ISRAEL WAS BENT ON BACKSLIDING -- HOSEA ELEVEN -- Hosea continued to discuss Israel's rebelliousness and their unwillingness to repent. God had many complaints against them but His desire was for each individual to transform their thinking and their lives. As a nation God loved and chose Israel. He... [ Continue Reading ]
_GOD LOVED AND PROTECTED ISRAEL -- HOSEA 11:1-3:_ God said, "When Israel was a child, I loved him, and I called my son out of Egypt." When Israel was a young nation it was a matter of history that God called them out of Egypt. These words were also used a prophetic words about Jesus. (Hosea 2:15; Ma... [ Continue Reading ]
_DRAWN WITH CORDS OF LOVE -- HOSEA 11:4-6:_ God was kind and merciful to His people. He led them with kindness and with love. He "drew them with cords of a man, with bands of love." God did not lead them with a strong rope like you would a beast. God lifted many hardships from Israel. He provided th... [ Continue Reading ]
_ISRAEL WAS BENT TO BACKSLIDING -- HOSEA 11:7-9:_ God's people were bent on or inclined towards backsliding. They were determined to reject the Almighty for gods that they thought were stronger the He. Actually, their idol gods could do nothing. The people were so interested in Baal and other idol g... [ Continue Reading ]
_ISRAEL SHALL TREMBLE BEFORE GOD -- HOSEA 11:10-12:_ When the people were sufficiently chastised some of them would return to the Lord. The sinful nation would tremble because the LORD, will roar like a lion. After the chastisement some would be humbles, brought to repentance and would return to the... [ Continue Reading ]