For - The form of words does not expre whether this declaration relates to the present or the future. It is a vivid present, such as is ofte…

The prophet’s rebuke for the dishonoring of God’s name is addressed to the priests as the responsible persons, but applies to the whole nation.

Here God shows that He no longer cared for the Jews, for He would command altars to be raised for Him everywhere and throughout all parts of the wo…

For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of
the same
From east to west…

We may each apply to ourselves the charge made here against the priests. Our relationship to God, as our Father and Master, strongly obligates us t…