16-Dec: Hosea 8-11; Hebrews 11-12
Hosea 8: Reaping the whirlwind: Ephraim offers sacrifices but the Lord is not pleased with them – Israel to Reap the Whirlwind.
Hosea 9: Punishment for Israel: Your sins are so many the prophet is considered a fool: a maniac
Hosea 9 Punishment for Israel.
Hosea 10: God will punish: Sow righteousness: reap the fruit of unfailing love: But you planted wickedness – Israel is a spreading vine, We have no king, we did not revere the Lord.
Hosea 11: God’s love for Israel: The more I called the further they went: Israel unruly against the Holy One – God’s love for Israel, Ephraim fig. of ten tribes of Israel, Israel’s sin V. 12.
Hebrews 11: Great example of faith: Moses chose to share the oppression of God’s people.
Hebrews 12: Surrounded by a huge crowd of witnesses, God’s discipline proves his love, a call to listen to God.