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Something you can't forget about

Category: Hosea

Hosea 14

Thomas Less, July 19, 2010

Hosea 14

Healing for the Repentant

 1 Return, O Israel, to the Lord your God,
      for your sins have brought you down.
 2 Bring your confessions, and return to the Lord.
      Say to him,
   “Forgive all our sins and graciously receive us,
      so that we may offer you our praises.
 3 Assyria cannot save us,
      nor can our warhorses.
   Never again will we say to the idols …

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Hosea 13

Thomas Less, July 19, 2010

Hosea 13

The Lord’s Anger against Israel

 1 When the tribe of Ephraim spoke,
      the people shook with fear,
      for that tribe was important in Israel.
   But the people of Ephraim sinned by worshiping Baal
      and thus sealed their destruction.
 2 Now they continue to sin by making silver idols,
      images shaped skillfully with human hands.
   “Sacrifice to these,” they cry,
      “and kiss the calf idols!”
 3 Therefore, …

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Hosea 12

Thomas Less, July 19, 2010

Hosea 12 1 The people of Israel feed on the wind;
      they chase after the east wind all day long.
   They pile up lies and violence;
      they are making an alliance with Assyria
      while sending olive oil to buy support from Egypt.

 2 Now the Lord is bringing charges against Judah.
      He is about to punish Jacob for all his deceitful ways,
      and pay him back for all he …

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Hosea 11

Thomas Less, July 19, 2010

Hosea 11

The Lord’s Love for Israel

 1 “When Israel was a child, I loved him,
      and I called my son out of Egypt.
 2 But the more I called to him,
      the farther he moved from me,
   offering sacrifices to the images of Baal
      and burning incense to idols.
 3 I myself taught Israel how to walk,
      leading him along by the hand.
   But he doesn’t know …

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Hosea 10

Thomas Less, July 19, 2010

Hosea 10

The Lord’s Judgment against Israel

 1 How prosperous Israel is—
      a luxuriant vine loaded with fruit.
   But the richer the people get,
      the more pagan altars they build.
   The more bountiful their harvests,
      the more beautiful their sacred pillars.

Father, I know this is true even for me today.  The more blessed I am, the nicer my house and my cars and my vacations.  I tell …

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Hosea 9

Thomas Less, July 19, 2010

Hosea 9

Hosea Announces Israel’s Punishment

 1 O people of Israel,
      do not rejoice as other nations do.
   For you have been unfaithful to your God,
      hiring yourselves out like prostitutes,
      worshiping other gods on every threshing floor.
 2 So now your harvests will be too small to feed you.
      There will be no grapes for making new wine.
 3 You may no longer stay here in the Lord…

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Hosea 8

Thomas Less, July 19, 2010

Hosea 8

Israel Harvests the Whirlwind

 1 “Sound the alarm!
      The enemy descends like an eagle on the people of the Lord,
   for they have broken my covenant
      and revolted against my law.
 2 Now Israel pleads with me,
      ‘Help us, for you are our God!’
 3 But it is too late.
   The people of Israel have rejected what is good,
      and now their enemies will chase after …

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Hosea 7

Thomas Less, July 19, 2010

Hosea 7

Israel’s Love for Wickedness

 1 “I want to heal Israel, but its sins are too great.
      Samaria is filled with liars.
   Thieves are on the inside
      and bandits on the outside!
 2 Its people don’t realize
      that I am watching them.
   Their sinful deeds are all around them,
      and I see them all.

Father, I am so ashamed.  I know You see all my sins…yet they never stop.  …

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Hosea 6

Thomas Less, July 19, 2010

Hosea 6

A Call to Repentance

 1 “Come, let us return to the Lord.
   He has torn us to pieces;
      now he will heal us.
   He has injured us;
      now he will bandage our wounds.
 2 In just a short time he will restore us,
      so that we may live in his presence.
 3 Oh, that we might know the Lord!
      Let us press on to
…

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Hosea 5

Thomas Less, July 19, 2010

Hosea 5

The Failure of Israel’s Leaders

 1 “Hear this, you priests.
      Pay attention, you leaders of Israel.
   Listen, you members of the royal family.
      Judgment has been handed down against you.
   For you have led the people into a snare
      by worshiping the idols at Mizpah and Tabor.
 2 You have dug a deep pit to trap them at Acacia Grove.
      But I will settle with you for what …

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