Category: Bible Study

Chapter 14: A CLOSING CALL TO RETURN, AND TO RECEIVE HEALING AND LOVE FROM GOD. The abuse of God’s favour leads to punishment. (1-8) Hosea’s prophetic ministry is closing with God’s call to Israel to repent and receive the grace of God. God is guiding them how to repent with words by giving them the…

Chapter 13: The abuse of God’s favor. The abuse of God’s favour leads to punishment. (1-8) V. 1… trembling…There was a time when Israel was doing well with God, his words were commanded respect. He was respected among the nations. …he died… No matter how long it took the nation to realize that it had…

Hosea 12: Divine favor and Israel’s provocation. Judah and Israel reminded of the Divine favours. (1-6) Ephraim feeds himself with vain hopes of help from man, when he is at enmity with God. The Jews vainly thought to secure the Egyptians by a present of the produce of their country. Judah is contended with also.…

Hosea 11: God’s continuing Love for Israel. God’s regard for Israel; their ingratitude. (1-7) When Israel were weak and helpless as children, foolish and Stubbornly disobedient as children, then God loved them; he bore them as the nurse does the sucking child, nourished them, and suffered their manners. All who are grown up, ought often…

Hosea 10: Israel’s sin and captivity The idolatry of Israel. (1-8): V.1…Israel…increased altars…increase sacred pillars… Israel started off good but they went wrong later. Their fruit increased and the nation improved. But the fruit and prosperity were used for wrong. The more Israel’s fruit increased, the more they built the altar. The more they prospered,…

Hosea 9 The distress to come upon Israel. (1-9) God will punish Israel by sending her people away from the land, to a place where they will not be able to make sacrifices to the Lord. Vs. 1,2…love for hire … Israel considered their crops to be the payoff of their worship of idols rather…