than what it used to be (Hays, 2016). Therefore, the indwelling of the Spirit, it is still true that a hypocritical life characterized by modern culture “idolatry” and social injustice creates a distance between us and God, diminishing or even extinguishing our so-called worship of him” (Hays, 2016). Furthermore, in today’s society “true worship…involves listening carefully to God’s word and then obeying it” (Hays, 2016). However, a lot of the time today seem so much more interested in, or concerned about, rituals instead of what matters; which is ethics and obeying (Hays,