Matthew Henry in his commentary reveals God brought his judgments upon them and what else could be expected? For his name is Jealous, and he is a jealous God (1) He fell out with them for it, Psalms 106:40. He was angry with them: The wrath of God, that consuming fire, was kindled against his people for from them he took it as more insulting and ungrateful than from the heathen that never knew him.

Nay, he was sick of them: He abhorred his own inheritance, which once he had taken pleasure in yet the change was not in him but in them. This is the worst thing in sin, that it makes us loathsome to God and the nearer any are to God in a profession the more loathsome they are if they rebel against him, like a dunghill at your door (2) Their enemies then fell upon them, and, their defence having departed, made an easy prey of them (Psalms 106:41,42): He gave them into the hands of the heathen. Observe here how the punishment answered to the sin: They mingled with the heathen and learned their works from them they willingly took the infection of sin, and therefore God justly made use of them as the instruments of their correction. Sinners often see themselves ruined by those by whom they have suffered themselves to be debauched. Satan, who is a tempter, will be a tormentor. The heathen hated them.

Apostates lose all the love on God’s side and get none on Satan’s and when those that hated them ruled over them, and they were brought into subjection under them, no marvel that they oppressed them and ruled them with rigour and thus God made them know the difference between his service and the service of the kings of the countries, 2 Chronicles 12:8.

CLOSING PRAYER by Robert

Father, it is with humility I approach your throne with this prayer of thanksgiving and appreciation for your guidance and teachings through the Holy Spirit.

I thank you, Father, for the knowledge you have bestowed upon us and the lifting of the veils of darkness from our eyes so we are to discern the evil in our lives and who our real enemy is.

We thank you, Father,, for providing us with your armour to face our enemy with and the instructions of how to use those weapons to remain safe in your service.

We thank you, Father, for the very life we have and those things which enhance our walk reflecting your light into the darkness allowing us to remain to cast our nets as”Fisher’s of Men.” This I pray in the name of Yeshua. Amen and Amen.

Remember, I am just a humble servant bringing this to you as a messenger of Yeshua. God’s blessings

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Robert