Hosea 4:1-19 The Unfaithful People Worship False gods & Reject the Knowledge of the Lord

 

The Unfaithful People Worship False gods & Reject the Knowledge of the Lord

Hosea 4:1-19                               The Book of Hosea [in Smaller Chunks]

You children [people] of Israel, Hear the Word of the Lord. For the Lord has a controversy, [a.k.a. dispute,] with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no: Truth, mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land. By [their:] swearing, lying, skilling, stealing, & committing adultery, & they break out [fighting with] blood [relatives against] blood [relatives.]

Therefore, the land shall mourn & everyone, [who] dwells [in it] shall [waste away] with the [animals] of the field, & the [birds] of heaven. [Yes,] the fish of the sea, shall also [waste] away.

[Still] let no man [fight,] nor [chastise] another. For your people are [like those, who argue] with the priest. Therefore, you shall [stumble on] the day, & the prophet shall also [stumble] with you [during] the night. And I will destroy your mother [land.]

My people are destroyed, for [their] lack of knowledge. Because you [have] rejected knowledge, I will also reject you, [so] that you shall [not] be a priest [for] Me. [Since] you [have] forgotten the Law of your God, I will also forget your children.

As they [were] increased, [a.k.a. multiplied,] so [did their sin] against Me [multiply.] Therefore, I will change their glory into shame.  They eat up the sin of My people.

[Leviticus 6:25-26 Speak to Aaron & to his sons, saying, This is the Law of the sin offering. In the place where the burnt offering is killed, the sin offering shall be killed before the Lord. It is Most Holy. The priest, [who] offers it for sin, shall eat it. It shall be eaten in the Holy Place, in the court of the tabernacle of the congregation.]

And they [focus] their heart on their [sinfulness.] And I will punish them for their ways & reward, [a.k.a. repay] them [for] their [actions.] And [it] shall be [the same for] the people & [priests.] For they shall eat, & not have enough.

They shall commit [unfaithful harlotry] & shall not increase: because they have [stopped from paying attention] to the Lord. [Unfaithful harlotry,] wine, & new wine, take away, [lead astray,] the heart.

[Isaiah 5:22-23 Woe to [those, who] drink wine [mightily,] & men of strength, [who mix] strong [drinks.] [Who] justify the wicked for reward, [a.k.a. bribes,] & take away the [rights] of the righteous from him!]

My people ask for [advice, from] their [tree stumps] & their staff, [a.k.a. walking stick,] declares [visions] to them. For the spirit of their [unfaithful harlotry] has caused them to [go astray.] And they have gone [like an unfaithful harlot] from their God.

[Isaiah 45:19-20 I haven't spoken in secret, in a dark [hidden] place of the earth. I [don't say] to the seed, [a.k.a. descendants] of Jacob, Seek Me in vain. I, the Lord, speak [what is] [righteous.]

I declare things that are right. Assemble yourselves & draw [close] together, you, [who have] escaped [from] the nations. They have no knowledge that [put] up the wood of their [carved] image, & pray to a god that can't save.]

They sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains & burn incense upon the hills, under: oaks; poplars; & elms, because [its shade] is good. [Deuteronomy 12:2-3 You shall [totally] destroy all the places, you shall possess, [with which] the nations served their gods, upon the high mountains, upon the hills, & under every green tree.

And you shall overthrow their altars, break their pillars, & burn their groves with fire. And you shall [cut] down the [carved] images of their gods, & destroy the names of them out of that place.]

Therefore, your daughters shall commit [what is] [unfaithful harlotry,] & your spouses shall commit adultery. I won't punish your daughter when they commit [unfaithful harlotry,] nor your spouses when they commit adultery. For, [they,] themselves are separated with [prostitutes,] & they sacrifice with harlots.

Therefore, the people, [who don't] understand shall fall, [a.k.a. stumble.] [Exodus 34:14-17 For you shall worship no other god. For the Lord, Whose Name is Jealous, is a jealous God. Lest you make a covenant [contract] with the inhabitants of the land & they go [like an unfaithful harlot] after their gods, & sacrifice to their gods.

And [someone] calls you, & you eat of his sacrifice. And you take [from] their daughters [for] your sons. And their daughters go [like an unfaithful harlot] after their gods & make your sons go [like unfaithful harlots] after their gods. You shall [not] make [yourself any molded] gods.]

