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Themes in Hosea 12

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Themes in Hosea 12

Hosea 12:1 (show verse)

Ephraim fed upon the wind, and he pursued the east wind: all the day he multiplied falsehood and destruction; and they will cut out a covenant with Assur, and oil will be brought to Egypt

Alliances » Evil » Examples of God's people seeking
Alliances » Political » With idolaters forbidden
Covenants » The jews » Condemned for making, with idolatrous nations
Evil » Alliances » Examples of God's people seeking
Oil » Exported
Oil » Tribute paid in
Wind » Illustrative » (feeding upon,) of vain hopes

Hosea 12:2 (show verse)

And a contention to Jehovah with Judah, and to review Jacob according to his ways; he will turn back to him according to his doings.

Israel » The name of the ten tribes that revolted from the house (kingdom) of david » Also called jacob
Punishment of the The Wicked » On account of their » Evil ways and doings

Hosea 12:3 (show verse)

In the belly he circumvented his brother, and by his strength he was a leader with God.

Jesus Christ, Deity Of » Acknowledged by the old testament saints
Feet » Parts of, mentioned in scripture » Heel
Israel » A name given to jacob
Jesus Christ » Divinity of » Acknowledged by old testament saints

Hosea 12:4 (show verse)

And he will be a leader to the messenger, and he will prevail: he wept, and he will make supplication to him: in the house of God he will find him, and there he will speak with him.

Beth-el » A city » A city north of jerusalem » The place where jacob saw the vision of the ladder
Jesus Christ, Deity Of » Acknowledged by the old testament saints
Israel » A name given to jacob
Jesus Christ » Divinity of » Acknowledged by old testament saints
Prayer » Accompanied with » Weeping

Hosea 12:5 (show verse)

And Jehovah God of armies, Jehovah his remembrance.

Jesus Christ, Deity Of » Acknowledged by the old testament saints
Jesus Christ » Divinity of » Acknowledged by old testament saints

Hosea 12:6 (show verse)

And thou, in thy God thou shalt turn back: watch mercy and judgment, and wait always for thy God.

God » Voice of select readings » Waiting upon
Judges » Keeping judgment
Mercy » Man commanded to exercise
Mercy » Encouraged
Mercy » Keeping mercy
Perseverance » To be manifested in » Waiting upon God
Turning » Turning to the lord
Waiting » Exhortations and encouragements to
Waiting » Continually
Waiting upon God » Exhortations and encouragements to
Waiting upon God » Should be » Continually

Hosea 12:7 (show verse)

Canaan in his hand, the balances of deceit: he loved to oppress.

Balances » False balance used
Business life » Dishonesty » Condemned
Commerce » Evil practices connected with
Dishonesty » Condemned
Measure » Must be just
Vices » Dishonesty » Condemned

Hosea 12:8 (show verse)

And Ephraim will say, Surely I became rich, I found to me wealth: all my labors shall not be found to me iniquity which was sin.

Measure » Must be just
Presumption » Exhibited in » Self-righteousness
Riches » Often lead to » Pride
Self-delusion » Prosperity frequently leads to
Self-delusion » Exemplified » israelites

Hosea 12:9 (show verse)

And I am Jehovah thy God from the land of Egypt; I will even cause thee to dwell in tents as in the days of the appointment

Measure » Must be just

Hosea 12:10 (show verse)

And I spake by the prophets, and I multiplied the vision, and by the hand of the prophets I will use similitudes.

Prophets » God spake of old by
Vision » A mode of revelation
Visions » Often multiplied for the benefit of the people

Hosea 12:11 (show verse)

If Gilead nothing? Surely they were vanity: in Gilgal they sacrificed oxen; also their altars as heaps upon the furrows of the field.

Gilead » A city
Gilgal » Place of the first encampment of the israelites west of the jordan river » Prophecies concerning

Hosea 12:12 (show verse)

And Jacob will flee to the field of Aram, and Israel will serve for a wife, and for a wife he watched.

jacob » Esau seeks to kill, escapes to padan-aram
jacob » Serves fourteen years for leah and rachel
jacob » Sojourns in haran with his uncle, laban
Marriage » Wives obtained » By purchase

Hosea 12:13 (show verse)

And by a prophet Jehovah brought up Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet he was perserved

moses » Prophecies of

Hosea 12:14 (show verse)

Ephraim provoked bitternesses, and bloods shall fly swiftly upon him, and his reproach shall his Lord turn back to him.

Ephraim » A tribe of israel » Name of, applied to the ten tribes