Hosea 11:1,7-9 - “When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called my son…My people are determined to turn from me. Even though they call me God Most High, I will by no means exalt them. “How can I give you up, Ephraim? How can I hand you over, Israel? How can I treat you like Admah? How can I make you like Zeboyim? My heart is changed within me; all my compassion is aroused. I will not carry out my fierce anger, nor will I devastate Ephraim again. For I am God, and not a man—the Holy One among you. I will not come against their cities.
Hosea 6:4 - “What can I do with you, Ephraim? What can I do with you, Judah? Your love is like the morning mist, like the early dew that disappears.
Lamentations 3:22,32 - Because of the LORD’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail…Though he brings grief, he will show compassion, so great is his unfailing love.
Jeremiah 30:11 - I am with you and will save you,’ declares the LORD. ‘Though I completely destroy all the nations among which I scatter you, I will not completely destroy you. I will discipline you but only in due measure; I will not let you go entirely unpunished.’
Malachi 3:6 - “I the LORD do not change. So you, the descendants of Jacob, are not destroyed.
Numbers 23:19 - God is not human, that he should lie, not a human being, that he should change his mind. Does he speak and then not act? Does he promise and not fulfill?
1 Samuel 15:29 - He who is the Glory of Israel does not lie or change his mind; for he is not a human being, that he should change his mind.”
Application:
· Is my repentance superficial?
· The same God who judges also restores!!!
· Have I been unreliable? God will not be untrue to the love He has shown me!!!
· God is with me and will save me!!!
· Have I been unfaithful? Am I repentant? The Lord is faithful to His promises!!!
· God does not change!!!
· Am I constantly shifting and changing? God is not a man, thankfully!!!
· Am I one of God's elect because of His love?
· God has real emotions!!!
All Scripture verses taken from NIV
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Egypt And Assyria
Hosea 11:1,4-6 - “When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called my son…I led them with cords of human kindness, with ties of love. To them I was like one who lifts a little child to the cheek, and I bent down to feed them. “Will they not return to Egypt and will not Assyria rule over them because they refuse to repent? A sword will flash in their cities; it will devour their false prophets and put an end to their plans.
Jeremiah 31:3 - The LORD appeared to us in the past, saying: “I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with unfailing kindness.
Lamentations 2:9 - Her gates have sunk into the ground; their bars he has broken and destroyed. Her king and her princes are exiled among the nations, the law is no more, and her prophets no longer find visions from the LORD.
Application:
· Have I rejected God's love?
· Am I one of God's elect because of His love?
· Does God cause loss of protection, leadership, written revelation and direction? Is the Lord still communicating with His people?
All Scripture verses taken from NIV
Jeremiah 31:3 - The LORD appeared to us in the past, saying: “I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with unfailing kindness.
Lamentations 2:9 - Her gates have sunk into the ground; their bars he has broken and destroyed. Her king and her princes are exiled among the nations, the law is no more, and her prophets no longer find visions from the LORD.
Application:
· Have I rejected God's love?
· Am I one of God's elect because of His love?
· Does God cause loss of protection, leadership, written revelation and direction? Is the Lord still communicating with His people?
All Scripture verses taken from NIV
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Healed
Hosea 11:2-3 - But the more they were called, the more they went away from me. They sacrificed to the Baals and they burned incense to images. It was I who taught Ephraim to walk, taking them by the arms; but they did not realize it was I who healed them.
Hosea 4:13
Hosea 13:1 - When Ephraim spoke, people trembled; he was exalted in Israel. But he became guilty of Baal worship and died.
Hosea 6:1 - “Come, let us return to the LORD. He has torn us to pieces but he will heal us; he has injured us but he will bind up our wounds.
Hosea 6:11-7:2 - “Also for you, Judah, a harvest is appointed. “Whenever I would restore the fortunes of my people, whenever I would heal Israel, the sins of Ephraim are exposed and the crimes of Samaria revealed. They practice deceit, thieves break into houses, bandits rob in the streets; but they do not realize that I remember all their evil deeds. Their sins engulf them; they are always before me.
Application:
· Have my morals eroded?
· Does my word command respect? Do I recognize what the wages of sin are?
· Do I humbly submit to the Almighty's discipline? Is my repentance shallow?
· Does the Lord's generosity weigh haeavy upon me? Have I feigned repentance?
All Scripture verses taken from NIV
Hosea 4:13
Hosea 13:1 - When Ephraim spoke, people trembled; he was exalted in Israel. But he became guilty of Baal worship and died.
Hosea 6:1 - “Come, let us return to the LORD. He has torn us to pieces but he will heal us; he has injured us but he will bind up our wounds.
Hosea 6:11-7:2 - “Also for you, Judah, a harvest is appointed. “Whenever I would restore the fortunes of my people, whenever I would heal Israel, the sins of Ephraim are exposed and the crimes of Samaria revealed. They practice deceit, thieves break into houses, bandits rob in the streets; but they do not realize that I remember all their evil deeds. Their sins engulf them; they are always before me.