[Although,] you, Israel, play the harlot, [still don't] let Judah offend. [Isaiah 1:23-24 Your princes are rebellious, & [are] companions of thieves. Everyone loves gifts, [a.k.a. bribes,] & follows after rewards.

They [don't] judge the fatherless, & neither does the [case] of the widow come to them. Therefore, the Lord, the Lord of Hosts, the Mighty One of Israel says, Ah, I will [relieve Myself] of [My] adversaries, & avenge [Myself] of [My] enemies.]

And [don't] you [go] to Gilgal, & neither to Beth Aven, [a.k.a. Beth El,] nor swear, The Lord Lives. [1 Kings 12:27-30 If this people go up to sacrifice in the [Lord's] house in Jerusalem, then the heart of this people shall [return] again to their lord, even to Rehoboam, [Judah's] king, & they shall kill me, & go again to Rehoboam, [Judah's] king.

[With this advice,] king [Jeroboam] made 2 calves of gold, & said to [the Israelites,] It's too much for you to go up to Jerusalem [to sacrifice.] [See,] your gods, O Israel, [that] brought you up, out of the land of Egypt. And he [put] 1 in Beth El, & he put the other in Dan.] And this thing became a sin: for the people went to worship before the 1, even to Dan.]

For Israel [backslides like] a backsliding heifer, [a.k.a. young cow.] Now, the Lord will feed them [like] a lamb in a [large area.] Ephraim is [connected] to idols. [Leave] him alone.

Continually, their drink [offerings] you give, is sour, [because] they have committed [unfaithful harlotry.] Her rulers love [what is] [shameful.] And they shall be ashamed, because of their sacrifices. Her wings [have been] [tied up, a.k.a limited by] the wind.

[Psalm 106:34-39 They didn't destroy the nations, [about] whom, the Lord commanded them. But were [mixed] among the heathen, & learned their works. And they served their idols: which were a snare to them.

[Yes,] they sacrificed their sons & their daughters to [demons] & shed [the] blood [of the] innocent, even the blood of their sons & their daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan.

And the land was [defiled] with [bloodshed.] [Like this, they were defiled with their own works, & went [like unfaithful harlots] after their own inventions.]

Hosea 3:1-5 The Lord Foretells How Unfaithful Israel Is & Will Later Return to Him

 

The Lord Foretells How Unfaithful Israel Is & Will Later Return to Him

Hosea 3:1-5                        The Book of Hosea [in Smaller Chunks]

Then, the Lord said to me, [Still] go, according to the love the Lord [had] toward the children [people] of Israel & love a woman, [who still] [is] an adulteress, beloved [by] her friend, who [looks] to other gods & [loves flasks] of wine.

[Isaiah 65:2-3 I have spread out My hands all day to a rebellious people, [who follow] after their own thoughts, in a [path] that wasn't good. A people that continually provoke Me to anger to My face & sacrifices in the gardens & [burns] incense upon altars of brick.]

So, I bought her [for Myself,] for 15 pieces of silver; & 1 1/2 [homers] of barley. And I said to her, You shall [stay with] Me many days & you shall [no longer] play the [unfaithful] harlot. And you shall [no longer] be for another man.

[Psalm 45:10-11 [Pay attention, & lean] your ear, O daughter & [contemplate this,] also forget your own people, & your father's house. So shall the King greatly desire your beauty. For He is your Lord; & you, worship Him.]

I will also be for you. For the children [people] of Israel shall [remain] many days without: a king; a prince; a sacrifice; an image; an ephod; & without a teraphim, [a.k.a. idols.]

Afterward, the children [people] of Israel shall return & seek the Lord their God, & David, their king. And shall fear [respect] the Lord & His goodness in the latter days.

Hosea 2:1-23 Hosea's Wife is Unfaithful, Like God's People Are Unfaithful to Him

 

Hosea's Wife is Unfaithful, Like God's People Are Unfaithful to Him

Hosea 2:1-23                               The Book of Hosea [in Smaller Chunks]

[Go &] say to your brethren, Ammi, [a.k.a. My people,] & to your sisters, Ru Hamah, [a.k.a. No Mercy.] Plead [in the courts] with your mother. Plead, for she isn't my wife & neither am I her husband. Therefore, let her put away her [unfaithful harlotries from] her sight & her adulteries from between her breasts.

