17-Dec: Hosea 12-Joel 1; Hebrews 13-James 2
Hosea 12: Israel’s sins: Ephraim feeds on the wind: pursues the east wind: Israel struggles w/Angel: Ephraim provoked God – Ephraim feeds on the wind, Return to you God, maintain love and justice.
Hosea 13: The Lord’s anger against Israel: Consequences are severe: Another nation will brutally rip open wombs – The Lord’s anger against Israel, Samaria’s Judgment.
Hosea 14: Repentance: God is like dew: Who is wise?: The ways of the Lord are right – Repentance to bring blessing.
Joel 1: Invasion of Locusts: Call to Repentance: to you I call: Fire has devoured: We pant for you
Hebrews 13: Concluding words.
James 1: Greetings from James: a slave, Faith and endurance, listening and doing.
James 2: A warning against prejudice. Faith without good deeds is dead, Abraham and Isaac