Application:
· Have my morals eroded?
· Does my word command respect? Do I recognize what the wages of sin are?
· Do I humbly submit to the Almighty's discipline? Is my repentance shallow?
· Does the Lord's generosity weigh haeavy upon me? Have I feigned repentance?
All Scripture verses taken from NIV
Monday, June 27, 2011
Son
Hosea 10:13-11:1 - But you have planted wickedness, you have reaped evil, you have eaten the fruit of deception. Because you have depended on your own strength and on your many warriors, the roar of battle will rise against your people, so that all your fortresses will be devastated—as Shalman devastated Beth Arbel on the day of battle, when mothers were dashed to the ground with their children. So will it happen to you, Bethel, because your wickedness is great. When that day dawns, the king of Israel will be completely destroyed. “When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called my son.
Hosea 8:7 - “They sow the wind and reap the whirlwind. The stalk has no head; it will produce no flour. Were it to yield grain, foreigners would swallow it up.
Jeremiah 2:2 - “Go and proclaim in the hearing of Jerusalem: “This is what the LORD says: “‘I remember the devotion of your youth, how as a bride you loved me and followed me through the wilderness, through a land not sown.
Deuteronomy 4:37-38 - Because he loved your ancestors and chose their descendants after them, he brought you out of Egypt by his Presence and his great strength, to drive out before you nations greater and stronger than you and to bring you into their land to give it to you for your inheritance, as it is today.
Matthew 2:14-15 - So he got up, took the child and his mother during the night and left for Egypt, where he stayed until the death of Herod. And so was fulfilled what the Lord had said through the prophet: “Out of Egypt I called my son.”
Isaiah 1:2-3 - Hear me, you heavens! Listen, earth! For the LORD has spoken: “I reared children and brought them up, but they have rebelled against me. The ox knows its master, the donkey its owner’s manger, but Israel does not know, my people do not understand.”
Hosea 3:1 - 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.”
Application:
· Am I living a lie? Do I live by lies?
· Do I trust flimsy alliances? Have I sowed the wind of idolatry?
· Am I one of God's elect because of His love?
· Am I loyal and faithful to the Lord? Do I love the Lord? Have I forsaken God and loved foreign gods?
· God loves me! Do I love Him?
· Has God faithfully rescued and delivered me?
· Do I show gratitude to the Lord? Have I rebelled against God?
· Have I refused to know and understand God?
· Does God love me even though I am unfaithful?
All Scripture verses taken from NIV
Hosea 8:7 - “They sow the wind and reap the whirlwind. The stalk has no head; it will produce no flour. Were it to yield grain, foreigners would swallow it up.
Jeremiah 2:2 - “Go and proclaim in the hearing of Jerusalem: “This is what the LORD says: “‘I remember the devotion of your youth, how as a bride you loved me and followed me through the wilderness, through a land not sown.
Deuteronomy 4:37-38 - Because he loved your ancestors and chose their descendants after them, he brought you out of Egypt by his Presence and his great strength, to drive out before you nations greater and stronger than you and to bring you into their land to give it to you for your inheritance, as it is today.
Matthew 2:14-15 - So he got up, took the child and his mother during the night and left for Egypt, where he stayed until the death of Herod. And so was fulfilled what the Lord had said through the prophet: “Out of Egypt I called my son.”
Isaiah 1:2-3 - Hear me, you heavens! Listen, earth! For the LORD has spoken: “I reared children and brought them up, but they have rebelled against me. The ox knows its master, the donkey its owner’s manger, but Israel does not know, my people do not understand.”
Hosea 3:1 - 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.”
Application:
· Am I living a lie? Do I live by lies?
· Do I trust flimsy alliances? Have I sowed the wind of idolatry?
· Am I one of God's elect because of His love?
· Am I loyal and faithful to the Lord? Do I love the Lord? Have I forsaken God and loved foreign gods?
· God loves me! Do I love Him?
· Has God faithfully rescued and delivered me?
· Do I show gratitude to the Lord? Have I rebelled against God?
· Have I refused to know and understand God?
· Does God love me even though I am unfaithful?
All Scripture verses taken from NIV
Saturday, June 25, 2011
High Places
Hosea 10:2,6-8 - Their heart is deceitful, and now they must bear their guilt. The LORD will demolish their altars and destroy their sacred stones…It will be carried to Assyria as tribute for the great king. Ephraim will be disgraced; Israel will be ashamed of its foreign alliances. Samaria’s king will be destroyed, swept away like a twig on the surface of the waters. The high places of wickedness will be destroyed—it is the sin of Israel. Thorns and thistles will grow up and cover their altars. Then they will say to the mountains, “Cover us!” and to the hills, “Fall on us!”
1 Kings 12:30 - And this thing became a sin; the people came to worship the one at Bethel and went as far as Dan to worship the other.
