Hosea
Hosea is instructed to marry a harlot who leaves him, and he must bring her back. This is a sign of God’s relationship with his people.
Chapter 1
1. God told Hosea to marry a prostitute to indicate how the people have committed harlotry by[...]
Chapter 2
2. Israel is referred to as an adulterous wife and her children harlotry children. The Lord will[...]
Chapter 3
3. God commands Hosea to go back and love Gomer. He buys her fifteen shekels. The Israelites will[...]
Chapter 4
4. The land will mourn, and all inhabitants shall waste away. The priests are ineffective and[...]
Chapter 5
5. God said to the people, “Hear this, O priests, O kings! Israel will stumble in his guilt.[...]
Chapter 6
6. Let us return to the Lord. He has punished us, but He will come to us like rain. Ephraim’s[...]
Chapter 7
7. Israelites think that God has forgotten their sins and wickedness. Their hearts are inflamed[...]
Chapter 8
8. God is angered by the idols such as Samaria’s calf. They sow the wind and reap the whirlwind.[...]
Chapter 9
9. Due to their transgressions, the days of punishment have come. Egypt shall punish Israel, and[...]
Chapter10
10. Israel has an empty vine and a throne. Their high places will be desolated, and thorn and[...]
Chapter11
11. Ephraim is likened to an ungrateful child in response to God’s loving care with ingratitude.[...]
Chapter12
12. Though they are confident in their wealth, God will humble them. Their idols are vanity.[...]
Chapter13
13. God did not bless Israelites when they worshipped Baal, but they never ceased. They are likened[...]
Chapter14
14. Israel should repent and acknowledge that Assyria cannot save them. The Lord will save them and[...]
