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Tell ye your children of it!
Joel 1:3 Tell ye your children of it, and let your children tell their children, and their children another generation. There is nothing more important in this whole wide world than bequeathing the truth that we have inherited to the… Continue reading
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The calves of our lips
Hosea 14:2 Take with you words, and turn to the LORD: say unto him, Take away all iniquity, and receive us graciously: so will we render the calves of our lips. Hosea provides for us here the way back to… Continue reading
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I will ransom them from the power of the grave
Hosea 13:14 I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death: O death, I will be thy plagues; O grave, I will be thy destruction: repentance shall be hid from mine eyes. The… Continue reading
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Wait on thy God continually
Hosea 12:6 Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep mercy and judgment, and wait on thy God continually. The Lord’s message to Israel and Judah is very clear, very simple, and very unequivocal. There is no ambiguity, uncertainty, or opacity… Continue reading
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With bands of love
Hosea 11:4 I drew them with cords of a man, with bands of love… In the book of Hosea, we learn of the great mercy and compassion of God on His people Israel, who had turned that back on Him… Continue reading
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Their heart is divided
Hosea 10:2 Their heart is divided; now shall they be found faulty: he shall break down their altars, he shall spoil their images. What was the true problem with Israel? Why did they have idols rather than seeking the Lord… Continue reading
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From the conception
Hosea 9:11 As for Ephraim, their glory shall fly away like a bird, from the birth, and from the womb, and from the conception. Here we have one of the worst judgements that could be inflicted upon a people—the destruction… Continue reading
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Don’t forget your Maker!
Hosea 8:14 For Israel hath forgotten his Maker, and buildeth temples; and Judah hath multiplied fenced cities: but I will send a fire upon his cities, and it shall devour the palaces thereof. This is a great condemnation! It is… Continue reading
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To whom shall we return?
Hosea 7:16 “They return, but not to the most High…” Hosea was a prophet who was called of God to call Israel and Judah back to the Lord. They had rebelled and transgressed His commandments, and God was seeking to… Continue reading
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In their affliction they will seek me early
Hosea 5:15 I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me early. God has a purpose in all that He does. He discovered the deep… Continue reading
Greater Things 