“But ye are they that forsake the Lord, that forget my holy mountain, that prepare a table for that troop, and that furnish the drink offering unto that number.”
The accusation that those who abandon YHWH and set tables for Fortune and fill cups for Destiny indicate engagement in syncretic religious practice and divination. The specific identification of Fortune and Destiny as rival deities suggests actual religious competition. The imagery of setting tables and filling cups suggests ritualistic devotion. The charge of abandoning YHWH indicates covenantal betrayal. The verse establishes that while some remain faithful, others actively adopt alternative religious systems. This verse's continued indictment suggests that the judgment-salvation division runs through the community itself.
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