HOSEAHOSEA(CHAPTERS 8-14)(CHAPTERS 8-14)

CHAPTER 8CHAPTER 8

ISRAEL THINKS THEIR GODLYISRAEL THINKS THEIR GODLYBLOW THE TRUMPETBLOW THE TRUMPET

(FOR WAR)(FOR WAR)

THE ENEMY WILL COME FAST LIKE AN EAGLETHE ENEMY WILL COME FAST LIKE AN EAGLE

THEY HAVE TRANSGRESSED AGAINST GOD’S THEY HAVE TRANSGRESSED AGAINST GOD’S COVENANTCOVENANT

THEY WILL CRY TO THE LORD THAT WE KNOW YOUTHEY WILL CRY TO THE LORD THAT WE KNOW YOU

ISRAEL HAS CAST OFF WHAT IS GOODISRAEL HAS CAST OFF WHAT IS GOOD

THE ENEMY SHALL PURSUE THEMTHE ENEMY SHALL PURSUE THEM

IDOLUTRY IN ISRAELIDOLUTRY IN ISRAEL

THEY HAVE SET UP THEIR OWN KINGSTHEY HAVE SET UP THEIR OWN KINGS

CREATED THEIR OWN IDOLSCREATED THEIR OWN IDOLS

WORSHIPPED AN IDOL OF A CALFWORSHIPPED AN IDOL OF A CALF

GOD SAYS THE CALF WILL BE BROKEN INTO PIECESGOD SAYS THE CALF WILL BE BROKEN INTO PIECES

DISPERSION OF ISRAELDISPERSION OF ISRAEL

They sow the wind, And reap the whirlwind. They sow the wind, And reap the whirlwind. The stalk has no bud; It shall never produce The stalk has no bud; It shall never produce

meal. If it should produce, Aliens would meal. If it should produce, Aliens would swallow it up. Israel is swallowed up; Now swallow it up. Israel is swallowed up; Now

they are among the Gentiles Like a vessel in they are among the Gentiles Like a vessel in which which isis no pleasure. no pleasure.

HARLOTRY & IDOLATRYHARLOTRY & IDOLATRY

For they have gone up to For they have gone up to AssyriaAssyria, , LikeLike a wild donkey a wild donkey alonealone by by itself; Ephraim has itself; Ephraim has hired lovershired lovers. Yes, though they have hired . Yes, though they have hired

among the nations, Now I will gather them; And they shall sorrow among the nations, Now I will gather them; And they shall sorrow a little, Because of the burden of the king of princes. “ Because a little, Because of the burden of the king of princes. “ Because Ephraim has made many altars for sin, They have become for Ephraim has made many altars for sin, They have become for

him altars for sinning. I have written for him the great things of him altars for sinning. I have written for him the great things of My law, My law, ButBut they were considered a strange thing. they were considered a strange thing. ForFor the the

sacrifices of My offerings sacrifices of My offerings they sacrifice flesh and eat they sacrifice flesh and eat itit, But , But the the LORD does notLORD does not accept themaccept them. Now He will remember their . Now He will remember their

iniquity and punish their sins. They shall return to Egypt. “ For iniquity and punish their sins. They shall return to Egypt. “ For Israel has forgotten his MakerIsrael has forgotten his Maker, And has built temples; , And has built temples;

Judah also has multiplied fortified cities; But Judah also has multiplied fortified cities; But I will send fire upon I will send fire upon his citieshis cities, And it shall devour his palaces.” , And it shall devour his palaces.”

CHAPTER 9CHAPTER 9

SINS AGAINST ISRAEL SINS AGAINST ISRAEL ISRAEL HAS PLAYED THE HARLOT AGAINISRAEL HAS PLAYED THE HARLOT AGAIN

THE NEW WINE SHALL FAIL HERTHE NEW WINE SHALL FAIL HER

THEY SHALL NOT DWELL IN THE LAND OF THE LORDTHEY SHALL NOT DWELL IN THE LAND OF THE LORD

THEY WILL TRUST IN ASSYRIA & EGYPTTHEY WILL TRUST IN ASSYRIA & EGYPT

OFFERINGS WERE NOT OFFERED OR PLEASING TO THE LORDOFFERINGS WERE NOT OFFERED OR PLEASING TO THE LORD

THE DAYS OF PUNISHMENT HAS COMETHE DAYS OF PUNISHMENT HAS COME

ISRAEL NOT GODLYISRAEL NOT GODLY

THE PROPHET IS A FOOLTHE PROPHET IS A FOOL

A SPIRITUAL MAN IS INSANEA SPIRITUAL MAN IS INSANE

THEY HAVE TURNED TOWARDS BAALTHEY HAVE TURNED TOWARDS BAAL

I WILL DRIVE THEM OUT OF MY HOUSEI WILL DRIVE THEM OUT OF MY HOUSE

My God will cast them away, Because they did not My God will cast them away, Because they did not obey Him; And they shall be wanderers among the obey Him; And they shall be wanderers among the

nations. nations.

