11:1-4 God's love in Israel's beginnings - He called Israel out of Egypt, despite their unfaithfulness to Him and their obliviousness of Him. God led them with kindness and love.
Despite their repeated failings and unfaithfulness, God still goes with them and loves them. He does not give them up.
In Ch 12, God desires an attitude of love and justice. He wants us to be faithful to Him. Israel's response to God's pleadings however is one of contempt and neglect. God deserves and demands better than that.
Ch13 God's coming judgment is coming like:
v3 Chaff swirling from a threshing floor and like smoke escaping from a window.
v7-8 Like a lion or a bear
v15 An east wind blowing in from the desert
v16 Falling by the sword, dashed to the ground and their pregnant women ripped open
These remind us of the seriousness of sin. Sin corrupts us completely & is serious before a holy God.
Ch 14 The triumph of God's love. Repentance involves returning to God (v1), the use of words that ask for forgiveness and change of relationship (v2), changed behaviour (v3) and then fruitfulness that comes from God (v8). The divine response is that God's ways are right - He wants His people to walk in them.
Psalms 13-14
Ch13 David is having to endure the opposition of his enemy and the feeling God has forgotten him. He avoids depression and despair by trusting in God's love and salvation.
Ch14 People say there is no God because they are foolish, corrupt, vile and do no good. We must remember it is God who opens eyes, not us - (2 Cor 4:3-4). It is God who reveals Himself, and shows His salvation.
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