Hosea

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Hosea 1

Hosea 1

Hosea 1 – In one of the most unpredictable and outlandish commands of God, He instructed Hosea to marry a prostitute. Yes, you read that right. It was during…

Hosea 2

Hosea 2

Hosea 2 – Hosea had done what was expected of him. He married Gomer, made a life together, had a family and provided for her needs. He had redeemed…

Hosea 3

Hosea 3

Hosea 3 – It was the shady side of town, a place where priests stayed clear of, let alone any prophet worth his reputation. The loud bawdy ruckus that…

Hosea 4

Hosea 4

Hosea 4 – The rest of the book of Hosea takes a turn as it deals head-on with the sins of Israel. It is a brutal and a scandalous…

Hosea 5

Hosea 5

Hosea 5 – Sometimes there’s nothing more to say when we pray for someone so lost in their ways. Sometimes they need to be completely turned over to God…

Hosea 6

Hosea 6

Hosea 6 – “For I delight in loyalty rather than sacrifice, and in the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.” Hosea 6:6 The definition of loyalty is a…

Hosea 7

Hosea 7

Hosea 7 – “Israel will not recognize her failures or confess their compromised half-baked spiritual life that is marked by pride.” -The Bible Panorama When something is half-baked, it…

Hosea 8

Hosea 8

Hosea 8 – “Israel has rejected the good; how long will they be incapable of innocence? For they sow the wind and they reap the whirlwind. Israel has forgotten…

Hosea 9

Hosea 9

Hosea 9 – It’s like an unseen cancer that appears and grows below the surface.  The disease slowly takes over without much notice as it spreads throughout so many…

Hosea 10

Hosea 10

Hosea 10 – Scripture has a lot to say about vines and bearing fruit.  From the Old to the New Testaments, it is a sign usually of what is…

Hosea 11

Hosea 11

Hosea 11 – “When Israel was a youth I loved him, and out of Egypt I called My son. I took them in My arms; But they did not…

Hosea 12

Hosea 12

Hosea 12 – From the womb he was contentious.  Wrestling with his brother it would become a standard for his life.  Jacob would be the second twin birthed but…

Hosea 13

Hosea 13

Hosea 13 – Self-sufficiency is an insidious attitude that works its way into a Believer’s heart. As we’re told that only ‘we can make something happen”, we are the…

Hosea 14

Hosea 14

Hosea 14 – As the book of Hosea comes to a close, it is a powerful reminder of the relentless love and forgiveness God offers to all.  Hosea had…