Israel... unparalleled calling
Genesis 12:1-3 (3:15, 21; 49:10)
Exodus 19:6
Isaiah 42:5-8
Disaster strikes… II Kings 17:3-6
Why?
Bad stuff just happens… Matthew 5:45; Luke 13:4-5
Spiritual discipline… Hebrews 12:5-6ff
Natural consequences… Galatians 6:7
Divine judgement… II Kings 17:7-18
Learning from the past
II Corinthians 10:11
Matthew 5:13-15
Hosea 11:1-5