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Hosea 5

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Hear ye this, O priests; and hearken, ye house of Israel; and give ye ear, O house of the king; for judgment is toward you, because ye have been a snare on Mizpah, and a net spread upon Tabor.

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And the revolters are profound to make slaughter, though I have been a rebuker of them all.

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I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hid from me: for now, O Ephraim, thou committest whoredom, and Israel is defiled.

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They will not frame their doings to turn unto their God: for the spirit of whoredoms is in the midst of them, and they have not known the Lord.

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And the pride of Israel doth testify to his face: therefore shall Israel and Ephraim fall in their iniquity; Judah also shall fall with them.

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They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek the Lord; but they shall not find him; he hath withdrawn himself from them.

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They have dealt treacherously against the Lord: for they have begotten strange children: now shall a month devour them with their portions.

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Blow ye the cornet in Gibeah, and the trumpet in Ramah: cry aloud at Beth–aven, after thee, O Benjamin.

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Ephraim shall be desolate in the day of rebuke: among the tribes of Israel have I made known that which shall surely be.

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The princes of Judah were like them that remove the bound: therefore I will pour out my wrath upon them like water.

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Ephraim is oppressed and broken in judgment, because he willingly walked after the commandment.

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Therefore will I be unto Ephraim as a moth, and to the house of Judah as rottenness.

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When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah saw his wound, then went Ephraim to the Assyrian, and sent to king Jareb: yet could he not heal you, nor cure you of your wound.

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For I will be unto Ephraim as a lion, and as a young lion to the house of Judah: I, even I, will tear and go away; I will take away, and none shall rescue him.

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I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me early.

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Hosea 5:4

“They will not frame their doings to turn unto their God: for the spirit of whoredoms is in the midst of them, and they have not known the Lord.”

Study Summary

The statement that their deeds do not permit them to return to their God, because the spirit of harlotry is within them and they do not know the LORD, articulates the spiritual bondage that results from habitual covenant unfaithfulness, where Israel has become incapable of the repentance that restoration requires. The personification of the spirit of harlotry as an internal force suggests that Israel's idolatry has become so internalized that she has lost the capacity for the reorientation toward God that covenant restoration demands. The emphasis that they do not know the LORD indicates that the fundamental spiritual problem is not ignorance of information about God but the loss of intimate, covenantal relationship.

Community Reflections

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Aisha Mbeki (Test User)1d ago
The armor of God — Hosea 5

God is faithful in every circumstance.. The thread of covenant runs through every book of the Bible.. There's something deeply comforting about knowing that the same God who spoke these words is the same yesterday, today, and forever.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. This is one of those passages that reads differently in every season of life. God is faithful in every circumstance.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. The Hebrew word used here carries a richness that English can't fully capture. God is faithful in every circumstance.. This is one of those passages that reads differently in every season of life. God is faithful in every circumstance.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. What a reminder that God's ways are not our ways. Their context of persecution gives these words…

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Hosea 5:4

“They will not frame their doings to turn unto their God: for the spirit of whoredoms is in the midst of them, and they have not known the Lord.”

Study Summary

The statement that their deeds do not permit them to return to their God, because the spirit of harlotry is within them and they do not know the LORD, articulates the spiritual bondage that results from habitual covenant unfaithfulness, where Israel has become incapable of the repentance that restoration requires. The personification of the spirit of harlotry as an internal force suggests that Israel's idolatry has become so internalized that she has lost the capacity for the reorientation toward God that covenant restoration demands. The emphasis that they do not know the LORD indicates that the fundamental spiritual problem is not ignorance of information about God but the loss of intimate, covenantal relationship.

Community Reflections

1
Aisha Mbeki (Test User)1d ago
The armor of God — Hosea 5

God is faithful in every circumstance.. The thread of covenant runs through every book of the Bible.. There's something deeply comforting about knowing that the same God who spoke these words is the same yesterday, today, and forever.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. This is one of those passages that reads differently in every season of life. God is faithful in every circumstance.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. The Hebrew word used here carries a richness that English can't fully capture. God is faithful in every circumstance.. This is one of those passages that reads differently in every season of life. God is faithful in every circumstance.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. What a reminder that God's ways are not our ways. Their context of persecution gives these words…

Read the note →

Hosea 5:4

The statement that their deeds do not permit them to return to their God, because the spirit of harlotry is within them and they do not know the LORD, articulates the spiritual bondage that results from habitual covenant unfaithfulness, where Israel has become incapable of the repentance that restoration requires. The personification of the spirit of harlotry as an internal force suggests that Israel's idolatry has become so internalized that she has lost the capacity for the reorientation toward God that covenant restoration demands. The emphasis that they do not know the LORD indicates that the fundamental spiritual problem is not ignorance of information about God but the loss of intimate, covenantal relationship.