This summary of the book of hosea provides information about the title, author s, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of hosea. They sacrificed to the baals, and burned incense to carved images. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Hosea compares israel and judah to their ancestor jacob. These are all of the chapters of the book of hosea. Hosea 12 commentary james burton coffman commentaries. He is reminded of the extraordinary favor of god to his father jacob, in giving him the birthright. The book of hosea chapter 12 bible in basic english. Hosea had told them that god knew about their rebellion and that they had rebelled to the point where god was ready to discipline them harshly. Sealing time ministries and i saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living god. His judgment would be the total destruction of the nation and its inhabitants taken into captivity as well. The following quotation from james ward expresses exactly how this writer feels concerning the text of the holy bible.
We are grateful indeed to find a wonderful evaluation of the endless and contradictory emendations corrections. The east wind refers to the sirocco, a hot, dry wind coming from the eastern desert and causing great devastation in the land. Hosea 12 commentary matthew henry commentary on the. The holy bible hosea chapter 12 king james version. Hosea 12 is the twelfth chapter of the book of hosea in the hebrew bible or the old testament of the christian bible. Ephraim feedeth on wind, and followeth after the east wind the east wind in palestine, coming from arabia and the far east, over large tracts of sandy waste, is parching, scorching, destructive to vegetation, oppressive to man, violent and destructive on the sea psa 48. Hosea son of beeri prophesied about the middle of the eighth century b. In hosea chapter 1, the lord commanded hosea, whose father was named beeri, to take an adulterous wife. In a recent sermon, pastor davie copp referred to ephesians 2. It has subdivisions of israels captivity to assyria coming, gods case against judah jacob, and application to israel.
The east wind comes from arabia which is full of blasting sand, it is hot and dry destroying crops, it is violent, and causes great problems for man both on land and sea summarized from, hosea 12, comment, barnes. The book of hosea consists of fourteen chapters, which was the record for a minor prophet until zechariah tied it a couple centuries later. Book of hosea, chapter 12, kjv sealing time ministries. Particularly the sin of fraud and injustice, which ephraim is charged with v. Israel, the northern country consisting of ten tribes, and judah, the remaining two tribes in the south. The womans name was gomer and this happened during the reign of jeroboam, who was the king of israel at the time. The church is the bride of the new testament hosea, but our hosea is joined to a spiritual harlot. The book of hosea is the first of the 12 books of minor prophets. And now they sin more and more, and have made them molten images of their silver, and idols according to their own understanding, all of it the work of the craftsmen.
Clicking on a chapter will show you the text of that chapter of hosea in the bible new international version. Hosea 12 commentary commentary critical and explanatory. Gods request to hosea god requested that hosea marry a. A high charge drawn up against both israel and judah for their sins, which were the ground of god s controversy with them v. During the time of the minor prophets, the nation of israel had divided into two separate countries, each with its own government. The book of hosea niv audio holy bible high quality and best speed. Hosea 12, new international version niv the bible app. Barnes, a well respected bible commentator, shares something other commentators did not, concerning these verses.
In this chapter we find hosea expounding on the apostasy of both israel northern kingdom and judah southern kingdom and he does this by using their ancestor jacobs life as an example for where they are in service to god. Hosea bible book with full chapters new international. Chapter 3 describes hosea taking back his wife, who had been rejected because of adultery, a rejection that was unjustifiable if hosea had married a prostitute with full knowledge of her character. When ephraim spake trembling, he exalted himself in israel. This prophecy was delivered about the time of israels seeking the aid of the egyptian king so, in violation of their covenant with assyria see hosea 12. Moreover, he makes a covenant with assyria, and oil is carried to egypt. In revelation, chapter 17, is the most frightful picture in the bible. Ephraim feeds on wind, and pursues the east wind continually. He makes a treaty with assyriaand sends olive oil to egypt. Hosea 12 nabre chapter 12 infidelity of israel bible.
The prophet, in very pointed terms, describes the unprofitableness and destruction attending vicious courses. Ephraim feeds on the wind, and pursues the east wind. Ephraim feeds himself with vain hopes of help from man, when he is at enmity with god. Bible teaching from the book of hosea chapter 12 verses 115. Also they make a covenant with the assyrians, and oil is.
A third question arises concerning the relationship between chap. The book of hosea written hundreds of years before daniel and is addressed to the northern kingdom of israel. And jacob fled into the country of syria jacob, in whom ye glory, was a poor forlorn fugitive, glad to run for his life, and to take hard on for his livelihood, genesis 28. He makes a treaty with assyria and sends olive oil to egypt.
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