Take with you words and return to the Lord; say to him, “Take away all iniquity; accept what is good, and we will pay with bulls the vows of our lips. – Hosea 14:2 After all the judgment we´ve seen in the book of Hosea, Peter´s verse reminds us that
Therefore thus says the Lord: “Behold, I will plead your cause and take vengeance for you. I will dry up her sea and make her fountain dry. – Jeremiah 51:36 Hosea and Jeremiah tell us today that the invasion of the Assyrians would be like a hot, dry wind from
I shall ransom them from the power of Sheol; I shall redeem them from Death. O Death, where are your plagues? O Sheol, where is your sting? Compassion is hidden from my eyes. – Hosea 13:14 Sadly, there was no king, no queen or ruler capable of saving Israel from
For the Lord knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish. – Psalm 1:6 The people of Israel were in a downward spiral due to the sin in their lives. Their hearts had become hardened and their sins no longer grieved them. There was
Ephraim has given bitter provocation; so his Lord will leave his bloodguilt on him and will repay him for his disgraceful deeds. – Hosea 12:14 Today, we continue with the comparison between Jacob and the people of Israel. Hosea reminds them of the time when Jacob went to his uncle´s
I am the Lord your God from the land of Egypt; I will again make you dwell in tents, as in the days of the appointed feast. – Hosea 12:9 Though Israel enjoyed financial prosperity and fine homes, God’s judgment would bring them into exile and into a life in
The Lord, the God of hosts, the Lord is his memorial name: “So you, by the help of your God, return, hold fast to love and justice, and wait continually for your God.”. – Hosea 12:5-6 Today´s verses remind us of some parts of the story of Jacob. Hosea compares
How can I give you up, O Ephraim? How can I hand you over, O Israel? How can I make you like Admah? How can I treat you like Zeboiim? My heart recoils within me; my compassion grows warm and tender. I will not execute my burning anger; I will
Sow for yourselves righteousness; reap steadfast love; break up your fallow ground, for it is the time to seek the Lord, that he may come and rain righteousness upon you. – Hosea 10:12 I love today´s verses! We´ve seen in our previous weeks in Hosea that the people of Israel had
“The Lord is in the right, for I have rebelled against his word; but hear, all you peoples, and see my suffering; my young women and my young men have gone into captivity. – Lamentations 1:18 Like any loving father, God wanted to bless His children out of His abundance.