Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchHosea 9:1-17: There Is No Joy in Israel
Israel has looked to Baal for fertility in agriculture and population, and so the LORD speaks the awful judgment that both of these joyful gifts will…
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Hosea 8:1-14: If You Plant the Wind, You’ll Harvest a Tornado
The LORD causes the warning trumpet to sound again as Assyria waits to scavenge God’s people, who are already dead in their idolatry, even though the…
1 year ago
Hosea 6:11-7:16: The Sickness Grows
Even as the LORD attempts to heal His people, more of Israel's disease becomes apparent. Hosea speaks about the sin in Israel with vivid images. As …
1 year ago
Hosea 6:1-10: Fleeting Repentance and Insincere Worship
Having heard the LORD’s call to repentance, Hosea desires to lead the people back to their God. He calls them to return to the LORD in the certain fa…
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Hosea 5:1-15: Idolatry Won’t Cure Sin’s Wound
The LORD calls the leaders of His people to account. Although Israel does not know Him, He knows Israel and sees the prideful idolatry that infects b…
1 year ago
Hosea 4:1-19: Destructive Ignorance
Through Hosea, the LORD indicts His people for their lack of faithfulness, steadfast love, and knowledge of Him. The last of those three charges take…
1 year ago
Hosea 2:14-3:5: A Faithful Husband to a Faithless Bride
Hosea’s preaching takes a Gospel turn as the LORD promises to woo Israel anew as His bride. No longer will they call upon Him in idolatrous worship, …
1 year ago
Hosea 2:1-13: Israel’s Spiritual Adultery
As Hosea preaches from his marriage to an adulterous woman, he speaks against the spiritual adultery Israel has committed against the LORD by their i…
1 year ago
Hosea 1:1-11: Names that Preach
The LORD called Hosea to preach to the northern kingdom, Israel, during times that were prosperous economically but horrific theologically. The first…
1 year ago
NEW SERIES: Majoring in the Minors
“Majoring in the Minors” is a mini-series on Sharper Iron that goes through the books of Hosea, Joel, Jonah, Micah, and Nahum. Although the books of …
1 year ago