Monday, April 13, 2009

Hosea 9-10

Even if they escape from destruction, Egypt will gather them, and Memphis will bury them.Their treasures of silver will be taken over by briers, and thorns will overrun their tents.....They have sunk deep into corruption, as in the days of Gibeah. God will remember their wickedness and punish them for their sins. What are the the days of Gibeah that it's mentioned like that? "When I found Israel, it was like finding grapes in the desert; when I saw your fathers, it was like seeing the early fruit on the fig tree. But when they came to Baal Peor, they consecrated themselves to that shameful idol and became as vile as the thing they loved. So God said that they were like grapes in the desert, and then they turned away from Him, and became as bad as what they loved. I will no longer love them; all their leaders are rebellious..... Samaria and its king will float away like a twig on the surface of the waters....Thus will it happen to you, O Bethel, because your wickedness is great. When that day dawns, the king of Israel will be completely destroyed.

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