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Themes in Hosea 4

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Themes in Hosea 4

Hosea 4:1 (show verse)

Hear the word of the Lord, people of Israel,
for the Lord has a case
against the inhabitants of the land:
There is no truth, no faithful love,
and no knowledge of God in the land!

Adultery » The reward for committing adultery
Character » Of the wicked » Ignorant of God
Character of the wicked » Ignorant of God
Controversy » Why the lord has controversies
Crime » Partial lists of
Knowledge » The reward for lacking knowledge
Lying » Often accompanied by gross crimes
Lying/lies » The reward for lying
Mercy » Denunciations against those devoid of
Reasoning » God reasons with men
Rejection » The reward for rejecting knowledge
Rejection » Who the lord rejects
national Sins » Exemplified
profane Swearing » Nations visited for
Theft » The reward for stealing
Truth » The evil people » Punished for want of
Truth » The wicked » Destitute of
Truth » The reward for lacking truth
Truth » The evil people » Are destitute of
Violence » The reward for violence

Hosea 4:2 (show verse)

Cursing, lying, murder, stealing,
and adultery are rampant;
one act of bloodshed follows another.

Adultery » The reward for committing adultery
Crime » Partial lists of
Knowledge » The reward for lacking knowledge
Lying » Often accompanied by gross crimes
Lying/lies » The reward for lying
Oaths » The jews » Condemned for profane
Rejection » The reward for rejecting knowledge
Rejection » Who the lord rejects
national Sins » Exemplified
Stealing » Examples of
profane Swearing » Nations visited for
Theft » Connected with murder
Theft » The reward for stealing
Theft » Brings a curse on those who commit it
Violence » The reward for violence

Hosea 4:3 (show verse)

For this reason the land mourns,
and everyone who lives in it languishes,
along with the wild animals and the birds of the sky;
even the fish of the sea disappear.

Adultery » The reward for committing adultery
Beasts » Often cut off for the sins of men
Birds » Often suffered for man's sin
the Earth » Made to mourn and languish by sin
Knowledge » The reward for lacking knowledge
Lying/lies » The reward for lying
Mercy » Denunciations against those devoid of
Rejection » The reward for rejecting knowledge
Rejection » Who the lord rejects
profane Swearing » Nations visited for
Theft » The reward for stealing
Theft » Brings a curse on those who commit it
Truth » The evil people » Punished for want of
Violence » The reward for violence

Hosea 4:4 (show verse)

But let no one dispute; let no one argue,
for My case is against you priests.

Knowledge » The reward for lacking knowledge
Priest » The function he served was superior to that of other priests » Judicial
Rejection » The reward for rejecting knowledge
Rejection » Who the lord rejects

Hosea 4:5 (show verse)

You will stumble by day;
the prophet will also stumble with you by night.
And I will destroy your mother.

Knowledge » The reward for lacking knowledge
Rejection » The reward for rejecting knowledge
Rejection » Who the lord rejects

My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.
Because you have rejected knowledge,
I will reject you from serving as My priest.
Since you have forgotten the law of your God,
I will also forget your sons.

Destruction » Why people are destroyed
Forgetting » The reward for forgetting the lord
Forgetting God » Law
Glory » Whose glory becomes shame
Knowledge » The reward for lacking knowledge
Knowledge » Those who reject are destroyed
Knowledge » Rejected
Law » Bondage of » Despised
Law » The reward for ignoring the law
The law of God » The wicked » Forget
Punishment of the The Wicked » On account of their » Rejection of the law of God
Rejection » The reward for rejecting knowledge
Rejection » Who the lord rejects
Shame » Whose glory becomes shame
The bible » The law part of » Despised

Hosea 4:7 (show verse)

The more they multiplied,
the more they sinned against Me.
I will change their honor into disgrace.

Glory » Christ's » Of man, transient
Glory » Whose glory becomes shame
Glory » Of hypocrites turned to shame
Glory » Temporal » Of hypocrites turned to shame
Law » The reward for ignoring the law
Man » Extremity of examples of » Glory of
Prosperity » Evil effects of
Punishment of the The Wicked » On account of their » Rejection of the law of God
Shame » Whose glory becomes shame
The world » Glory of » Glory of man, transient

Hosea 4:8 (show verse)

They feed on the sin of My people;
they have an appetite for their transgressions.

