Sowing the wind
Hosea 10
15 verses≈ 3 minBSB
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Where we are
- 1–3Hosea’s marriageA wife, three names, and love bought back
- 4–6:3The LORD’s caseNo knowledge of God in the land
- 6–11Sowing the windMist, kings, calves, and a love that won’t let goChapter 10
- 11–14Return, O IsraelJacob’s story, death undone, and the last call
Retribution for Israel’s Sin
Hosea
Israel was a luxuriant vine,
yielding fruit for himself.
The more his fruit increased,
the more he increased the altars.
The better his land produced,
the better he made the sacred pillars.
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Their hearts are devious;
now they must bear their guilt.
The LORD will break down their altars
and demolish their sacred pillars.
Surely now they will say,
“We have no king,
for we do not revere the LORD.
What can a king do for us?”
Hosea
They speak mere words;
with false oaths they make covenants.
So judgment springs up
like poisonous weeds in the furrows of a field.
The people of Samaria will fear
for the calf of Beth-aven.
Indeed, its people will mourn over it
with its idolatrous priests—
those who rejoiced in its glory—
for it has been taken from them into exile.
Yes, it will be carried to Assyria
as tribute to the great king.
Ephraim will be seized with shame;
Israel will be ashamed of its wooden idols.
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Narrated by Bob Souer · BSB audio, public domain
The high places of Aven will be destroyed—
it is the sin of Israel;
thorns and thistles will overgrow their altars.
Then they will say to the mountains, “Cover us!” and to the hills, “Fall on us!”
Question
Quick question
Hosea 10:8 is quoted in the New Testament. Think of the road to the cross before you answer.
Who repeated the words of 10:8 on the way to the cross?
Since the days of Gibeah you have sinned, O Israel,
and there you have remained.
Did not the battle in Gibeah
overtake the sons of iniquity?
I will chasten them when I please;
nations will be gathered against them
to put them in bondage
for their double transgression.
God
Ephraim is a well-trained heifer that loves to thresh;
but I will place a yoke on her fair neck.
I will harness Ephraim, Judah will plow,
and Jacob will break the hard ground.
Sow for yourselves righteousness
and reap the fruit of loving devotion;
break up your unplowed ground.
For it is time to seek the LORD
until He comes and sends righteousness
upon you like rain.
Hosea 10:12
Reflect
Reflect
Where is the unplowed ground in your life: a habit, a grudge, a silence with God? What would it look like to seek Him there this week?
You have plowed wickedness and reaped injustice;
you have eaten the fruit of lies.
Because you have trusted in your own way
and in the multitude of your mighty men,
the roar of battle will rise against your people,
so that all your fortresses will be demolished
as Shalman devastated Beth-arbel
in the day of battle,
when mothers were dashed to pieces
along with their children.
Thus it will be done to you, O Bethel,
because of your great wickedness.
When the day dawns,
the king of Israel will be utterly cut off.
What you sow
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The harvest matches the seed. Only one sowing ends in rain.
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A verse to carry with you
Sow for yourselves righteousness and reap the fruit of loving devotion; break up your unplowed ground. For it is time to seek the LORD until He comes and sends righteousness upon you like rain.
Hosea 10:12
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