Israel has turned away from loving the One, True and Living God, turning aside to foreign gods and foreign nations. Throughout today’s reading you’ll hear Israel referred to as Ephraim, which is the larger of the territories that demarks the division between the kingdom of Judah and the kingdom of Israel. During this time period, the kings of Israel didn’t last long on the throne, each one murdered through conspiracy, and Hosea prophecies that this will happen. Keep your ears open for the call to repentance, and you’ll notice an unmistakable foreshadow of Jesus, through whom we now repent and find peace with God.
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Christian Standard Bible translation.
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