God Is Committed to the Good of His People. Zechariah 12:1 War Bulletin: God 's Message concerning Israel, God 's Decree—the very God who threw the skies into space, set earth on a firm foundation, and breathed his own life into men and women: "Watch for this: I'm about to turn Jerusalem into a cup of strong drink that will have the people who have set siege to Judah and Jerusalem staggering in a drunken stupor. We’re ready to study GOD, eager for God-knowledge. Hosea's message can be summarized by the words: Jehovah loves his people in spite of apostasy. The second part of the book contains longish lamentations of Hosea. Concordances: Bible Commentaries /. Think of it! I’m no longer her husband.Tell her to quit dressing like a whore,    displaying her breasts for sale.If she refuses, I’ll rip off her clothes    and expose her, naked as a newborn.I’ll turn her skin into dried-out leather,    her body into a badlands landscape,    a rack of bones in the desert.I’ll have nothing to do with her children,    born one and all in a whorehouse.Face it: Your mother’s been a whore,    bringing bastard children into the world.She said, ‘I’m off to see my lovers! Because Hosea describes God’s relationship with his people in terms of marriage, we learn of the significance God attaches both to the institution of marriage as well as … I’ll say to Nobody, ‘You’re my dear Somebody,’. bringing bastard children into the world. 1"Rename your brothers 'God's Somebody.' I’m calling a halt to the whole business. Hosea 3. Try it free today. “I’ll answer the sky, sky will answer earth. They will soon be dumping grounds for garbage, I’ll make her pay for her indulgence in promiscuous religion—. Silk lingerie and gowns are a thing of the past.I’ll expose her genitals to the public. This book contains the prophecies attributed to the prophet Hosea son of Beeri and this chapter contains the application of the symbols in the first chapter. But I’ll fix her: I’ll dump her in a field of thistles. 14-15 “And now, here’s what I’m going to do:    I’m going to start all over again.I’m taking her back out into the wilderness    where we had our first date, and I’ll court her.I’ll give her bouquets of roses. Rename your sisters 'All Mercy.' Hosea’s message was primarily for the northern kingdom of Israel, although he occasionally refers to the southern kingdom of Judah. Earth will answer grain and wine and olive oil, I’ll say to Nobody, ‘You’re my dear Somebody,’. 2 The first time God spoke to Hosea he said: Do you wish you knew the Bible better? Accuse her! Hosea 2. I’ll plant her in the good earth. Hosea /. All her fly-by-night lovers will be helpless to help her. Related Commentaries for Hosea 2. Safe from beasts and bullies!And then I’ll marry you for good—forever! Chapter 2 The scope of this chapter seems to be much the same with that of the foregoing chapter, and to point at the same events, and the causes of them. The message, as it is developed in Hosea 11, is like a four-act drama in which Hosea is the only actor, speaking for God. Wild Weekends and Unholy Holidays . I’ll turn Heartbreak Valley into Acres of Hope. Accuse her! I’ll turn Heartbreak Valley into Acres of Hope.She’ll respond like she did as a young girl,    those days when she was fresh out of Egypt. Completing the CAPTCHA proves you are a human and gives you temporary access to the web property. Performance & security by Cloudflare. not so much as a whisper of those names again. They couldn’t turn to God if they wanted to. His prophecy began with Jeroboam II, when the northern kingdom of Israel was at its zenith, and continued for the next 40 years until just before Samaria fell to Assyria in 722 B.C. “When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called my son. Make this whore the mother of your children. "Plead with your mother, plead: for she [is] not my wife, neither [am] I her husband: let her therefore … They’ll wine and dine me,Dress and caress me,    perfume and adorn me!’But I’ll fix her: I’ll dump her in a field of thistles,    then lose her in a dead-end alley.She’ll go on the hunt for her lovers    but not bring down a single one.She’ll look high and low    but won’t find a one. If you are on a personal connection, like at home, you can run an anti-virus scan on your device to make sure it is not infected with malware. I’ll turn her skin into dried-out leather. By the third day he’ll have made us brand-new, Alive and on our feet, fit to face him. ‘I’m going back to my husband, the one I started out with. Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible (Complete) /. What Is Represented by the Marriage in Chapter 3? It … Jezreel, the people who have been dispersed for their iniquities, and now about to be sown or planted in their own land, will require the most fostering care. “I’ll answer the sky, sky will answer earth, Earth will answer grain and wine and olive oil, and they’ll all answer Jezreel. Rename your sisters 'All Mercy.' Tell her to quit dressing like a whore, displaying her breasts for sale. See on Hosea 2:23; (note). I'll have mercy on No-Mercy. Bible Gateway Plus makes it easy. Rename your sisters 'All Mercy.' Party time is over. I’ll have mercy on No-Mercy.I’ll say to Nobody, ‘You’re my dear Somebody,’    and he’ll say ‘You’re my God!’”, Copyright © 1993, 2002, 2018 by Eugene H. Peterson, The Message (MSG). And here’s why: This whole country has become a whorehouse, unfaithful to me, GOD.” | The Message (MSG) | Download The Bible App Now. I’m about to bring her up short: No more wining and dining! Tell her to quit dressing like a whore, displ... Read verse in The Message Bible By them Hosea expresses his deep woe over Israel's condition. I'll turn Heartbreak Valley into Acres of Hope. You may need to download version 2.0 now from the Chrome Web Store. get rid of all the dirty false-god names. It came to him during the royal reigns of Judah’s kings Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah. I'll give her bouquets of roses. He hit us hard, but he’ll put us right again. 5-7 “Bloated by arrogance, big as a house, they’re a public disgrace, The lot of them—Israel, Ephraim, Judah—. This was also the time that Jeroboam son of Joash was king over Israel. 21-23 “On the very same day, I’ll answer”—this is God’s Message—    “I’ll answer the sky, sky will answer earth,Earth will answer grain and wine and olive oil,    and they’ll all answer Jezreel.I’ll plant her in the good earth. 2-13 “Haul your mother into court. Then she’ll say,‘I’m going back to my husband, the one I started out with. At the same time I’ll make a peace treaty between you. She’ll respond like she did as a young girl. 16-20 “At that time”—this is God ’s Message still— “you’ll address me, ‘Dear husband!’ Never again will you address me, ‘My slave-master!’ I’ll wash your mouth out with soap, get rid of all the dirty false-god names, not so much as a whisper of those names again. The Global Message of Hosea for Today The book of Hosea is rich in relevance for the church today. 2 “Rename your brothers ‘God’s Somebody.’    Rename your sisters ‘All Mercy.’. 21-23 “On the very same day, I’ll answer”—this is God’s Message—. lurching and weaving down their guilty streets. I'll say to Nobody, 'You're my dear Somebody,' and he'll say 'You're my God!'" I’m calling a halt to the whole business,    her wild weekends and unholy holidays.I’ll wreck her sumptuous gardens and ornamental fountains,    of which she bragged, ‘Whoring paid for all this!’They will soon be dumping grounds for garbage,    feeding grounds for stray dogs and cats.I’ll make her pay for her indulgence in promiscuous religion—    all that sensuous Baal worshipAnd all the promiscuous sex that went with it,    stalking her lovers, dressed to kill,And not a thought for me.”    God’s Message! Even when we are unfaithful, God continues to love and cherish us and provide a way for our restoration (cf. She's no longer my wife. I’ll wreck her sumptuous gardens and ornamental fountains, of which she bragged, ‘Whoring paid for all this!’. Their evil life is a bad habit. Accuse her! I’ll marry you true and proper, in love and tenderness. That was a better life by far than this one.’. And all the promiscuous sex that went with it, I’m taking her back out into the wilderness. He hurt us, but he’ll heal us. Hosea’s calling was not for the faint of heart, but then … Hosea 2:5 The Message Bible << Hosea 1 | Hosea 2 | Hosea 3 >> 5 Face it: Your mother's been a whore, bringing bastard children into the world. Cloudflare Ray ID: 641dec208907495d You’ll know me, God, for who I really am. They are heard in desiring oil, wine, and corn. The Lord’s Love for His Unfaithful People - Say to your brethren, ‘My people,’ And to your sisters, ‘Mercy is shown.’ God’s Unfaithful People - “Bring charges against your mother, bring charges; For she is not My wife, nor am I her Husband! Compare also Hosea 2:21-23 , on God as the great First Cause giving these through secondary instruments in nature. I’ll marry you true and proper, in love and tenderness.Yes, I’ll marry you and neither leave you nor let you go. 21-23 “On the very same day, I’ll answer”—this is God’s Message—. I’ll have nothing to do with her children. God 's Message! Hosea 6:2 That captures the Hebrew word and Greek LXX very well: We will live in HIS presence or Before Him. 14-15 "And now, here's what I'm going to do: I'm going to start all over again. Hosea 2:21: "On the very same day, I'll answer" - this is God's Message - "I'll answer the sky, sky will answer earth, "Return, and take away," is equivalent to, "I will take back again," namely, by sending storms, locusts, Assyrian enemies, &c. "Therefore," that is, … Most of Hosea's messages are announcements of God's anger with Israel (the northern of the two Israelite kingdoms) and God's impending judgment on this people. Hosea 1:2 The first time GOD spoke to Hosea he said: “Find a whore and marry her. I'm no longer her husband. Accuse her! Hosea is quoted often in the New Testament. David Guzik commentary on Hosea 2, where God brings charges against Israel because of their sin, and how He will judge the nation before restoration comes. I’ll have mercy on No-Mercy. Hosea 1. The Message; Hosea 2 Hosea 2. 