Under Gods Command
Say what you mean, mean what you say.
Ezekiel 5:13 Then my anger will cease and my wrath against them will subside and I will be avenged. And when I have spent my wrath upon them, they will know that I the LORD have spoken in my zeal.
Have you ever seen someone try to discipline a child by saying “if you do that one more time….”? If the parent doesn’t follow through, the child learns not to listen. Empty threats back-fire. God was going to punish the Israelites for their blatant sins, and he wanted them to know that he would do what he said. The people learned the hard way that God always follows through on his word. Too many people ignore God’s warnings, treating them as empty threats. But what God threatens, he does. Don’t make the mistake of thinking God doesn’t really mean what he says.
Under Gods command 