1. “For I am the LORD, I do not change”

a) This was a vital truth that Israel had failed to appreciate.

b) God was their LORD by way of the Covenant given to Israel.

c) He continued to regard Israel as His own people.

2. “Therefore you are not consumed, O sons of Jacob”

a) They were behaving badly as Jacob did before he came to believe in God.

b) Thus, they were addressed as “sons of Jacob”.

c) Yet, they were not consumed, despite their sins.

The reason was because God was their faithful, merciful and unchanging LORD.

3. Admonition to return to God

a) History of Israel

i) Israel had gone away from God’s ordinances.

ii) From the days of their forefathers they had not kept His law.

b) A gracious invitation was given to return to the LORD their God.

4. Retort of the sinful returnees

a) They questioned what God meant about returning to Him.

b) They probably felt that they were doing fine by their own standards of religion.