And yet, in many of the narratives in the Tanakh the ancient Israelites return again and again to idolatry and get punished again and again for it, and the lesson of the shocking punishment only "takes" for awhile. So even God's ability to make the cultural lesson stick when he's not around is limited!
And yet, in many of the narratives in the Tanakh the ancient Israelites return again and again to idolatry and get punished again and again for it, and the lesson of the shocking punishment only "takes" for awhile. So even God's ability to make the cultural lesson stick when he's not around is limited!
Maaser hu o ikur!