Hosea 4:13-14
Application:
· Have I foolishly abandoned religious principles for economic, relational, etc., expediency?
· Have my morals eroded?
· Do I formally call to God? Do I dishonor God by pagan worship?
· Am I unfaithful? Am I hypocritical?
All Scripture verses taken from NIV
1 Kings 12:30 - And this thing became a sin; the people came to worship the one at Bethel and went as far as Dan to worship the other.
Hosea 4:13-14
Application:
· Have I foolishly abandoned religious principles for economic, relational, etc., expediency?
· Have my morals eroded?
· Do I formally call to God? Do I dishonor God by pagan worship?
· Am I unfaithful? Am I hypocritical?
All Scripture verses taken from NIV
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Samaria
Hosea 10:5 - The people who live in Samaria fear for the calf-idol of Beth Aven. Its people will mourn over it, and so will its idolatrous priests, those who had rejoiced over its splendor, because it is taken from them into exile.
Isaiah 44:17-19 - From the rest he makes a god, his idol; he bows down to it and worships. He prays to it and says, “Save me! You are my god!” They know nothing, they understand nothing; their eyes are plastered over so they cannot see, and their minds closed so they cannot understand. No one stops to think, no one has the knowledge or understanding to say, “Half of it I used for fuel; I even baked bread over its coals, I roasted meat and I ate. Shall I make a detestable thing from what is left? Shall I bow down to a block of wood?”
Hosea 6:11-7:2 - “Also for you, Judah, a harvest is appointed. “Whenever I would restore the fortunes of my people, whenever I would heal Israel, the sins of Ephraim are exposed and the crimes of Samaria revealed. They practice deceit, thieves break into houses, bandits rob in the streets; but they do not realize that I remember all their evil deeds. Their sins engulf them; they are always before me.
Application:
· Do I worship the gods of the United States? (food, homes, sports, technology, etc.) Isn't that totally irrational?
· Are my eyes plastered over? Is my mind closed?
· Am I detestable?
· Does the Lord's generosity weigh heavy upon me? Do the Lord's threats weigh heavy upon me?
All Scripture verses taken from NIV
Isaiah 44:17-19 - From the rest he makes a god, his idol; he bows down to it and worships. He prays to it and says, “Save me! You are my god!” They know nothing, they understand nothing; their eyes are plastered over so they cannot see, and their minds closed so they cannot understand. No one stops to think, no one has the knowledge or understanding to say, “Half of it I used for fuel; I even baked bread over its coals, I roasted meat and I ate. Shall I make a detestable thing from what is left? Shall I bow down to a block of wood?”
Hosea 6:11-7:2 - “Also for you, Judah, a harvest is appointed. “Whenever I would restore the fortunes of my people, whenever I would heal Israel, the sins of Ephraim are exposed and the crimes of Samaria revealed. They practice deceit, thieves break into houses, bandits rob in the streets; but they do not realize that I remember all their evil deeds. Their sins engulf them; they are always before me.
Application:
· Do I worship the gods of the United States? (food, homes, sports, technology, etc.) Isn't that totally irrational?
· Are my eyes plastered over? Is my mind closed?
· Am I detestable?
· Does the Lord's generosity weigh heavy upon me? Do the Lord's threats weigh heavy upon me?
All Scripture verses taken from NIV
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Oaths
Hosea 10:3-4 - Then they will say, “We have no king because we did not revere the LORD. But even if we had a king, what could he do for us?” They make many promises, take false oaths and make agreements; therefore lawsuits spring up like poisonous weeds in a plowed field.
Hosea 4:2 - There is only cursing, lying and murder, stealing and adultery; they break all bounds, and bloodshed follows bloodshed.
Ezekiel 17:19 - “‘Therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: As surely as I live, I will repay him for despising my oath and breaking my covenant.
Amos 5:7 - There are those who turn justice into bitterness and cast righteousness to the ground.
Application:
· Where God is not acknowledged, moral uprightness disappears. Do I acknowledge God?
· Do I despise God's oaths? Do I break God's covenants? Do I despise God?
· Are my business dealings honest and fair? Am I faithful to my word? Is my conduct right toward others? Am I doing what is right in the sight of God?
All Scripture verses taken from NIV
Hosea 4:2 - There is only cursing, lying and murder, stealing and adultery; they break all bounds, and bloodshed follows bloodshed.
Ezekiel 17:19 - “‘Therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: As surely as I live, I will repay him for despising my oath and breaking my covenant.
Amos 5:7 - There are those who turn justice into bitterness and cast righteousness to the ground.
Application:
· Where God is not acknowledged, moral uprightness disappears. Do I acknowledge God?
· Do I despise God's oaths? Do I break God's covenants? Do I despise God?
· Are my business dealings honest and fair? Am I faithful to my word? Is my conduct right toward others? Am I doing what is right in the sight of God?
All Scripture verses taken from NIV
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