CHAPTER 10CHAPTER 10

ISRAEL’S IDOLATRYISRAEL’S IDOLATRY

GOD BLESSED ISRAELGOD BLESSED ISRAEL

ISRAEL USED THOSE BLESSINGS IN UNGODLY WAYSISRAEL USED THOSE BLESSINGS IN UNGODLY WAYS(GALATIONS 5:13)(GALATIONS 5:13)

ISRAEL’S HEART “DIVIDED”ISRAEL’S HEART “DIVIDED”(SMOOTH FLATTERING INSINCERE HEART)(SMOOTH FLATTERING INSINCERE HEART)

ADVICE FROM THE LORDADVICE FROM THE LORD

GOD COUNSELS SINFUL ISRAELGOD COUNSELS SINFUL ISRAEL

GOD TELLS ISRAEL TO SEE THEIR SIN & TO SUBMIT TO HIS CHASTENINGGOD TELLS ISRAEL TO SEE THEIR SIN & TO SUBMIT TO HIS CHASTENING

God tells Israel to break up the hard ground of their heartGod tells Israel to break up the hard ground of their heart

GOD TELLS ISRAEL THE TERRIBLE RESULT OF RESISTING HIMGOD TELLS ISRAEL THE TERRIBLE RESULT OF RESISTING HIM

CHAPTER 11CHAPTER 11

PARALLEL VERSEPARALLEL VERSE

““When Israel When Israel waswas a a childchild, I loved him,, I loved him,And And out of Egypt I called My son.out of Egypt I called My son.

MATTHEW 2:14MATTHEW 2:14 When he arose, he took the When he arose, he took the young young ChildChild and His mother by night and and His mother by night and

departed for Egypt, and was there until the death departed for Egypt, and was there until the death of Herod, that it might be fulfilled which was of Herod, that it might be fulfilled which was

spoken by the Lord spoken by the Lord through the prophetthrough the prophet, saying, , saying, “Out of Egypt I called My Son.”“Out of Egypt I called My Son.”

AFTER EGYPTAFTER EGYPT

THEY TURNED TO BAAL WORSHIPTHEY TURNED TO BAAL WORSHIP

DID NOT NOTICE ALL THAT THE LORD WAS DID NOT NOTICE ALL THAT THE LORD WAS DOING FOR THEMDOING FOR THEM

THEY WILL NOT RETURN TO EGYPTTHEY WILL NOT RETURN TO EGYPT

BUT THE ASSRYIANS SHALL BE THEIR KINGBUT THE ASSRYIANS SHALL BE THEIR KING

REFUSE TO REPENTREFUSE TO REPENT

THEIR OWN GUILTTHEIR OWN GUILT

THEIR CITIES WILL BE DEVOUREDTHEIR CITIES WILL BE DEVOURED

BECAUSE OF THEIR OWN COUNSELSBECAUSE OF THEIR OWN COUNSELS

THEY CALL UPON THE LORDTHEY CALL UPON THE LORD

BUT DO NOT EXALT HIMBUT DO NOT EXALT HIM

LORD’S SYMPATHYLORD’S SYMPATHY

“ “ How can I give you up, Ephraim? How can I give you up, Ephraim? HowHow can I hand you over, can I hand you over, Israel? How can I make you like Admah? Israel? How can I make you like Admah? HowHow can I set you like can I set you like Zeboiim? Zeboiim?

My heart churns within Me; My sympathy is stirred. I will not My heart churns within Me; My sympathy is stirred. I will not execute the fierceness of My anger; I will not again destroy execute the fierceness of My anger; I will not again destroy Ephraim. Ephraim.

For I For I amam God, and not man, God, and not man, The Holy One in your midstThe Holy One in your midst; And I ; And I will not come with terror. “ They shall walk after the LORD. He will not come with terror. “ They shall walk after the LORD. He will roar like a lion. When He roars, Then will roar like a lion. When He roars, Then HisHis sons shall come sons shall come trembling from the west; They shall come trembling like a bird trembling from the west; They shall come trembling like a bird from Egypt, Like a dove from the land of Assyria. And I will let from Egypt, Like a dove from the land of Assyria. And I will let them dwell in their houses,” Says the LORD. them dwell in their houses,” Says the LORD.

