“Neither say they in their heart, Let us now fear the Lord our God, that giveth rain, both the former and the latter, in his season: he reserveth unto us the appointed weeks of the harvest.”
The people's rejection of God's provision: 'They do not say in their hearts, "Let us fear the LORD our God, who gives the autumn and spring rains, who assures us of the regular weeks of harvest."' This verse indicates that the people do not practice the simple piety of acknowledging God as the source of their agricultural sustenance: the rains and harvest that make survival possible. The phrase 'do not say in their hearts' suggests that even internal, private acknowledgment of God's provision is absent. Theologically, this verse establishes that failure to recognize God's sustenance in the basic necessities of life (rain, harvest) represents a fundamental spiritual failure—the people live off God's gifts while denying their source.
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