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Their hearts are divided. Hos. 10:2 Each single heart unsettled as to which is right and which is wrong. Like the double minded person, unstable in every fashion. James 1:8 They are identified by their inability to sufficiently commit their lives unto the Lord, to be able to cease from sin. Their eyes are filled with adultery. They seduce the unstable, they are experts in greed, an accursed brood. 2 Peter 2:14 NIV. The hearts, the ways, the attitudes of mankind have never changed from that day to this. The mixed multitude is yet to be found among the people of the Lord. This group, comprised of those who insist on a compromise, were the instigators of their problems. Num. 11:4 Their souls were dry (for sure). They despised the food of the Lord, the manna from heaven. Num. 11:6.
Now they will be judged guilty. The Lord will once again present before His people the opportunity to freely choose to serve Him or Baal. How long will we halt between two opinions. Which shall it be, the Lord or the world? 1 Kings 18:21 When they failed to respond to the words of the prophet, they subjected themselves to the consequences. The Lord fulfilled His promise of destruction for their altars and images by removing them out of the land. It was His land and they had polluted it with all of their abominations.
The Lord does speak of a day when there would be an opportunity of cleansing and redemption. It is to be through a fountain which was to be opened in the house of David, specifically for the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. Zech. 13:1 That fountain is the Lord Jesus. He is the fountain of life. Ps. 36:9 It is a fountain of cleansing and purification. Jesus stated that He had come particularly for the lost sheep of Israel. Mt. 15:24 The whole plan of salvation was directed toward those who are called His own, Israel. John 1:11 In spite of the fact of the many past rejections, He came to His own and in so doing subjected Himself to further rejection. However, now He turned to all who would receive Him and declared them to be the sons of God. That fountain has not been closed but it is no longer exclusively reserved for those whom He termed, His own. Like Paul and Barnabas, He turned to the Gentiles. Acts 13:46.
In the household of faith there is no longer such a person as a Jew or a Greek. No race or nation may lay exclusive claim to any part of the gospel. Now and throughout eternity, there is but one race that is recognized and that is made up of those who have been redeemed by the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ. Gal. 3:28 as a nation they were to lose their standing with the Lord. As individuals, they may find their way into His good graces and family. The unsearchable riches of Christ are to be preached to, and received by, all mankind, every where in the world. Eph. 3:8.