Hosea 2:6-7, “Therefore I will hedge up her way with thorns, and I will build a wall against her, so that she cannot find her paths. She shall pursue her lovers but not overtake them, and she shall seek them but shall not find them. Then she shall say, ‘I will go and return to […]
Hosea 2:15, “…and I will make the Valley of Achor (“trouble”) a door of hope.” If we are in the One whose death has become glory in the light of His resurrection, then all of our “Valleys of Achor/Trouble” are pervaded by—and so become pathways to—hope. Long Thoughts:In Joshua 7:22-26, we see the stoning and
Hosea 6:3,”Let us know; let us press on to know YHWH” Our sin-slowed pursuit will soon be exponential and full of joy.
Hosea 11:10-11, “They shall go after YHWH; He will roar like a lion; when He roars, His children shall come trembling from the west…and I will return them to their homes, declares YHWH.” Matthew 27:50, “And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice and yielded up His spirit.” John 11:52, “[Jesus died] to
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Hosea 11:3, “…they did not know that I healed them.” + Isaiah 53:5 As I was reading yesterday, I was struck by the poignancy of Hosea 11:3 in light of the cross. In the context, YHWH is talking about His persistent care for the people of Israel and that—despite His centuries of nurturing, healing,
