God repeatedly commands self-examination in Scripture; Isaiah as an example of God calling people to see themselves clearly

Mike asserts that self-examination is a thoroughly biblical concept: 'God constantly tells people to evaluate themselves. He says, Consider your ways. Think about what you are doing.' He cites the opening of Isaiah as an example of God confronting Israel with the obvious state of their spiritual decay — framing it as a 'rant from God' about how apparent the problem was.