This is the continued message of judgement from the Lord.
...continue reading "Hosea 9-10 (Israel and Judah)"Category: Sin
Hosea 6 (Israel and Judah)
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)"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)"Isaiah 13 (Babylon)
After another pass at II King 16 & 17 and II Chronicles 27 & 28, Israel has fallen and has been hauled away. God has orchestrated a priest to come back and teach His ways, but the people just add that to their previous worship. Meanwhile Judah is still alive, but not thriving under Ahaz. Both book passages end with the death of Ahaz and the introduction of his successor, his son Hezekiah.
Now the Blue Letter Bible chronological reading list sends us back to Isaiah. Previously in Isaiah, he was prophesying about the end of Israel and two beautiful chapters about the Messiah.
...continue reading "Isaiah 13 (Babylon)"II Kings 17 (Israel)
We just finished a bit of a deep dive into King Ahaz in Judah, now the Blue Letter Bible Bible Chronological reading list is having us read about King Hoshea in Israel before we return to Isaiah.
...continue reading "II Kings 17 (Israel)"II Kings 16; II Chronicles 27 & 28 (Judah)
Some of these chapters may look familiar if you are familiar with my site, but we're in that portion of reading chronologically, that the kings and prophets don't cleanly connect; they overlap. So one more stop here and then deep into Isaiah.
...continue reading "II Kings 16; II Chronicles 27 & 28 (Judah)"Micah 3 (Judah and Israel)
The NASB Ryrie Study Bible adds a subtitle to Chapters 3 and 4 together titled, A Message of Doom and Deliverance.
...continue reading "Micah 3 (Judah and Israel)"Micah 1 (Judah and Israel)
Micah verse 1 gives us the introductory comments for the book. Micah of Moresheth received the word of the Lord during the reign of Judah's kings, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah.
...continue reading "Micah 1 (Judah and Israel)"