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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 was exalted in Israel.
But he incurred guilt through Baal 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

Now they continue to sin
and make themselves a cast image,
idols skillfully made from their silver,
all of them the work of craftsmen.
People say about 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 mist,
like the early dew that vanishes,
like chaff blown from a threshing floor,
or like smoke from a window.

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)

I have been Yahweh your God
ever since the land of Egypt;
you know no God but Me,
and no Savior exists 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)

I knew 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)

When they had pasture,
they became satisfied;
they were satisfied,
and their hearts 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;
I will lurk like a leopard on the path.

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 attack them
like a bear robbed of her cubs
and tear open the rib cage over their hearts.
I will devour them there like a lioness,
like a wild beast that would rip them open.

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)

I will destroy you, Israel;
you have no help but Me.

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 the rulers

you demanded, saying,

“Give me a king and leaders”?

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

Hosea 13:11 (show verse)

I give you a king in My anger
and take away a king 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)

Ephraim’s guilt is preserved;
his sin is stored up.

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

Hosea 13:13 (show verse)

Labor pains come on him.
He is not a wise son;
when the time comes,
he will not be born.

Israel » Hoshea » Prophecies concerning » Of restoration

Hosea 13:14 (show verse)

I will ransom them from the power of Sheol.
I will redeem them from death.
Death, where are your barbs?
Sheol, where is your sting?
Compassion is hidden from My eyes.

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

Hosea 13:15 (show verse)

Although he flourishes among his brothers,

an east wind will come,
a wind from the Lord rising up from the desert.
His water source will fail,
and his spring will run dry.
The wind will plunder the treasury
of every precious item.

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 bear her guilt

because she has rebelled against her God.
They will fall by the sword;
their little ones will be dashed to pieces,
and their pregnant women ripped open.

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