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Their heart is divided; now shall they be found guilty: he will strike their altars, he will destroy their pillars.
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God Demands an Undivided Heart
Commentators unanimously explain that Israel's core sin was a "divided heart," trying to worship both God and their idols. As Matthew Henry states, "God is the Sovereign of the heart; He will have all, or none." Scholars like John Calvin compare this to an unfaithful spouse, highlighting that partial devotion is, in reality, total betrayal. A half-hearted commitment to God is no commitment at all.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Their heart is divided - Between God and their idols, because they would not wholly part with either, as Elijah upbraided them, “How lon…
19th Century
Anglican
Their heart is divided is the rendering of the Septuagint, Raschi, Aben-Ezra, and most ancient versions. But modern expositors pre…
Baptist
Their heart is divided; now shall they be found faulty:
A half-heart is no heart at all; and when men seem to go after God, and at …
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16th Century
Protestant
He says first that their heart was divided, that is, from God. For this, we know, is principally required: that people should faithfully c…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Their heart is divided Some say from Hoshea their king, who would have reformed them from their idolatry, and return…
A vine is only valuable for its fruit; but Israel now brought no fruit to perfection. Their hearts were divided. God is the Sovereign of the heart;…
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