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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 iniquity of Ephraim is uncovered,
And the evil deeds of Samaria,
For they deal falsely;
The thief enters in,

Bandits raid outside,

Robbers » Bands of

Hosea 7:2 (show verse)

And they do not consider in their hearts
That I remember all their wickedness.
Now their deeds are all around 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)

With their wickedness they make the king glad,

And the princes with their lies.

Sin » The wicked » Delight in those who commit

Hosea 7:4 (show verse)

They are all adulterers,
Like an oven heated by the baker
Who ceases to stir up the fire
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 day of our king, the princes became sick with the heat of wine;
He stretched out his hand with scoffers,

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)

For their hearts are like an oven
As they approach their plotting;
Their anger smolders all night,
In the morning it burns like a flaming fire.

Bread » Was baked » In ovens
Oven » Figurative

Hosea 7:7 (show verse)

All of them are hot like an oven,
And they consume their rulers;
All their kings have fallen.

None of them calls on Me.

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

Hosea 7:8 (show verse)

Ephraim mixes himself with the nations;
Ephraim has become a cake not turned.

Character » Instability of
Cooking » Ephraim, a cake unturned

Hosea 7:9 (show verse)

Strangers devour his strength,

Yet he does not know it;
Gray hairs also are sprinkled on him,
Yet he does not know it.

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 have not returned to the Lord their God,
Nor have they sought Him, for all this.

Impenitence » Warnings against
Pride » A hindrance to seeking God

Hosea 7:11 (show verse)

So Ephraim has become like a silly dove, without sense;
They call to Egypt, they go to Assyria.

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

Hosea 7:12 (show verse)

When they go, I will spread My net over them;
I will bring them down like the birds of the sky.
I will chastise them in accordance with the proclamation to their assembly.

Nation » Chastised
Net » Figurative

Hosea 7:13 (show verse)

Woe to them, for they have strayed from Me!

Destruction is theirs, for they have rebelled against Me!
I would redeem them, but they speak lies against Me.

No Themes for this verse.

Hosea 7:14 (show verse)

And they do not cry to Me from their heart
When they wail on their beds;
For the sake of grain and new wine they

assemble themselves,

They turn away from 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,
Yet they devise evil against Me.

No Themes for this verse.

Hosea 7:16 (show verse)

They turn, but not upward,
They are like a deceitful bow;
Their princes will fall by the sword
Because of the

insolence of their tongue.

This will be their derision in the land of Egypt.

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