Now He will remember their iniquity and punish their sins. They shall return to Egypt. So it is no surprise that those altars became altars for sinning . When we give ourselves opportunity and occasion for sin, it is never surprising when we end up sinning . God had great things for Israel, but they seemed like a strange thing because their hearts were far from God.
Most people treat the Bible very politely . . .
That is your style of entertaining this heavenly messenger. The Bible treats of great things, and of great things only. There is nothing in this Bible which is unimportant. Every verse in it has a solemn meaning, and if we have not found it out yet, we hope yet to do it. The Word of God and the things of the spirit are great things , but seem like a strange thing when man is in sin and idolatry.