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Themes in Hosea 13

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Themes in Hosea 13

Hosea 13:1 (show verse)

When Ephraim spoke, there was trembling.

He exalted himself in Israel,
But through Baal he did wrong and died.

Baal » An idol of the phoenicians, God of the sun » By the kingdom of israel
Ephraim » A tribe of israel » Envied by other tribes
Ephraim » A tribe of israel » Worshiped baal

Hosea 13:2 (show verse)

And now they sin more and more,
And make for themselves molten images,
Idols

skillfully made from their silver,

All of them the work of craftsmen.
They say of them, “Let the men who sacrifice kiss the calves!”

Calves of jeroboam » Were kissed in adoration
Idolatry » Other customs of » Kissing
Idolatry » Objects of, worshipped » By kissing them
Silver » Idols
Sin » Progressive

Hosea 13:3 (show verse)

Therefore they will be like the morning cloud
And like dew which soon disappears,
Like chaff which is blown away from the threshing floor
And like smoke from a chimney.

Chaff » Figurative
Cloud » Figurative
Clouds » Illustrative » (passing away,) of the goodness and prosperity of hypocrites
Clouds » Often dispersed by the wind
Dew » Figurative
Smoke » Figurative
Wicked people » Compared with » Early dew that passes away
Wicked people » Compared with » Morning clouds
Wicked people » Compared with » Smoke
The wicked » Compared to chaff
Wicked, the, are compared to » Early dew that passing away
Wicked, the, are compared to » Morning clouds
Wicked, the, are compared to » Smoke

Hosea 13:4 (show verse)

Yet I have been the Lord your God
Since the land of Egypt;
And you were not to know any god except Me,
For there is no savior besides Me.

Forgetting » The reward for forgetting the lord
Help » The lord being your help
Salvation » What cannot save
Salvation » The lord being the only savior
Worship » What not to worship

Hosea 13:5 (show verse)

cared for you in the wilderness,

In the land of drought.

Drought » General reference to
Forgetting » The reward for forgetting the lord
Help » The lord being your help
Meteorology » Drought, general references to
Salvation » What cannot save

Hosea 13:6 (show verse)

As they had their pasture, they became satisfied,
And being satisfied, their heart became proud;
Therefore they forgot Me.

Forgetting » The reward for forgetting the lord
Forgetting God » Prosperity often leads to
Forgetting God » Prosperity leads to
Heart » The unregenerate » Is sensual
character of the unrenewed Heart » Elated by sensual indulgence
Help » The lord being your help
Prosperity » Perils of » Examples of the evil effects of
Prosperity » Dangers of
Salvation » What cannot save

Hosea 13:7 (show verse)

So I will be like a lion to them;
Like a leopard I will lie in wait by the wayside.

Animals » Names of » Leopards
Forgetting » The reward for forgetting the lord
Help » The lord being your help
Leopard » Fierceness of
Leopard » Lies in wait for its prey
Leopard » Illustrative » Of God in his judgments
Salvation » What cannot save

Hosea 13:8 (show verse)

I will encounter them like a bear robbed of her cubs,
And I will tear open their chests;
There I will also devour them like a lioness,
As a wild beast would tear them.

Bears » Illustrative of » God in his judgments
Forgetting » The reward for forgetting the lord
Help » The lord being your help
Lions » Fierceness of
Lions » Illustrative » Of God in executing judgments
Salvation » What cannot save

Hosea 13:9 (show verse)

It is your destruction, O Israel,

That you are against Me, against your help.

Help » The lord being your help
Israel/jews » Who destroyed israel
Salvation » What cannot save

Hosea 13:10 (show verse)

Where now is your king
That he may save you in all your cities,
And your judges of whom you requested,
“Give me a king and princes”?

Israel » Under the judges » Demands » King
Salvation » What cannot save

Hosea 13:11 (show verse)

I gave you a king in My anger
And took him away in My wrath.

King » Divinely authorized
Kings » First given to israel in anger
Salvation » What cannot save
saul » King of israel » Made king of israel

Hosea 13:12 (show verse)

The iniquity of Ephraim is bound up;
His sin is stored up.

Ephraim » A tribe of israel » Sin of, remembered by God

Hosea 13:13 (show verse)

The pains of childbirth come upon him;
He is not a wise son,
For it is not the time that he should delay at the opening of the womb.

Israel » Hoshea » Prophecies concerning » Of restoration

Hosea 13:14 (show verse)

Shall I ransom them from the power of Sheol?
Shall I redeem them from death?

O Death, where are your thorns?

O Sheol, where is your sting?

Compassion will be hidden from My sight.

Apostrophe » To death and the grave
The Dead » Resurrection of » Promises concerning
death » Death will be vanquished
death » Apostrophe to
natural Death » Shall finally be destroyed by Christ
Family Joy » Future » Maternal and paternal love » Death will be vanquished
Israel » Hoshea » Prophecies concerning » Of restoration
Ransom » Of a man's life
Redemption » Is from » death
Resurrection » Promises concerning
The Resurrection » A doctrine of the old testament
the future » No more » Death will be vanquished » the seven No mores
War » Figurative » Armor for » Over death and the grave
Warfare of saints » Victory in, is » Over death and the grave

Though he flourishes among the reeds,
An east wind will come,
The wind of the Lord coming up from the wilderness;
And his fountain will become dry
And his spring will be dried up;
It will plunder his treasury of every precious article.

Drought » Sent by God as a judgment
Meteorology » Wind » East
Wind » Mentioned in scripture » East
Wind » East wind
Wind » Figurative » Of the judgments of God
Wind » East » In canaan

Hosea 13:16 (show verse)

Samaria will be held guilty,

For she has rebelled against her God.

They will fall by the sword,

Their little ones will be dashed in pieces,
And their pregnant women will be ripped open.

Persia » Captivity foretold
Prisoners » Of war » Put to death
Rebellion against God » Exemplified
Woman » Often treated with great cruelty in war