THE TERRIBLE RESULTS OF SIN -- HOSEA NINE -- Hosea rebuked Israel for the horrible things they did on the corn floors. They would gather at the corn floors, offer sacrifice and enjoy the plenty they had. That sounds good until you realize that they praised some idol god for giving the abundance tha... [ Continue Reading ]
_ISRAEL FACED CERTAIN DESTRUCTION -- HOSEA 9:1-6:_ Israel was headed for a fall. They had been unfaithful to God by behaving like spiritual prostitutes. They enjoyed the blessings they had received from Jehovah and yet gave credit to some idol for these blessings. They had gone a whoring or they had... [ Continue Reading ]
_ISRAEL SEPARATED THEMSELVES UNTO SHAME -- HOSEA 9:7-10_ : The time had now come that Israel would receive what they deserved. The sad thing is that Israel knew it too. They knew that they deserved this punishment from God. The ones that should have led Israel back to God have been nothing but a dis... [ Continue Reading ]
_ISRAEL'S GLORY FLEW AWAY -- HOSEA 9:11-14_ : The glory of Israel would fly away like a bird. They would no longer be a growing and productive nation. Their women would no longer be able to give birth. Ephraim had changed in a terrible way. They had moved from devotion to the true and living God to... [ Continue Reading ]
_ISRAEL DRIED UP FROM THE ROOT -- HOSEA 9:15-17_ : Some horrible idolatry must have taken place at Gilgal. Saul's disobedience seemed to start at Gilgal and maybe this was the beginning of disobedience for Israel. God chased them out of His house because they did evil. The leaders in Israel betrayed... [ Continue Reading ]