Punishment of the The Wicked » On account of their » Rejection of the law of God
Sin » Love of

Hosea 4:9 (show verse)

The same judgment will happen
to both people and priests.
I will punish them for their ways
and repay them for their deeds.

Church » Corruption in
Punishment of the The Wicked » On account of their » Evil ways and doings
Punishment of the The Wicked » On account of their » Rejection of the law of God

Hosea 4:10 (show verse)

They will eat but not be satisfied;
they will be promiscuous but not multiply.
For they have abandoned their devotion to the Lord.

No Themes for this verse.

Hosea 4:11 (show verse)

Promiscuity, wine, and new wine
take away one’s understanding.

Drunkenness » What alcohol does
Drunkenness » Takes away the heart
Heart » What takes away the heart
New » Man » Wine
Whoredom » The reward for whoredom
Wine » New
Wine » In excess » Impairs the health

Hosea 4:12 (show verse)

My people consult their wooden idols,
and their divining rods inform them.
For a spirit of promiscuity leads them astray;
they act promiscuously
in disobedience to their God.

Adultery » A type of the apostate church when disobedient » Characterized as an adulteress
Divination » Effected through » Rods
Heart » What takes away the heart
Idolatry » Objects of, described as » Stocks
Idolatry » They who practice » Have fellowship with devils
Idolatry » They who practice » Ask counsel of their idols
Israel » A type of the apostate church when disobedient » Characterized as an adulteress
Israel » A type of the apostate church when disobedient » Adultery of
Sins » National » The jews, characterized as an adulteress
Sorcery » By rods
Spiritual » Adoption » Adultery
Whoredom » The reward for whoredom

Hosea 4:13 (show verse)

They sacrifice on the mountaintops,
and they burn offerings on the hills,
and under oaks, poplars, and terebinths,
because their shade is pleasant.
And so your daughters act promiscuously
and your daughters-in-law commit adultery.

Groves » Often on tops of hills
Mountain » Used for idolatrous worship
Oak Trees » The ancients often » Performed idolatrous rites under
Poplar » A tree
Women » Wicked » Zeal of, in licentious practices of idolatry

Hosea 4:14 (show verse)

I will not punish your daughters
when they act promiscuously
or your daughters-in-law
when they commit adultery,
for the men themselves go off with prostitutes
and make sacrifices with cult prostitutes.
People without discernment are doomed.

Harlots » Warnings against
Insecurity of the wicked » Fall of the wicked foretold
Sodomites » And is the translation of a hebrew feminine form of the word translated elsewhere "sodomite"
The wicked » Devices of » Fall of the wicked foretold
Women » Harlots » Warnings against
Women » Wicked » Zeal of, in licentious practices of idolatry

Hosea 4:15 (show verse)

Israel, if you act promiscuously,
don’t let Judah become guilty!
Do not go to Gilgal
or make a pilgrimage to Beth-aven,

and do not swear an oath: As the Lord lives!

Beth-aven » A place on the mountains of benjamin
Gilgal » Place of the first encampment of the israelites west of the jordan river » Prophecies concerning

Hosea 4:16 (show verse)

For Israel is as obstinate as a stubborn cow.
Can the Lord now shepherd them
like a lamb in an open meadow?

Backsliding » Exemplified
Heifer » Figurative » Of backsliders
Heifer » Intractable
Lambs » Illustrative » (deserted and exposed,) of israel deprived of God's protection
Oxen » Heifer illustrative » (sliding back,) of backsliding israel

Hosea 4:17 (show verse)

Ephraim is attached to idols;
leave him alone!

Alliances » Political » With idolaters forbidden
Ephraim » A tribe of israel » Name of, applied to the ten tribes
Holy spirit » Withdrawn from incorrigible sinners
Idolatry » Obstinate sinners judicially given up to
Judgments » Different kinds of » Abandonment by God
Self-delusion » Obstinate sinners often given up to
Wicked people » Spirit of God withdrawn from

Hosea 4:18 (show verse)

When their drinking is over,
they turn to promiscuity.
Israel’s leaders fervently love disgrace.

Holy spirit » Withdrawn from incorrigible sinners
Wicked people » Spirit of God withdrawn from

Hosea 4:19 (show verse)

A wind with its wings will carry them off,

and they will be ashamed of their sacrifices.

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Wicked people » Spirit of God withdrawn from
Wind » Figurative