David Journal

Tag: Hosea

  • Backsliding

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    Ephraim and Judah are not equal in iniquity but both have rejected the God of Jacob and will receive the reward if they iniquity before they return to Him.

  • Spiritual adultery

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    The interesting thing about Hosea is that he married in a way to demonstrate how Israel had abandoned their covenant. Even with that he did not commit any sins in providing his demonstration. While he was told to marry a harlot we have no indication that she was still counting whoredoms after he married her…

  • The central figure of prophecy

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    Yesterday only scratched the surface of the best of sources prophesying of Christ.

  • Thy king, the mighty one of Jacob

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    When the Lord says that He is “thy king” He is speaking to those who have chosen to be ruled by Him (though He is the rightful King even of those who do not accept His sovereignty) and thus it is a tell of affection rather than dominion. As “the mighty one of Jacob” He…

  • Hosea

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    Not unlike other prophets, Hosea had the challenge of doing things that didn’t look good from the outside in order to obey the commandment of God. Apparently he is the only prophet from the north kingdom who left a written record.

  • 29 December 2012

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    Hosea 11 – 14 I had never considered that there was some parallel or significance to the fact that the children of Israel went form the promised land to Egypt and then were brought out of Egypt to inherit the land they had been promised similar to the way Christ was taken to Egypt in…

  • 28 December 2012

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    Hosea 9 – 10 It is interesting to think that Ephraim and Manasseh are where those of gentile heritage will be adored if they accept the covenant considering that Ephraim and Manasseh were born to a woman not of covenant heritage. That is not to disparage their mother or father, Joseph had no opportunity to…

  • 27 December 2012

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    Hosea 6 – 8 After all the ways that Hosea has been telling Israel that they are being cut off for rejecting the Lord he now tells them that the Lord will yet heal them. I also love the recognition of the higher law that the Lord was more interested in His people showing mercy…

  • 26 December 2012

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    Hosea 3 – 5 Houses had some interesting assignments. Here he paid for a half who had a husband or steady lover (it’s not clear which) and told her that for his payment age was to stay with him for many days as if she were his wife buy that they would have no conjugal…

  • 25 December 2012

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    Hosea 1 – 2 I wondered when Hosea fit into the timeline of Israel. The chapter heading had me thinking it was about the same time as Isaiah. The Bible Dictionary indicates that he was slightly before Isaiah and also ads the interesting fact that Hosea is the only prophet of the northern kingdom to…