An idol is a pagan god or any object of excessive devotion or admiration. Each person has idols of the heart that they must contend with.
Israel will continue to spiral downward away from their God but He will continue to hear their pleas for help and send them deliverers.
If the world gives glory to God from time to time, shouldn't we as His people also give Him glory.
God knows all things. But some things get His attention faster than others. He knows all our sins. But some sins get noticed faster and sometimes sin piles up so high that He responds.
John Calvin's doctrine doesn't work here. Do you limit God?
