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A Study Through Hosea
Illegal Immigrants Can Be the Tool of God’s Judgment: A Biblical Perspective from Hosea 7
The news that the Senate failed to impeach Alejandro Mayorkas, United States Secretary of Homeland Security, has motivated me to republish a Bible study I published in February 2024. Tragically, our nation’s leaders have again demonstrated their feebleness in holding...
The LORD’s Case Against Israel (Hosea 11; Hosea 12)
Scripture reading - Hosea 11; Hosea 12 Click on this link to translate this Bible study into Hebrew, Russian, Arabic, Chinese, Spanish, German, French, and Portuguese. Nearing the conclusion of our study of Hosea’s prophecies, I am reminded of the prophet’s...
Sowing the Wind, Reaping the Whirlwind (Hosea 8)
Scripture reading - Hosea 8; Hosea 9; Hosea 10 Click on this link to translate this Bible study to Hebrew, Arabic, Russian, German, French, Spanish, or Portuguese. Hosea 8 - The Wickedness of Israel Invited God’s Judgment Hosea 8 presented a denouncement of...
Derelict Preachers and Wicked Politicians (Hosea 5; Hosea 6)
Scripture reading - Hosea 5; Hosea 6; Hosea 7 This is the first of two Bible studies for today. Click on this link to translate this Bible study into Russian, Hebrew, Chinese, Spanish, German, Portuguese, or French. Hosea 5 – The Court is in Session Our spiritual...
Silly Dove: Illegal Immigrants are the Tool of God’s Judgment (Hosea 7)
Scripture reading - Hosea 7 Click on this link to translate this Bible study into Hebrew, German, Russian, Arabic, Spanish, Chinese, or French. Note from the author: This post is taken directly from the pages of Scripture and is an observation of what became of Israel...
Redeeming, Enduring Love (Hosea 2; Hosea 3)
Scripture reading - Hosea 2; Hosea 3; Hosea 4 Click on this link for translations of this Bible study in Spanish, German, French, Hebrew, German, Portuguese, Chinese, or Arabic. Hosea 1 introduced us to the prophet Hosea who was commanded by the LORD to take a “wife...
What Love Is This? (Hosea 4)
Scripture reading - Hosea 2; Hosea 3; Hosea 4 Click on this link for translations of this Bible study. * This is the second of two Bible studies for today. Hosea 4 With the backdrop that is reminiscent of a heavenly courtroom, we read the words, “Hear the word of...
Hosea: An Amazing Story of Grace, Forgiveness, and Enduring Love (Hosea 1)
Scripture reading – Psalm 48; Hosea 1 Click on this link to translate this Bible study into Hebrew, Russian, Chinese, Portuguese, Spanish, French, or German. Today’s Scripture reading is Psalm 48 and Hosea 1. Our Bible study will be taken from Hosea 1. The Book of the...
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