1. THE CONFUSION OF THE NATION Hosea 7:8; Hosea 8:1 Hosea begins by summing up the public aspect of Israel in two epigrams, short but of marvelous adequacy:-Hosea 7:8 "Ephraim-among the nations he mixeth himself: Ephraim has become a cake not turned." It is a great crisis for any nation to pass... [ Continue Reading ]
THE THICK NIGHT OF ISRAEL Hosea 4:1; Hosea 5:1; Hosea 6:1; Hosea 7:1; Hosea 8:1; Hosea 9:1; Hosea 10:1; Hosea 11:1; Hosea 12:1; Hosea 13:1;... [ Continue Reading ]
2. ARTIFICIAL KINGS AND ARTIFICIAL GODS Hosea 8:4 The curse of such a state of dissipation as that to which Israel had fallen is that it produces no men. Had the people had in them "the root of the matter," had there been the stalk and the fiber of a national consciousness and purpose, it would hav... [ Continue Reading ]