PERSISTENT REBELLIONPERSISTENT REBELLION

“ “ Ephraim has encircled Me with lies, And the house Ephraim has encircled Me with lies, And the house of Israel with deceit; But Judah still walks with God, of Israel with deceit; But Judah still walks with God,

Even with the Holy One Even with the Holy One who iswho is faithful. faithful.

CHAPTER 12CHAPTER 12

DEPENDING ON OTHERSDEPENDING ON OTHERS

EPHRAIM FEEDS ON WIND EPHRAIM FEEDS ON WIND

(NATIONS)(NATIONS)

LOOK TOWARDS THE WIND OF THE EASTLOOK TOWARDS THE WIND OF THE EAST

(ASSYRIANS)(ASSYRIANS)

OIL CARRIED TO EGYPT OIL CARRIED TO EGYPT

(PROTECTION)(PROTECTION)

GOD’S MERCY TO JACOB GOD’S MERCY TO JACOB WHEN HE REPENTEDWHEN HE REPENTED

THE LORD WILL HAVE TROUBLE WITH JUDAHTHE LORD WILL HAVE TROUBLE WITH JUDAH

WILL PUNISH JACOBWILL PUNISH JACOB

He (Jacob) took his brother (Esau) by the heel in the womb, He (Jacob) took his brother (Esau) by the heel in the womb, And in his strength he struggled with God. And in his strength he struggled with God.

Yes, he struggled with the Angel and prevailed; Yes, he struggled with the Angel and prevailed; He wept, and sought favor from Him. He wept, and sought favor from Him.

He found Him He found Him inin Bethel, Bethel, And there He spoke to us— And there He spoke to us—

That is, the LORD God of hosts. That is, the LORD God of hosts. The LORD The LORD isis His memorable name. His memorable name.

RETURN BACK TO GODRETURN BACK TO GOD

So you, by So you, by the help ofthe help of your God, return; Observe mercy and justice, your God, return; Observe mercy and justice, And wait on your God continually. “ A cunning Canaanite! Deceitful And wait on your God continually. “ A cunning Canaanite! Deceitful scales scales areare in his hand; He loves to oppress. And Ephraim said, in his hand; He loves to oppress. And Ephraim said,

‘Surely I have become rich, I have found wealth for myself; ‘Surely I have become rich, I have found wealth for myself; InIn all my all my labors They shall find in me no iniquity that labors They shall find in me no iniquity that isis sin.’ “ But I sin.’ “ But I amam the the LORD your God, Ever since the land of Egypt; I will again make you LORD your God, Ever since the land of Egypt; I will again make you dwell in tents, As in the days of dwell in tents, As in the days of the appointed feastthe appointed feast (TABERNACLES). (TABERNACLES).

I have also spoken by I have also spoken by the prophetsthe prophets, And have multiplied visions; I , And have multiplied visions; I have given symbols through the witness of the prophets.” Though have given symbols through the witness of the prophets.” Though Gilead Gilead hashas idols— Surely they are vanity— Though they sacrifice bulls idols— Surely they are vanity— Though they sacrifice bulls in Gilgal, Indeed their altars in Gilgal, Indeed their altars shall beshall be heaps in the furrows of the field. heaps in the furrows of the field.

Jacob fled to the country of Syria; Israel served for a spouse, And for Jacob fled to the country of Syria; Israel served for a spouse, And for a wife he tended a wife he tended sheep. sheep. By a By a prophet (MOSES)prophet (MOSES) the LORD brought the LORD brought Israel out of Egypt, And by a prophet he was preserved. Ephraim Israel out of Egypt, And by a prophet he was preserved. Ephraim provoked provoked HimHim to anger most bitterly; Therefore his Lord will leave the to anger most bitterly; Therefore his Lord will leave the guilt of his bloodshed upon him, And return his reproach upon him. guilt of his bloodshed upon him, And return his reproach upon him.

CHAPTER 13CHAPTER 13

NO FEAR OF GODNO FEAR OF GOD

When Ephraim spoke, trembling, He exalted When Ephraim spoke, trembling, He exalted himselfhimself in Israel; in Israel;

But when he offended through Baal But when he offended through Baal worshipworship, he died., he died.

