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Themes in Hosea 7

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Themes in Hosea 7

Hosea 7:1 (show verse)

When I would heal Israel,
The sin (guilt) of Ephraim is uncovered,
And the wickedness of Samaria,
Because they practice false dealing;
The thief enters,
Bandits ravage and raid outside.

Robbers » Bands of

Hosea 7:2 (show verse)

But they do not consider in their hearts (minds)
That I remember [always] all their wickedness.
Now their deeds surround and entangle them;
They are before My face.

Exposure » Of sin » Rendered doubly certain by God's infinite knowledge
Secret sins » Known to God
Sin » Internal » Known to God

Hosea 7:3 (show verse)

They make the king glad with their wickedness,
And the princes with their lies.

Sin » The wicked » Delight in those who commit

Hosea 7:4 (show verse)

They are all adulterers;
Like the heat of an oven
When the baker ceases to stir the fire, [their passion smolders]
From the kneading of the dough until it is leavened.

Adultery » Instances of » israelites
Arts and crafts » Names of various » Bakers
Bread » How prepared » Kneaded
Bread » How prepared » Baked in ovens
Bread » Kinds of » Leavened (made with yeast)
Bread » Was kneaded
Bread » Was baked » In ovens
Dough » Kneaded
Furnace » Figurative » Of lust
Leaven » Used in making bread
Leaven (yeast) » For bread
Oven » Figurative
Wicked people » Compared with » Fiery oven
Wicked, the, are compared to » Fiery oven

Hosea 7:5 (show verse)

On the [special] day of our king, the princes became sick with the heat of wine;
The king stretched out his hand [in association] with scoffers (lawless people).

Bread » Was baked » In ovens
Diseases » Intemperance a cause of
Drunkenness » Examples of » Kings of israel
Drunkenness » Leads to » Scorning
hands » Stretched out in derision
Intemperance » Examples of » Kings of israel
Intoxication » Examples of » Kings of israel
King » Drunken, instances of
Scorning and mocking » Drunkards addicted to
Sickness » Often brought on by intemperance
Temperance » Drunkards examples of » Kings of israel
Wine » Instances of intoxication from » Kings of israel

Hosea 7:6 (show verse)

As they approach their plotting,
Their mind burns [with intrigue] like an oven [while they lie in wait].
Their anger smolders all night;
In the morning it blazes like a flaming fire.

Bread » Was baked » In ovens
Oven » Figurative

Hosea 7:7 (show verse)

They are all hot like an oven
And they consume their judges (rulers);
All their kings have fallen.
There is no one among them who calls to Me.

Bread » Was baked » In ovens
Oven » Figurative
Prayer » Morning » Neglect of

Hosea 7:8 (show verse)

Ephraim mixes himself with the [Gentile] nations [seeking favor with one country, then another];
Ephraim is a cake not turned [worthless; ready to be thrown away].

Character » Instability of
Cooking » Ephraim, a cake unturned

Hosea 7:9 (show verse)

Strangers have devoured his strength,
Yet he does not know it;
Gray hairs are sprinkled on him,
Yet he does not know.

Companionship » Evil » Devoured the strength of ephraim
Hairs » White or gray » A token of weakness and decay
Ignorance » Of self » It results in unconscious deterioration of men
Long life » Examples of vigorous » Gray hairs, an indication of
Old age » Examples of vigorous » Gray hairs, an indication of
ignorance of Self » It results in unconscious deterioration of men
Temptation » Evil companionships, ruinous influence of » Devoured the strength of ephraim

Hosea 7:10 (show verse)

Though the pride of Israel testifies against him,
Yet they do not return [in repentance] to the Lord their God,
Nor seek nor search for nor desire Him [as essential] in spite of all this.

Impenitence » Warnings against
Pride » A hindrance to seeking God

Hosea 7:11 (show verse)

Ephraim also is like a silly dove, without heart or good sense;
They call to Egypt [for help], they go to Assyria.

Assyria » Israel condemned for trusting to
false Confidence » In man
the Simple » The simple deceived by

When they go, I will spread My net over them;
I will bring them down like birds of the heavens [into Assyrian captivity].
I will chastise them in accordance with the proclamation (prophecy) to their congregation.

Nation » Chastised
Net » Figurative

Hosea 7:13 (show verse)

Woe (judgment is coming) to them, for they have wandered away from Me!
Devastation is theirs, because they have rebelled and trespassed against Me!
I would redeem them, but they speak lies against Me.

No Themes for this verse.

Hosea 7:14 (show verse)

They do not cry out to Me from their heart
When they wail on their beds [in unbelieving despair];
For the sake of grain and new wine they assemble themselves [as if worshiping Baal];
They rebel against Me.

Beds » Persons sometimes took to, in grief
Rebellion » Examples of rebellion against God
Rebellion against God » Exemplified
Rebellion against God » They who are guilty of » Practice hypocrisy to hide

Hosea 7:15 (show verse)

Although I trained and strengthened their arms [for victory over their enemies],
Yet they devise evil against Me.

No Themes for this verse.

Hosea 7:16 (show verse)

They turn, but they do not turn upward to the Most High.
They are like a poorly crafted bow [that misses the mark];
Their princes shall fall by the sword
Because of the insolence of their tongue.
This will be cause for their mockery and disdain in the land of Egypt.

the Bow » Illustrative » (when deceitful,) of the hypocrite
Weapons » Of war » Bows