“And the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria, and the spirit of Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria, and he carried them away, even the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh, and brought them unto Halah, and Habor, and Hara, and to the river Gozan, unto this day.”
1 Chronicles 5:26 KJV
The Reubenites, Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh had a large population and occupied territories. But they were not faithful to the God of their ancestors. They took up with the ungodly gods of the peoples of the land whom God had gotten rid of before they arrived. He deported them to Halah, Habor, Hara, and the river of Gozan. They’ve been there ever since. The result of unfaithfulness has consequences. We thank God that He is faithful, by Whom we were called into the fellowship of His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. If we are faithless, He remains faithful; He cannot deny Himself. Anyone who wanders away and does not remain faithful to the teaching of Christ has no relationship with God. But those who remain in the teaching of Christ have a wonderful relationship with both the Father and the Son. Thank You Jesus that You love us, may we not risk Your faithfulness by losing eternity with You. Amen!
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