Hosea is a hard book to read. Hosea had to deal with the difficult realities of his own life while demonstrating the very similar situation between God and the nation of Israel. It always strikes me here that the Bible is clearly not a book of propaganda for Israel. If it is, it is a really bad one! The flaws of Israel and Judah are consistently called out; it does not paint a flattering picture. As Hosea was attempting to reconcile with his adulterous wife, loving her and drawing her back to himself, so God was faithfully dealing with a people who had consistently broken their covenant with Him. The prophet is direct and hard, filled with the emotion that he shared with God. It is so important for us to remain faithful to God. He has saved us! We must never
see our Christian life as something to be leveraged for our own physical gain, or something to be mistreated, it is a real and true relationship with our Creator.
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Changed Life; Hosea 8-14
Looks can be deceiving. During the life of the prophet Hosea, the northern nation of Israel was both prosperous and strong. As far as she was concerned, and as far as the physical evidence went, Israel was blessed by God. Except, their material blessing was not based on their righteousness. When ...
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Cause and Effect; Amos 1-4
The principle of cause and effect is important for us to remember. Every action that we take has a consequence. For ancient Israel, they had attempted to alter the unalterable terms of their agreement with God, and the result was that they became callous to God and His ways. Amos called this out ...
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The LORD is His Name; Amos 5-9
When we consider the book of Amos and the prophet Amos, there is a lot that we can learn about God and His truth. Some people call Amos “God’s angry man” and I’m sure you can see why. His words are harsh, they have an angry edge to them. But sometimes the truth is harsh. Israel was so sinful that...
