Hosea

Hosea 4

Read Hosea 4 The Charge Against Israel 4 Hear the word of the Lord, you Israelites,     because the Lord has a charge to bring     against you who live in the land: “There is no faithfulness, no love,     no acknowledgment of God in the land. 2 There is only cursing, lying and murder,     stealing and adultery; they break all bounds,     and bloodshed follows bloodshed. 3 Because of …

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Hosea 3

Read Hosea 3 Hosea’s Reconciliation With His Wife 3 The Lord said to me, “Go, show your love to your wife again, though she is loved by another man and is an adulteress. Love her as the Lord loves the Israelites, though they turn to other gods and love the sacred raisin cakes.” 2 So I bought her for fifteen shekels of …

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Hosea 2

Read Hosea 2 2 “Say of your brothers, ‘My people,’ and of your sisters, ‘My loved one.’ Israel Punished and Restored 2 “Rebuke your mother, rebuke her,     for she is not my wife,     and I am not her husband. Let her remove the adulterous look from her face     and the unfaithfulness from between her breasts. 3 Otherwise I will strip her …

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Hosea 1

Hosea Preview There are 17 prophetic books in the Old Testament—five major prophets and twelve minor prophets. These twelve minor prophet books are no less important than the major prophets (like Isaiah, Jeremiah, etc.), they are merely shorter and their scope is more focused. We will read several minor prophets this year and Hosea is …

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