Lest, I strip her naked, & [put] her [like] the day that she was born, & make her [like] a wilderness. And [put] her like a dry land & [kill] her with thirst. [Jeremiah 16:10-12 And it shall [happen,] when you shall [declare] all these Words [to] this people, & they shall say to you, [For what reason has] the Lord [declared] all this great [disaster] against us? Or what is our iniquity?

Or what is our sin that we have committed against the Lord our God? Then, you shall say to them, The Lord says, Because your fathers have [abandoned] Me, & have [followed] after other gods, & served & worshiped them, & have [abandoned] Me & have haven't kept My Law.

And you have done worse than your fathers; for, [see,] everyone [of] you [follow] after the imaginations of his evil heart, [so] that they [won't pay attention]to Me.]

And I won't have mercy upon her children; for they [are] the children of [unfaithful harlotry.] For, their mother has played the harlot & she, [who] conceived them [has] done shamefully. For she said, I will go after my lovers, that give me my: bread; waters; wool; flax; oil; & my drink.

[Ezekiel 23:5-7 And Aholah, [a.k.a. Samaria,] played the [unfaithful] harlot when she was Mine & she [showered affection] on her lovers, on the Assyrians, her neighbors, [who] were clothed with blue, [a.k.a. purple,] captains & rulers, all of them desirable young men & horsemen, riding upon horses.

[Like this,] she committed her [unfaithful harlotries] with them, [like] with all [those, who] were the chosen men of Assyria, & with all [upon] whom, she [showered her affection.] She defiled herself with all their idols.]

Therefore, [look,] I will make a wall & hedge up your [road] with thorns, [so] that she may not find her paths. And she shall follow after her lovers, but she shall [catch up with] them. And she shall seek them, but shall not find them.

Then, she shall say, I will go & return to my 1st husband; for it was better [for] me then, than now. [Isaiah 54:5-8 For your Maker is your husband; the Lord of Hosts is His Name; & shall be called your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel. For the Lord has called you [like] a woman [abandoned] & grieved in spirit, & a [young] wife, when you [were] refused, says your God.

For a [little] moment I have [abandoned] you; but with great mercies I will gather you. In a little [anger] I hid My face from you for a moment; but I will have mercy on you with everlasting kindness, says the Lord your Redeemer.]

For she didn't know that I gave her: [grain;] wine; & oil, & multiplied her silver & gold, [that] they prepared for Baal. [Ezekiel 16:17 You have also taken your [pretty] jewels & My gold & My silver, [that] I have given you, & made yourself [male] images & committed [unfaithful harlotry] with them.]

Therefore, I will return & take away My [grain] in [its] [harvest] time, & My wine in [its] season, & will recover My wool & My flax given to cover her nakedness. And I will now [uncover] her [indecency] in the sight of her lovers & none shall deliver her [from] My hand.

I will also cause all her [happiness] to cease: & her: feast days; New Moons; Sabbaths, & solemn feasts. [Revelation 18:23-24 And the light of a candle shall no [longer] shine in you. And the voice of the bridegroom & the bride shall no [longer] be heard at all in you.

For your merchants were the great men of the earth; [but] by your sorceries, all nations were deceived. And in her was found the [bloodshed] of prophets & saints, & all [who] were slain upon the earth.]

And I will destroy her vines & fig trees, [of which,] she has said, These are my [payment] that my lovers have given me. And I will make them a forest & the animals of the field shall eat them. And I will visit, [a.k.a. punish,] her [for] the days of Baalim, [a.k.a. Baal, in which] she burned incense to them.

And she [decorated] herself with her: earrings & jewels, & she [followed] after her lovers, & [forgot] Me, says the Lord. Therefore, [watch,] I will [entice] her, & bring her into the wilderness, & speak [nicely] to her. And from [there,] I will give her vineyards, & the Valley of Achor, for a door of hope.

