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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”

Amazing Grace is more than just a song. It is someone’s salvation. As you’re about to find out, it’s a place, too When it comes to arrivals in Ireland, however, few can match that of John Newton. Stormy Seas “At 23, John Newton was a foul-mouthed sailor working in the slave trade. Newton had rejectedContinue reading “Amazing Grace – an Inishowen story”