Category: Old Testament

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.  …

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 …

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 …

Hosea 4

The Lord’s Case against Israel

 ¹ Hear the word of the Lord, O people of Israel!
      The Lord has brought charges against you, saying:
   “There is no faithfulness, no kindness,
      no knowledge of God in your land.
 ² You make vows and break them;
      you kill and steal and commit adultery.
   There is violence everywhere—
      one murder after another.
 ³ That is why …

Hosea 3

Hosea’s Wife Is Redeemed

 1 Then the Lord said to me, “Go and love your wife again, even though she commits adultery with another lover. This will illustrate that the Lord still loves Israel, even though the people have turned to other gods and love to worship them.”

Father, Thank-You so much.  I know this is exactly what You do for me.  I am so …

Hosea 2 ¹ 2:¹ “In that day you will call your brothers Ammi—‘My people.’ And you will call your sisters Ruhamah—‘The ones I love.’

Charges against an Unfaithful Wife

 ² “But now bring charges against Israel—your mother—
      for she is no longer my wife,
      and I am no longer her husband.
   Tell her to remove the prostitute’s makeup from her face
      and the clothing that exposes her breasts.
 ³…

Hosea 1 1 The Lord gave this message to Hosea son of Beeri during the years when Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah were kings of Judah, and Jeroboam son of Jehoash was king of Israel.

Hosea’s Wife and Children

 2 When the Lord first began speaking to Israel through Hosea, he said to him, “Go and marry a prostitute, so that some of her children will be conceived …