The people, the princes of Gilead, said one to another, What man is he who will begin to fight against the children of Ammon? he shall be head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.
So Israel at this point had come to a very sad point in their history for God said, "Hey, I delivered you from the Egyptians, from the Amorites, from all of these people; the Philistines and now you've forsaken me. I'm not gonna deliver you anymore. You go and call upon the gods that you have chosen to serve. Let them deliver you." It is possible for a person to sin against the grace of God to the point where God turns that person over to a reprobate mind. God is through with us; that's it.God said to Jeremiah concerning Ephraim he said, "Hey, Jeremiah don't pray anymore for Ephraim, for her good. For if you do I'm not gonna even listen to your prayers." To, what was it? Hosea, he said, "Ephraim has given over to her idols, let her alone." I'm through. I'm not gonna deal with them anymore. I've had it. Tragic, when God says of a person, "Hey that's it. I'm not gonna deliver you anymore. You've chosen to serve these other gods, you made your choice. All right, call on them. Let them deliver you from your tribulation."People oftentimes say it really doesn't make any difference which god you serve, you know, all roads lead to heaven. False. It makes a big difference the god that you serve, but it really makes the big difference when you're in trouble. That's when the difference really shows up, when you're really needing help. And God says, "Cry unto the gods that you have chosen to serve." But they can't help me.