And she shall sing there, [like] in the days of her youth, & [like during] the day when she came up out of the land of Egypt. [Joshua 7:24-26 And Joshua, & all Israel with him, took Achan, [Zerah's] son, & his sons & daughters & the silver, & the garment, & the wedge of gold, & his: oxen; [mules;] sheep; tent; & all that he had. And they brought them to the Valley of Achor.

And Joshua said, Why have you troubled us? The Lord shall trouble you this day. And all Israel stoned him, & burned them with fire, after they had stone them [to death.]

And they raised over him a [large] heap of stones [until] this day. So, the Lord turned from the fierceness of His anger. [For this reason,] the name of that place was called, The Valley of Achor, [until] this day.]

The Lord says, And [on] that day, it shall be that you call Me, Ishi, [a.k.a. My Husband,] & shall no [longer] call Me Baali, [a.k.a. my master.] For I will take away the names of Baalim, [a.k.a. Baal,] out of her mouth. And they shall no [longer] be remembered by their name.

And [on] that day, I will make a covenant [contract] for them with the: [wild animals] of the field; [birds] of heaven; & creeping things [from] the ground. And I will break the [archer's] bow; the sword; & battle, [from] the earth, & will make them to lie down safely.

[Isaiah 11:9-11 In all My Holy mountain, they shall not [harm,] nor destroy, for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord, [like] the waters cover the sea.

*And [on] that day, there shall be a Root of Jesse, which shall stand for a [sign for] the people & the Gentiles shall seek to It. And His rest shall be glorious. And it shall [happen, on] that day, the Lord shall [put] His hand in again, [in order to scoop up] the 2nd time, & to recover the [rest] of His people.]

And I will betroth you to Me forever. [Yes,] I will betroth you to Me in: righteousness; [justice;] loving kindness; & in mercies. I will even betroth you to Me in faithfulness & you shall know the Lord. [John 17:3 And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the Only True God, & Jesus Christ, Whom You [have] sent.]

And it shall [happen, on] that day, I will hear, says the Lord. I will [listen] [from] the heavens & they shall hear [from] the earth. And the earth shall hear [among] the: [grain;] wine; & oil; & they shall hear [in] Jezreel.

And I will sow, [a.k.a. plant] her [for] Me, in the earth. And I will have mercy upon her & [those, who haven't acquired] mercy. [Ezekiel 36:9-11 [Look,] I Am for you, & I will [return] to you, & you shall be tilled & sown. And I will multiply men upon all the house of Israel, even all of it.

And the cities shall be inhabited & the [wastelands] shall be [rebuilt.] And upon you, I will multiply man & [animals] & they shall increase & [produce] fruit. And I will [restore] you to your [previous state] & will do better [for] you, than at your [beginning.] And you shall know that I Am the Lord.]

And I will say to [those, who] weren't My people, You are My people. And they shall say, You are my God. [Romans 9:26 And it shall [happen,] that in the place where it was said to them, You aren't My people, they shall be called there the children [people] of the Living God.]

Hosea 1:1-11 The Lord Directs Hosea to Marry Gomer

 

The Lord Directs Hosea to Marry Gomer

Hosea 1:1-11                         The Book of Hosea [in Smaller Chunks]

The Word of the Lord that came to Hosea, [Beeri's] son, [during] the days of: Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, & Hezekiah, [Judah's] kings, & [during] the days of [Joash's] son, Jeroboam, [Israel's] king. The beginning of the [Lord's] Word [to be shared] by Hosea.

And the Lord said to Hosea, Go, take [for] yourself [a] wife [that's been an unfaithful harlot] & children [from this unfaithfulness.] [Psalm 73:27 For, [look, those who] are far from you shall perish. You have destroyed all [those, who] go [unfaithfully like a harlot.]

Departing from the Lord, the land has committed [immense infidelities.] So, [Hosea] went & took Gomer, [Diblaim's] daughter, [who] conceived & [bore Hosea] a son. And the Lord said to Hosea, Call his name Jezreel. For [in] a little while, I will avenge the [bloodshed] of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu & will cause the house of [Israel's] kingdom to cease.

[2 Kings 17:7-12 For it was so, that the children [people] of Israel had feared, [a.k.a. respected] other gods [that] they had made & had sinned against the Lord their God, [Who] had brought them up, out of the land of Egypt, from under the hand, [a.k.a. control,] of Pharaoh, [Egypt's] king.

