1. Listen to this, Israel. God is calling you to account—and I mean all of you, everyone connected with the family that he delivered out of Egypt. Listen!
2. “Out of all the families on earth,I picked you.Therefore, because of your special calling,I’m holding you responsible for all your sins.”
13-15. “Listen and bring witness against Jacob’s family”—this is God’s Word, God-of-the-Angel-Armies!“Note well! The day I make Israel pay for its sins,pay for the sin-altars of worship at Bethel,The horned altars will all be dehornedand scattered around.I’ll tear down the winter palace,smash the summer palace—all your fancy buildings.The luxury homes will be demolished,all those pretentious houses.”God’s Decree.