Categoría: HOSEA

The Bible – Old Testament Hosea Introduction Hosea belonged to the northern kingdom and began his prophetic career in the last years of Jeroboam II (786-746 B.C.). Some believe that he was a priest, others that he was a cult prophet; the prophecy, our only source of information concerning his life, gives us no certain… Seguir leyendo Hosea – Introduction

The Bible – Old Testament Hosea Chapter 2 1 1 Protest against your mother, protest! for she is not my wife, and I am not her husband. Let her remove her harlotry from before her, her adultery from between her breasts, 2 2 Or I will strip her naked, leaving her as on the day of her… Seguir leyendo Hosea – Chapter 2

The Bible – Old Testament Hosea Chapter 3 1 1 2 Again the LORD said to me: Give your love to a woman beloved of a paramour, an adultress; Even as the LORD loves the people of Israel, though they turn to other gods and are fond of raisin cakes. 2 3 So I bought her for fifteen… Seguir leyendo Hosea – Chapter 3

The Bible – Old Testament Hosea Chapter 4 1 Hear the word of the LORD, O people of Israel, for the LORD has a grievance against the inhabitants of the land: There is no fidelity, no mercy, no knowledge of God in the land. 2 False swearing, lying, murder, stealing and adultery! in their lawlessness,… Seguir leyendo Hosea – Chapter 4

The Bible – Old Testament Hosea Chapter 5 1 1 Hear this, O priests, Pay attention, O house of Israel, O household of the king, give ear! It is you who are called to judgment. For you have become a snare at Mizpah, and a net spread upon Tabor. 2 In their perversity they have sunk… Seguir leyendo Hosea – Chapter 5

The Bible – Old Testament Hosea Chapter 6 1 1 In their affliction, they shall look for me: «Come, let us return to the LORD, For it is he who has rent, but he will heal us; he has struck us, but he will bind our wounds. 2 2 He will revive us after two days; on… Seguir leyendo Hosea – Chapter 6

The Bible – Old Testament Hosea Chapter 7 1 When I would bring about the restoration of my people, when I would heal Israel, The guilt of Ephraim stands out, the wickedness of Samaria; They practice falsehood, thieves break in, bandits plunder abroad. 2 Yet they do not remind themselves that I remember all their… Seguir leyendo Hosea – Chapter 7

The Bible – Old Testament Hosea Chapter 8 1 A trumpet to your lips, You who watch over the house of the LORD! Since they have violated my covenant, and sinned against my law, 2 While to me they cry out, «O, God of Israel, we know you!» 3 The men of Israel have thrown… Seguir leyendo Hosea – Chapter 8