“Sound the alarm! The enemy descends like an eagle on the people of the Lord, for they have broken my covenant and revolted against my law.”
Key Phrases to Highlight
Key Verse: Hosea 8:1 – “Sound the alarm! The enemy descends like an eagle on the people of the Lord, for they have broken my covenant and revolted against my law.”
Hosea 8:7 – “They have planted the wind and will harvest the whirlwind.”
Hosea 8:12 – “Even though I gave them all my laws, they act as if those laws don’t apply to them.”
Hosea 8:14 – “Israel has forgotten its Maker”
Notes to Write in the Margin
Hosea 8 – The tone shifts toward inevitable consequences of Israel’s choices.
Hosea 8:1 – The enemy = Assyria
Hosea 8:4 – The idol of self-sufficiency (not consulting God)
Hosea 8:7 – Sowing political alliances results in reaping disaster.
Hosea 8:9 – Useless alliances
Hosea 8:12 – God provided guidance, but they ignored it as irrelevant.
Cross Reference
Galatians 6:8 – Those who live only to satisfy their own sinful nature will harvest decay and death from that sinful nature. But those who live to please the Spirit will harvest everlasting life from the Spirit.
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