There is in the Bible a direct correlation between the sincerity--the
genuiness--of a people's worship, and the depth of their commitment to
responding justly to the needs of the poor. The more external and
hypocritical the worship of Israel became the more they oppressed the
poor while lavishing themselves with luxury and living lives of
self-indulgence. What they wanted for their own pleasure was always
more important to them than the needs of the poor and oppressed.
And what did God do to Israel?
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