ISRAEL CONTINUES TO SIN MORE & MOREISRAEL CONTINUES TO SIN MORE & MORE

THEY WILL NOT LAST MUCH LONGERTHEY WILL NOT LAST MUCH LONGER

GOD ALWAYS REMEMBERED ISRAELGOD ALWAYS REMEMBERED ISRAEL

Yet I Yet I amam the LORD your God Ever since the the LORD your God Ever since the land of Egypt, And you shall know no God but land of Egypt, And you shall know no God but

Me; For Me; For there isthere is no savior besides Me. no savior besides Me.

I knew youI knew you in the wilderness, In the land of great drought. in the wilderness, In the land of great drought.

When they had pasture, they were filled; They When they had pasture, they were filled; They were filled and their heart was exalted; were filled and their heart was exalted;

Therefore Therefore they forgot Me.they forgot Me.

WHAT WILL THE LORD BRING?WHAT WILL THE LORD BRING?

LIONLION

LEOPARDLEOPARD

BEARBEAR

THE WILD BEAST SHALL TEAR THEMTHE WILD BEAST SHALL TEAR THEM

4 BEASTS IN DANIEL4 BEASTS IN DANIEL

Daniel 7:Daniel 7: lists 4 Empires and calls them each by a lists 4 Empires and calls them each by a BEASTBEAST

““They Rise Up Out of the Sea”They Rise Up Out of the Sea”

Lion Lion ------ BabylonBabylon (Gold (Gold)) Bear --- Bear --- Medo - PersiaMedo - Persia (Silver) (Silver) LeopardLeopard — — GrecianGrecian (Bronze) (Bronze) BEAST --- BEAST --- Lead by the Lead by the Antichrist Antichrist (Iron)(Iron)

REVELATION 13:1-3REVELATION 13:1-3 And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea (people), having seven heads and ten beast rise up out of the sea (people), having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy. And the beast which I saw was like unto a of blasphemy. And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopardleopard, , and his feet were as the feet of a and his feet were as the feet of a bearbear, and his mouth as the mouth , and his mouth as the mouth of a of a lionlion: and the : and the dragon (Satan) gave him his powerdragon (Satan) gave him his power, and his seat, , and his seat, and great authority. And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded and great authority. And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast. wondered after the beast.

THE LORD’S WRATHTHE LORD’S WRATH

I GAVE YOU JUDGESI GAVE YOU JUDGES

I GAVE YOU A KING FROM MY ANGERI GAVE YOU A KING FROM MY ANGER

I TOOK HIM AWAY IN MY WRATHI TOOK HIM AWAY IN MY WRATH

ONE KINGONE KING

“ “ O Israel, you are destroyed, O Israel, you are destroyed,

But your help But your help isis from Me. from Me. I will be your KingI will be your King; Where ; Where is is any other, any other, That he may save you in all your cities?That he may save you in all your cities?

“ “ I will ransom them from the power of the grave;I will ransom them from the power of the grave;I will redeem them from death. I will redeem them from death. O Death, I will be your plagues!O Death, I will be your plagues!

O Grave, I will be your destruction!O Grave, I will be your destruction!Pity is hidden from My eyes.” Pity is hidden from My eyes.”

CHAPTER 14CHAPTER 14

ADVICE FOR ISRAELADVICE FOR ISRAEL

ISRAEL RETURN TO GODISRAEL RETURN TO GOD

YOU HAVE SINNEDYOU HAVE SINNED

ASK GOD TO TAKE AWAY ALL INIQUITYASK GOD TO TAKE AWAY ALL INIQUITY

OFFER SACRIFICES OF OUR LIPSOFFER SACRIFICES OF OUR LIPS

NO LONGER DEPEND ON ASSRYIA AND NO LONGER DEPEND ON ASSRYIA AND THEIR GODSTHEIR GODS

GOD’S LOVEGOD’S LOVEGOD WILL HEAL THEIR BACKSLIDINGGOD WILL HEAL THEIR BACKSLIDING

LOVE THEM FREELYLOVE THEM FREELY

HIS ANGER WILL TURN AWAY FROM THEMHIS ANGER WILL TURN AWAY FROM THEM

ISRAEL WILL GROW & STRENGTHEN ITSELFISRAEL WILL GROW & STRENGTHEN ITSELF

Who Who isis wise? Let him understand these things. wise? Let him understand these things. Who isWho is prudent? Let him know them. For the ways of prudent? Let him know them. For the ways of the LORD the LORD areare right; The righteous walk in them, But right; The righteous walk in them, But

transgressors stumble in them. transgressors stumble in them.