vs. 1 Then the LORD said to me: “Even if Moses and Samuel were to stand before me, my heart would not go out to this people. Send them away from my presence!…

These are obviously some pretty hefty credentials, and men whom GOD Himself honors, Moses and Samuel. But, then go to the end of the chapter, vs 19 Therefore this is what the LORD says: “If you repent, I will restore you that you may serve me; Repentance brings restoration: we go from “don’t even talk to me about these people”, to “repent and be restored”. In all of Scripture, Old Testament and New, the underlying message is the same: repent and be restored. I John 1:9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.