1. Hosea was called to announce God'sjudgment, which came like a hovering eagle over Israel (1). God expressed his anger as they cried out to him, saying they acknowledged him (2). In reality, they di(...)
Read1. The Word of God through Hosea reveals the rebellion of Israel precisely in four parts here.2. Firstly, they sinned regardless of God’s Holiness. Ignoring that God is always watching, they did not h(...)
Read1. Hosea starts the prophecy with his invitation to return to the Lord. The affliction they now suffer is only for a short time, and as Christ brought us into a complete restoration through his resurr(...)
Read1. God favored the people of Israel. He raised them with the hope that they would become a Kingdom of Priests. He long endured their shortcomings. But they brought the judgment upon themselves. First,(...)
Read1. Hosea prophesied God’s charges against Israel. They did not follow God’s command to teach their children what the Lord had done for them to bring them out of slavery and guide them into the promise(...)
Read1. One may think marrying a promiscuous woman and bearing through her unfaithfulness would be the hardest thing for a man. Now, God was commanding Hosea to do something further. He told him, 'Go, show(...)
Read1. It is unclear if the events in chapter 2 actually happened between Hosea and Gomer. But Hosea speaks of God’s lamentation about Israel, who acted like an unfaithful wife, not unlike his own.2. Can(...)
Read1. The words that came to Hosea were none like any other. He was to marry a promiscuous woman, knowing that she would later be unfaithful to him. He would make a commitment to her and have children wi(...)
Read1. Nebuchadnezzar’s invasion of Jerusalem had begun in 605 B.C. during the reign of King Jehoiakim. The complete fall of Jerusalem happened in 588 B.C. during the reign of King Zedekiah.2. During the(...)
Read1. Jehoiachin had reigned in Jerusalem only three months when Nebuchadnezzar invaded and laid siege to the city. The Babylonian invasion and the captivity of Israel were God’s wrath upon the nation fo(...)
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