Hosea, 5
3. I know what Israel is like; he cannot hide from me. Ephraim is playing the harlot; Israel is a people which defiles itself.
3. I know what Israel is like; he cannot hide from me. Ephraim is playing the harlot; Israel is a people which defiles itself.
Hosea Chapter 5 deals with divine rebuke to the people of Israel for their sins, especially their infidelity to God and their lack of repentance. Following are five selected verses from other parts of the Bible that address topics related to this chapter:
Jeremiah 8:4-5: "Thus saith the Lord, they do not repent, to give glory to my name, saying, The Lord is great, and is worthy of being praised? However, these people are rebellious and stubborn in their hearts ; they walked away and gone. " This verse addresses God's call to repentance and sins confession, a central theme in Hosea 5.
Proverbs 28:13: "Which covers your transgressions will never prosper, but what confesses them and leaves them, will reach mercy." This verse highlights the importance of sincere repentance and the confession of sins to achieve divine forgiveness, something that the people of Israel were failing to do.
Isaiah 1:16-17: "Wash, purify you; take away from my eyes the evil of your acts; cease to do evil. Orphan, defended the cause of the widow. " These verses show God's emphasis on righteousness and in the practice of goodness and love of neighbor, things that the people of Israel were neglecting.
Psalm 51:3-4: "For I recognize my transgressions, and my sin is always before me. I have sinned against you, and I did what is bad before your eyes; pronounce the sentence, and blameless in judging. " These verses express a deep sense of guilt and personal repentance, something that the people of Israel needed to experience.
Isaiah 59:2: "But your iniquities make separation between you and your God, and your sins cover your face from you, that you may not hear you." This verse highlights the reality of spiritual separation caused by sin and the need to seek reconciliation with God through repentance and confession.
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