And [the Israelites] [followed] in the [mandates] of the heathen, whom the Lord cast out before the children [people] & kings of Israel. And the children [people] of Israel secretly did those things that weren't right, against the Lord their God.

And they built [themselves] high places in all their cities, from the Tower of the Watchman, [a.k.a. The Watchman's Tower,] to the [fortified] city. And they set up images & groves [for] [themselves] under every green tree, in every high hill.

And they burnt incense there in all the high places, [like] the heathen did, whom the Lord carried away before them. And [they] [did] wicked things to provoke the Lord to anger. For they served idols, [of which] the Lord had said to them, You shall not do this thing.]

And it shall [happen on] that day, that I will break the [archer's] bow of Israel in the Valley of Jezreel. And [Gomer] conceived again, & [bore] a daughter. And God said to [Hosea,] call her name Lo Ruhamah, [a.k.a. No Mercy,] for I will no [longer] have mercy upon the house of Israel. But I will [totally] take them away.

[2 Kings 17:6 [During] the 9th year of Hoshea, [a.k.a. Hosea,] the king of Assyria, took Samaria, & carried Israel away into Assyria. And placed them in Halah & Habor by the river of Gozan, [a.k.a. Gozan River,] & in the cities of the Medes.]

But I will have mercy on the house of Judah & won't save them by the: bow; sword; battle; horses; nor by horsemen, [but] will save them by the Lord their God. Now, when they have weaned Lo Ruhamah, [Gomer] conceived & [bore] a son.

Then, God said, Call his name Lo Ammi: for you aren't My people, & I won't be your God. [Still,] the number of the children of Israel shall be [like] the sand of the sea, which can't be measured, nor [counted.]

[Genesis 22:16-18 And said, I have sworn by Myself, says the Lord, because you, [a.k.a. Abraham, have] done this thing, & haven't withheld your son, your only son.

That I will bless you, in [blessings,] & in multiplying, I will multiply your seed, [a.k.a. descendants, like] the stars of the heaven & [like] the sand, [that] is upon the seashore. And your seed shall possess the gate of his enemies. *And all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in your seed, because you [have] obeyed My voice.]

And it shall [happen,] that in the place where it was said to them, You aren't My people, it shall be said to them there, You are the sons of the Living God. [Isaiah 8:18-19 *[Look,] the children & I, whom the Lord has given me are for signs & for wonders, [a.k.a. miracles,] from the Lord of Hosts, [Who] dwells in Mount Zion.

And when they shall say to you, Seek [for those, who] have familiar spirits, [a.k.a. mediums, or those who talk with the dead,] that peep, [a.k.a. whisper] & mutter: Shouldn't a people seek to their God? For the Living [not] to the dead?]

Then, the children [people] of Judah & Israel, shall be gathered together & appoint [for] themselves 1 [leader] & they shall come up out of the land. For the day of Jezreel shall be great.

Daniel 12:1-13 Daniel's Vision of Judgment Day & the Time Before That

 

Daniel's Vision of Judgment Day & the Time Before That

Daniel 12:1-13                    The Book of Daniel [in Smaller Chunks]

And at that time, Michael, the great prince, [a.k.a. an ArchAngel, who] stands [up] for the children of your people. [Revelation 12:7-8 And there was war in heaven. Michael & his Angels fought against the dragon. And the dragon & his angels fought & [didn't prevail.] Neither was [there any] place found [for them,] anymore in heaven.]

And there shall be a time of trouble, such [like] never was since there was [any] nation, even [until] that same time. [Mark 13:19 For in those days shall be affliction, such [like] wasn't from the beginning of the creation, [that] God created, [until] this time & neither shall be [again.]

And at that time, everyone [of] your people found written in the book, shall be delivered. [Revelation 20:12 And I saw the dead, [powerless & powerful] stand before God. And the books were opened. And another book was opened, which is The Book of Life. And the dead were judged [from] those things, [that] were written in the books, according to their works, [a.k.a. deeds.]

And many of [those, who] sleep in the dust, [a.k.a. dirt,] of the earth, shall awake, some to everlasting life & some to shame & everlasting contempt.  [2 Peter 3:8-10 But, beloved, [don't] be [unaware] of this one thing, that 1 day [for] the Lord is [like] a 1,000 years, & a 1,000 years [like] one day.

