But My people would not heed My voice, and Israel would have none of Me. So I gave them over to their own stubborn heart, to walk in their own counsels. Oh, that My people would listen to Me, that Israel would walk in My ways!
Israel. One country, one people out of so many on the earth. And a tiny country at that. Israel was to be a testimony to God’s lovingkindness, to God’s faithfulness. And ironically—providentially—she was that, in spite of herself.
