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JUNE 23 Reading 174 ISRAEL INDICTED Hosea 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.Continue reading “The 365 Day Devotional Commentary”

Hosea JUNE 22 Reading 173 AN ADULTEROUS PEOPLE Hosea 1–3 “Go, take to yourself an adulterous wife and children of unfaithfulness, because the land is guilty of the vilest adultery in departing from the Lord” (Hosea 1:2).Christians today are to mimic at least one aspect of Hosea’s life. We are to model the way weContinue reading “The 365 Day Devotional Commentary”

Hosea INTRODUCTION Hosea 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 theContinue reading “The 365 Day Devotional Commentary”

Rather, as it is written: “ No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no heart has imagined, what God has prepared for those who love Him.” But God has revealed it to us by the Spirit… But as it is written – This passage is quoted from Isaiah 64:4. It is not quoted literally;Continue reading “No eye has seen”

Landing safely on Ireland’s shores marks the origins of one of the world’s most beloved hymns. Although everyone knows this beautiful, uplifting hymn, Amazing Grace, not many people know its Irish origins. The haunting hymn Amazing Grace was penned by the anti-slavery advocate John Newton when he landed in Donegal, safe, having survived a shipwreck. HisContinue reading “Amazing Grace written after author landed safe in Donegal after shipwreck”