"How can I give you up Ephraim? How can I make you as Admah and Zeboiim? My heart is changed wi

A gleam of light pierces the night of Israel's apostasy. It emanates from within God himself where a strange and solemn striving occurs. It is something like the emotional turmoil of a lover betrayed by his wayward spouse. Justice is on his side; it is his right to let the beloved reap the fruit of her unfaithfulness. But his love is unabated, so he cannot stifle compassion. Glimpsed here is the true cost of evil: the wounding of God.