God again holds, as it were, a conference with them, and for this purpose—that He might check all their complaints and close their mouths, so that …

Shall I not visit for these things? saith the Lord For such adulteries and lasciviousness, and that in a way of punishmen…

None could be found who behaved as upright and godly men. But the Lord saw the true character of the people through all their disguises.

The…

1. Here, he discu es their sins specifically:

• First, the sins of the subjects.
• Second, the sins of the rulers, mention…