He is still the mighty God of Israel. And Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, nor the beasts thereof sufficient for a burnt offering. And He is just as jealous for His law now as He was in the days of Ahab and Elijah. Behold the world today in open rebellion against God. This is in truth a froward generation, filled with ingratitude, formalism, insincerity, pride, and apostasy.
Men neglect the Bible and hate truth.
Jesus sees His law rejected, His love despised, His ambassadors treated with indifference. The temple courts of the human soul have been turned into places of unholy traffic. Many do not hesitate to sneer at the word of God. Those who believe that word just as it reads are held up to ridicule. There is a growing contempt for law and order, directly traceable to a violation of the plain commands of Jehovah.