[:en]If we come and return to the Lord, He will heal us and bind up our wounds. He will revive us and restore us. So let us acknowledge the Lord for He will surely appear and come to us like the winter rains, like the spring rains that water the earth. (vs. 1-3)
But Israel’s brought sacrifices and engaged in religious services but their sacrifices were substitutes for obedience. “For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and acknowledgment of God rather that burnt offerings” (v. 6)[:]