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ISRAEL TO BE RESTOREDHosea 11–14 “I will heal their waywardness and love them freely, for My anger has turned away from them. I will be like the dew to Israel; he will blossom like a lily” (Hosea 14:4–5). There are few passages of Scripture that approach Hosea 11–14’s emotional expressions of God’s love. As weContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”

ISRAEL’S PUNISHMENTHosea 7–10 “My God will reject them because they have not obeyed Him; they will be wanderers among the nations” (Hosea 9:17). Punishment must fit the crime. Here the various crimes that led to Israel’s exile are described, along with predictions of that fast-approaching judgment. BackgroundExile. When Moses gave Israel her Law at theContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”

ISRAEL INDICTEDHosea 4–6 “The LORD has a charge to bring against you who live in the land” (Hosea 4:1). The Old Testament mirrors the heart of God. In the charges brought by Hosea, we can see those issues of justice and righteousness which we must deal with in our society today. OverviewAfter preliminary charges (4:1–4),Continue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”

Hosea INTRODUCTIONHosea began his ministry near the end of the reign of Jeroboam II of Israel (793-753 B.C.). At that time Israel prospered economically, but was marked by injustice and spiritual decline. Hosea’s message constitutes God’s final warning to apostate Israel, and the prophet lived to see his predictions of judgment fulfilled when the kingdomContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”

Philemon INTRODUCTIONThis brief, intensely personal letter was written to Philemon, a wealthy Christian slave-owner in Asia Minor’s Lycus Valley. In it Paul appealed to Philemon to welcome back Onesimus, a runaway slave who had been converted under Paul’s ministry. The letter is a dramatic example of how the Gospel unites people of every social classContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”