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Entries Tagged as 'Hosea'

Blessings of Agriculture

November 25th, 2012 · No Comments

Hosea 9:1-2 (New Living Translation) O people of Israel, do not rejoice as other nations do. For you have been unfaithful to your God, hiring yourselves out like prostitutes, worshiping other gods on every threshing floor. 2 So now your harvests will be too small to feed you. There will be no grapes for making […]

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When the Tree is Green

August 21st, 2011 · No Comments

Luke 23:31 (New International Version 2011) For if people do these things when the tree is green, what will happen when it is dry?” Refers back to Hosea 10, which begins with Israel was a spreading vine; he brought forth fruit for himself. and continues in Hosea with As his fruit increased, he built more […]

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Lawsuits Like Weeds

July 11th, 2010 · No Comments

Hosea 10:1-4 (New International Version) 1 Israel was a spreading vine; he brought forth fruit for himself. As his fruit increased, he built more altars; as his land prospered, he adorned his sacred stones. 2 Their heart is deceitful, and now they must bear their guilt. The LORD will demolish their altars and destroy their […]

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Mercy and Acknowledgement

July 4th, 2009 · No Comments

Hosea 6:6 (New International Version) For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and acknowledgment of God rather than burnt offerings. This is one of those passages that sticks with me; it has for years. I believe God is telling us that he cherishes what is in the heart more than what we do with our hands […]

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Tags: Hosea · Old Testament