Listen, Jack, here's the deal. We got a story of an ancient people who were literally living a long time ago. They were doing some pretty messed up stuff, like worshipping idols and sacrificing their kids, c'mon, man! So, God decided to teach them a lesson and he sent the Assyrians to kick 'em out. My father used to say, "you gotta learn one way or another."

So, God's people, they got exiled and they started to forget about their God and their ancestors. No malarkey! They started to worship the gods of the people around them. And see here, Jack, God was not happy with this, so he sent prophets to warn them. But they just kept doing what they were doing, so God brought a drought and a famine and a plague.

What was that? I'm not joking. They just kept ignoring God and eventually God sent them into exile again. But this time it was permanent, folks! God told them, "I'm gonna build a wall around you and you can't get out and you sure as heck ain't coming back." And that's exactly what happened.

So, I tell you what, if you don't listen to God, don't expect the best outcome. He's been around for a long time and he ain't gonna change his mind for you. Excuse me, but you can take it or leave it, but that's just the way it is. Not gonna happen.