Regarding the need for repentance and on Christ's death and more

16 “Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean;
Remove the evil of your deeds from My sight.
Stop doing evil,
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Learn to do good;

Seek justice,
Rebuke the oppressor,
Obtain justice for the orphan,
Plead for the widow’s case.

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“Come now, and let us [h]debate your case,”

Says the Lord,
“Though your sins are as scarlet,
They shall become as white as snow;
Though they are red like crimson,
They shall be like wool.
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If you are willing and obedient,

You will eat the best of the land;
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But if you refuse and rebel,

You will be devoured by the sword.”
For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.

Comments

[Swift Comet]

Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams” (1 Sam.15:22).

This is not about abuse, this is about obedience.