The Lord is not slack, [a.k.a. slow about] His promise, [like] some men [consider slowness,] but Is [patient toward] us, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

But the day of the Lord will come [like] a thief in the night; in which the heavens shall pass away with a [loud] noise, & the elements shall melt with fervent heat, & also the earth & the [things made] that are [in there] shall be burned up.]

And [those, who are] wise, shall shine [like] the brightness of the [heavens.] And [those, who] turn many to righteousness, [shall shine] [like] the stars forever & ever. But, you, O Daniel, [close] up the Words, & seal the book, even [until] the time of the end.

Many shall run [back & forth,] & knowledge shall be increased. [1 Timothy 2:3-6 [So,] that we & for: kings & for all, [who] are in authority, may lead a quiet & [peaceful] life, in all godliness & honesty.

For this is good & [appropriate] in the sight of God, our Savior; Who [wants to] have all men to be saved, & to come to the knowledge of the Truth. For there is One God, & One Mediator between God & men. The Man, Christ Jesus; Who gave Himself [as a] Ransom for all, to be [witnessed] in due time.]

Then, I, Daniel, looked & [saw], 2 [others] stood there, 1 on this side of the [river] bank, & 1 on the other side. And one said to the man clothed in linen, [who] was upon the waters of the river, How long shall it be [until] the end of these wonders?

And I heard the man clothed in linen, [who] was upon the waters of the rivers, when he held up his left & right [hands] to heaven & [swore] by Him, [Who] lives forever, that it shall be for a time, times, and 1/2. And when He shall have accompanied [scattering] the power of the holy people, all these things shall be finished.

[Matthew 24:29-31 Immediately after the tribulation of those days: the sun shall be darkened; the moon shall not give [its] light; the stars shall fall from heaven; & the powers of heaven shall be shaken. And then shall appear the sign of the Son of Man, in heaven. And all the tribes of the earth shall mourn then, & they shall see the Son of Man coming in the clouds of heaven with power & great glory.]

And I heard, but I [didn't understand.] Then, I said, O my Lord, what shall be the end of these things? [Matthew 24:11-16 And many false prophets shall rise [up] & shall deceive many. And because [sin] shall abound, the love of many shall [grow] cold. But he, [who] shall endure [until] the end, the same shall be saved.

And this gospel of the kingdom, shall be preached in all the world for a witness to all nations; & then the end shall come. Therefore, when you shall see the abomination of desolation, [standing] in the holy place, spoken of by Daniel, the prophet, ([whoever] reads [this;] let him understand:) Then, let [those, who are in [Judea] flee into the mountains.]

And he said, Go [on] your way, Daniel. For the Words are [shut] up & sealed, [until] the time of the end. [Revelation 3:3 Therefore, remember [what] you [have] heard & received, hold [it] [tight] & repent. Therefore, if you [don't] watch, I will come on you, [like] a thief, & you shall not know what hour, I will come upon you.]

Many shall be purified, made white, & [tested.] But the wicked shall do wickedly. And none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand. [Revelation 22:10-15 And he [said] to me, [Don't] seal the [words] of this book. For the time is at hand, [a.k.a. soon.] He, [who] is unjust, let him still be unjust.

And he, [who] is filthy, let him still be filthy. And he, [who] is righteous, let him still be righteous. And he, [who] is holy, let him still be holy. *And, [watch,] I come quickly; & My reward is with Me & shall be to give every man according [like] his [deeds.] I Am [the] Alpha & Omega, the Beginning & the End, the First & the Last.

Blessed are [those, who] do His commandments, [so] that they may have right to the Tree of Life, & may enter in through the gates into the city. For [outside] are: dogs, sorcerers; [sexual traffickers;] murderers; idolaters; & [whoever] loves & makes [up lies.]

And from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away, & the [setting up the] abomination [of desolation,] there shall be 1,290 days. Blessed is he, [who] waits & comes to the 1,335 days.

But you, go [on] your way, [until] the end [happens.] For you shall rest & stand in your lot, [a.k.a. appointed place,] at the end of the days. [Psalm 16:5 The Lord is the portion of [my] inheritance & my cup. You [uphold] my lot.]