It took me about 11 minutes to read this passage. With the lamp of holiness that Israel provided all of the nations that had surrounded them exposed their vileness and God rebuked them. Tyre, Moab, and Ammon all received the same condemnation as Judah. They were witnesses of the great work that God did in Israel but these nations all refused to heed the message of God and follow him. We can focus on the bad example of these nations or on the Good News of God that was made evident to them through Israel. The church is like Israel; a city of light in a dark land. We need to take up the challenge to shine God’s love all around us as we face the challenges of our society. Even when the people of the world oppose us we need to shine.
Stuart
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