Category: Biblical Reflections

Hosea 5:1–15 (NKJV) 5:1 “Hear this, O priests!  Take heed, O house of Israel!  Give ear, O house of the king! For yours is the judgment, Because you have been a snare to Mizpah And a net spread on Tabor. 2 The revolters are deeply involved in slaughter, Though I rebuke them all. 3 I … Continue reading The Infection of Sin

Hosea 4:11–19 (NKJV) 11 “Harlotry, wine, and new wine enslave the heart. 12 My people ask counsel from their wooden idols, And their staff informs them. For the spirit of harlotry has caused them to stray, And they have played the harlot against their God. 13 They offer sacrifices on the mountaintops, And burn incense … Continue reading Don’t Be Deceived!

Hosea 4:1–10 (NKJV) 4:1 Hear the word of the LORD, You children of Israel, For the LORD brings a charge against the inhabitants of the land: “There is no truth or mercy Or knowledge of God in the land. 2 By swearing and lying, Killing and stealing and committing adultery, They break all restraint, With … Continue reading When Leadership Fails

Hosea 3:1–5 (NKJV) 3:1 Then the Lord said to me, “Go again, love a woman who is loved by a lover and is committing adultery, just like the love of the Lord for the children of Israel, who look to other gods and love the raisin cakes of the pagans.” The Lord gives Hosea an … Continue reading Buy Her Back

Hosea 2:14–23 (NKJV) 14 “Therefore, behold, I will allure her, Will bring her into the wilderness, And speak comfort to her. 15 I will give her her vineyards from there, And the Valley of Achor as a door of hope; She shall sing there, As in the days of her youth, As in the day … Continue reading The Promised Restoration

Hosea 2:2–13 (NKJV) 2 “Bring charges against your mother, bring charges; For she is not My wife, nor am I her Husband! Let her put away her harlotries from her sight, And her adulteries from between her breasts; 3 Lest I strip her naked And expose her, as in the day she was born, And … Continue reading Backslider’s Paradise?

Hosea 1:1–2:1 (NKJV) 1 The word of the Lord that came to Hosea the son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel. The Lord speaks through the prophet Hosea with a very visible message.  This … Continue reading Covenant Ended, Covenant Restored

Daniel 12:1–13 (NKJV) 12:1 “At that time Michael shall stand up, The great prince who stands watch over the sons of your people; And there shall be a time of trouble, Such as never was since there was a nation, Even to that time. And at that time your people shall be delivered, Every one … Continue reading What Will Come to Pass

Daniel 11:29–45 (NKJV) 11:29 “At the appointed time he shall return and go toward the south; but it shall not be like the former or the latter. 30 For ships from Cyprus shall come against him; therefore he shall be grieved, and return in rage against the holy covenant, and do damage. “So he shall return and … Continue reading Men Rise and Fall

Daniel 11:5–28 (NKJV) 5 “Also the king of the South shall become strong, as well as one of his princes; and he shall gain power over him and have dominion. His dominion shall be a great dominion. 6 And at the end of some years they shall join forces, for the daughter of the king of … Continue reading The Nations Rage