The Prophet's Warnings

The sins of those responsible for ruling and teaching God's people — which would be all of us, in our different capacities as fathers, mothers, teachers, older siblings, and fellow church members — are extremely serious, and that God will hold us to account for them. When He does, His judgments will revolve around the theme of His absence from us. In short, God will ferociously judge those who harm His people, and He will judge them by removing His presence from them.