Tag: LOVE’S GREAT GIFT: RECEIVED OR REJECTED
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Amos 1: YAH SENDS A WARNING I See Trouble
“The words of Amos, who was among the sheepbreeders of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel, two years before the earthquake. Thus says the Lord: “For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four, I…
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Joel 3: BeLOVED You Are Not Forsaken
“I will also gather all nations, And bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat; And I will enter into judgment with them there On account of My people, My heritage Israel, Whom they have scattered among the nations; They have also divided up My land. They have cast lots for My people, Have given…
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Joel 2: Spiritual War(ning) Impending Judgment
“Blow the trumpet in Zion, And sound an alarm in My holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble; For the day of the Lord is coming, For it is at hand: The Lord gives voice before His army, For His camp is very great; For strong is the One who executes His…
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Joel 1: Hear THE WORD Tell Your Children: After This Comes Judgment
“The word of יהוה that came to Yo’ĕl son of Pethu’ĕl. Hear this, you elders, and give ear, all you inhabitants of the land! Has this ever been in your days, or even in the days of your fathers? Relate it to your children, and your children to their children, and their children to the…
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Hosea 14: ‘What have I to do anymore with idols?’
“O Israel, return to the Lord your God, For you have stumbled because of your iniquity; “Ephraim shall say, ‘What have I to do anymore with idols?’ I have heard and observed him. I am like a green cypress tree; Your fruit is found in Me.”” Hosea 14:1, 8 NKJV https://bible.com/bible/114/hos.14.1.NKJV https://bible.com/bible/1588/hos.14.1-2.AMP Breaking Up with…
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Hosea 12: Knowing THE HELP
“Ephrayim is feeding on wind, and pursuing an east wind. All the day he increases falsehood and ruin. And they make a covenant with Ashshur, and oil is sent to Mitsrayim.” Hoshĕa (Hosea) 12:1 TS2009 https://bible.com/bible/316/hos.12.1.TS2009 https://bible.com/bible/1588/hos.12.1.AMP Spiritual War Fact: The marriage and family metaphors in The Holy Scriptures are primarily so we can Relate…
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Hosea 11: Tethered To LOVE
““When Israel was a child, I loved him, And out of Egypt I called My son. My people are bent on backsliding from Me. Though they call to the Most High, None at all exalt Him. “How can I give you up, Ephraim? How can I hand you over, Israel? How can I make you…
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Hosea 9: If YAH Should Seal Up Your Womb
“Do not rejoice, O Israel, with joy like other peoples, For you have played the harlot against your God. You have made love for hire on every threshing floor. “I found Israel Like grapes in the wilderness; I saw your fathers As the firstfruits on the fig tree in its first season. But they went…
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Hosea 8: Idolatry (Making) Altars For Sinning
““Set the trumpet to your mouth! He shall come like an eagle against the house of the Lord, Because they have transgressed My covenant And rebelled against My law. “They set up kings, but not by Me; They made princes, but I did not acknowledge them. From their silver and gold They made idols for…