Category Archives: Hosea

The Great Change, Hosea 14:8

Hosea 14:8. This passage is in very vivid contrast to what Ephraim had previously said, as it is recorded in the early part of Hosea’s prophecy. If you turn to the second chapter, and the fifth verse, you will find … Continue reading

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Grace Reviving Israel, Hosea 14:5-7

“I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon. His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive tree, and his smell as Lebanon. They … Continue reading

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Grace Abounding, Hosea 14:4

“I will love them freely.”—Hosea 14:4. This sentence is a body of divinity in miniature. He who understands its meaning is a theologian, and he who can dive into its fullness is a true Master in divinity. “I will love … Continue reading

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The Joyous Return, Hosea 14:1-3

“O Israel, return unto the Lord thy God; for thou hast fallen by thing iniquity. Take with you words, and turn to the Lord: say unto him, Take away all iniquity, and receive us graciously: so will we render the … Continue reading

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Everybody’s Sermon, Hosea 12:10

“I have multiplied visions, and used similitudes.”—Hosea 12:10. When the Lord would win his people Israel from their iniquities, he did not leave a stone unturned, but gave them precept upon precept, line upon line, here a little and there … Continue reading

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“God, and Not Man,”—What Does It Mean?, Hosea 11:9

“I will not return to destroy Ephraim: for I am God, and not man.”—Hosea 11:9. The Lord, speaking of himself as “God, and not man,” mentions as the special point in which he is above and beyond man, that he … Continue reading

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Heaven’s Nurse Children, Hosea 11:3

“I taught Ephraim also to go, taking them by their arms.”—Hosea 11:3. If you note well the opening part of this chapter, you will find that it consists of a wonderful chain of mercies; every one single line is a … Continue reading

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A Divided Heart, Hosea 10:2

“Their heart is divided; now shall they be found faulty.”—Hosea 10:2. This passage may be taken as referring to the people of Israel as a nation, and it is not less applicable to the church of God. It is one … Continue reading

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The Bible, Hosea 8:12

“I have written to him the great things of my law; but they were counted as a strange thing.”–Hosea 8:12 This is God’s complaint against Ephraim. It is no mean proof of his goodness, that he stoops to rebuke his … Continue reading

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Our Miseries, Messengers of Mercy, Hosea 6:1-2

“Come, and let us return unto the Lord: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten and he will bind us up. After two days he will revive us: in the third day he will raise … Continue reading

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God Makes Men Sensible of Their Misery Before He Reveals His Mercy and Love, Hosea 5:15

“I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their offense, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me early.” — Hosea 5:15 Subject: That ’tis God’s manner to make men sensible of their misery … Continue reading

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Hope and Comfort Usually Follow Genuine Humiliation and Repentance, Hosea 2:15

“And I will give her her vineyards from thence, and the valley of Achor for a door of hope: and she shall sing there, as in the days of her youth, and as in the day when she came up … Continue reading

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The Unknown Giver and the Misused Gifts, Hosea 2:8-9

“For she did not know that I gave her corn, and wine, and oil, and multiplied her silver and gold, which they prepared for Baal. Therefore will I return, and take away my corn in the time thereof, and my … Continue reading

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