God's making a final attempt to sway Israel's heart back to Him. He's given them the metaphor of the prophet and his unfaithful wife; and He has shown them "in court" their indictment and verdict. Now comes the response from the people.
...continue reading "Hosea 6 (Israel and Judah)"Category: Israel
Hosea 5 (Israel and Judah)
In chapter 4, God indicted Israel, specifically the priest. Now comes the verdict.
...continue reading "Hosea 5 (Israel and Judah)"Hosea 4 (Israel and Judah)
Chapter 4 starts more like the other prophet books I've read so far. The Lord is bringing a legal case against the inhabitants of the land.
...continue reading "Hosea 4 (Israel and Judah)"Hosea 3 (Israel)
Things have gone from bad to worse to done for Hosea, Gomer, Israel, and God. But God. There is always hope.
...continue reading "Hosea 3 (Israel)"Hosea 2 (Israel)
Hosea has a wife and three kids that all tell the tales of an Israel who has forsaken God and God has disowned, while still giving His longsuffering hope for the future.
...continue reading "Hosea 2 (Israel)"Hosea 1 (Israel)
My Ryrie Study Bible titles chapters 1:1 to 3:5, The Prodigal Wife.
...continue reading "Hosea 1 (Israel)"Introduction to Hosea (Israel)
The chronological reading order from the Blue Letter Bible interrupts Isaiah and even breaks up the reign of Hezekiah, sending us to the full book of Hosea.
...continue reading "Introduction to Hosea (Israel)"II Chronicles 30 and 31 (Judah and Israel)
The reign of Hezekiah continues...
...continue reading "II Chronicles 30 and 31 (Judah and Israel)"II Chronicles 29 (Judah)
Chapter 29-31 are listed along with II Kings 18 and Psalm 48 in the Blue Letter Bible chronological list. In other lists I see II kings 18-20 included and Isaiah 36, so I'm curious how it's all going to fit together; but I have read that there are some questions about the chronology of Hezekiah's events.
...continue reading "II Chronicles 29 (Judah)"Isaiah 24, 25, 26, and 27
Buckle up. We've concluded the section on the oracles of the nations. Now we're heading into a new set of chapters, 24-27. Just to give the sense of it, here the section heading in my Ryrie Study Bible: THE FUTURE TRIBULATION AND KINGDOM (ISAIAH'S APOCALYPSE). That's quite a title. Isaiah's Apocalypse sounds like the title to a horror film. Previously, I might have been tempted to skim this section very quickly. But I've learned that, even though these times are often filled with horror, they are actually a time of Hope. God drawing every last soul who will choose Him.
...continue reading "Isaiah 24, 25, 26, and 27"