1 This is God’s Message to Hosea son of Beeri. Your IP: 209.126.8.79 Wild Weekends and Unholy Holidays 2 "Haul your mother into court. Related Commentaries for Hosea 2. The Message Gift and Award Bible, Softcover, Black, The Message Bible--soft leather-look, sky blue, The Message Large-Print Deluxe Gift Bible--soft leather-look, teal, NIV & The Message Parallel Study Bible, Personal Size, Orchid/Raspberry, The Message Bible, Dusty Rose Floral Large Print Leather-Look. And then I’ll marry you for good—forever! In a couple of days we’ll feel better. Please enable Cookies and reload the page. At the same time he shows the future ways of God with His people. That was a better life by far than this one.’She didn’t know that it was I all along    who wined and dined and adorned her,That I was the one who dressed her up    in the big-city fashions and jewelry    that she wasted on wild Baal-orgies.I’m about to bring her up short: No more wining and dining! This verse is not available in the MSG! 2 Timothy 2:13). 2 But the more I called Israel, the further they went from me. As there, so here, I. I'm no longer her husband. Hosea 2:2-13-The Infidelity of Israel Israel’s unfaithfulness is described in these verses primarily within the context of Baal worship. Hosea 3:1–3. those days when she was fresh out of Egypt. I believe the context tells us that it is a prophetic word given to assure Israel that thy will be raised up as well, but not till the final days and after the 70th week. Silk lingerie and gowns are a thing of the past. Hosea 2 NIV 1 “Say of your brothers, ‘My people,’ and of your sisters, ‘My loved one.’ NIV 2 “Rebuke your mother, rebuke her, for she is not my wife, and I am not her husband. Jump to: Bible Study Tools; Parallel Bible Verse; Bible Contextual Overview; Bible Cross-References; Gill's Bible Notes; Barnes' Bible Notes; Bible Study Resources. These are necessary to the support and comfort of life; and to those the desire of animal life naturally aspires. The book of Hosea is a collection of prophetic messages delivered by the prophet Hosea and narrative descriptions of Hosea's marriage and the birth of his children (1:2-2:1; 3:1-5). Hosea 2 Rename your brothers 'God's Somebody.' I’ll have mercy on No-Mercy. She said, 'I'm off to see my lovers! I'm no longer her husband. Hosea 2:23 The Message Bible << Hosea 1 | Hosea 2 | Hosea 3 >> 23 I'll plant her in the good earth. • Hosea 2. They'll wine and dine me, Dress and caress me, perfume and adorn me!' She’s no longer my wife. Hosea 2:16. Another way to prevent getting this page in the future is to use Privacy Pass. I’ll plant her in the good earth. All her fly-by-night lovers will be helpless to help her.Party time is over. This Whole Country Has Become a Whorehouse. It’s no surprise, then, that Hosea means “Yahweh has rescued” or “salvation.” Yes, I’ll marry you and neither leave you nor let you go. 2 1 Rename your brothers 'God's Somebody.' Think of it! • 16-20 “At that time”—this is God’s Message still—    “you’ll address me, ‘Dear husband!’Never again will you address me,    ‘My slave-master!’I’ll wash your mouth out with soap,    get rid of all the dirty false-god names,    not so much as a whisper of those names again.At the same time I’ll make a peace treaty between you    and wild animals and birds and reptiles,And get rid of all weapons of war. where we had our first date, and I’ll court her. If you are at an office or shared network, you can ask the network administrator to run a scan across the network looking for misconfigured or infected devices. Otherwise I will strip her naked and make her as bare as on the day she was born; I will make her like … Every breath they take is a whore’s breath. Gangs of Priests Assaulting Worshipers - “Come on, let’s go back to GOD. Hosea 2 is the second chapter of the Book of Hosea in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. The definitive message of Hosea is the promise of God’s enduring love. She's no longer my wife. Foreshadowings: Hosea 2:23 is the wonderful prophetic message from God to include the Gentiles [non-Jews] as His children as recorded also in Romans 9:25 and 1 Peter 2:10. THE MESSAGE Hosea 2:17. Wild Weekends and Unholy Holidays "Haul your mother into court. The prophetic message of Hosea foretells the coming of Israel’s Messiah 700 years in the future. 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