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Trei Assar: Hoshea ch.11 - Love!
In this chapter, God expresses his love for Israel - like a parent to a beloved child - from Egypt, through Israel's idolatry, punishment, and then t…
2 years, 6 months ago
Trei Assar: Hosea ch.10 - You Reap What You Sow
In this chapter Hosea berates the people for:
v.1-8 - Their idolatry and reliance on foreign powers
v.9-15 - The lack of interpersonal integrity, kin…
2 years, 6 months ago
Trei Assar: Hosea ch.9 - The Spirituality of Food
Today's podcast is about the spiritual power of food, particluarly the produce of the land.
Hosea warns the people that once the nation are exiled: "…
2 years, 6 months ago
Trei Assar: Hosea ch.8 - Exile and Torah
Today we discuss the mysterious phrase 8:12 - 'אכתוב לו רובי תורתי כמו זר נחשבו' Either: "Though I write for him the great things of My Torah, the…
2 years, 6 months ago
Trei Assar: Hosea ch.7 - The Bakery
Hosea uses a parable of a bakery to rebuke the kings and aristocracy for their dereliction of leadership.
2 years, 6 months ago
Trei Assar: Hosea ch.6 - "Hessed, not Sacrifices!"
Chapter 6 finds the people expressing a desire to retunr to God.
But God rejects their overtures as being ephemeral, temporary. Instead he encourages…
2 years, 6 months ago
Trei Assar: Hosea ch.5 - Infighting
In this podcast we offer the historical background to the accusations of Hosea: Political rivalry, in-fighting, political opportunism and factionalis…
2 years, 6 months ago
Trei Assar: Hosea ch.4 - The Sexual Worship of Baal
In this chapter Hosea worships the nation, their priests and prophets for "zenut" - for promiscuity. Why is this phrase so central in Hosea? How was …
2 years, 6 months ago
Trei Assar: Hosea ch.3 - Exile Detox
A short and enigmatic chapter.
We will read it with the approach of the Abarbanel and Rav Kook.
2 years, 6 months ago
Trei Assar: Hosea ch.2 - Wilderness and Renewal
Hoshea ch.2 contains several of the Bible's most sublime expressions of love. But how does Hoshea love a promiscuous wife? How does God love his wayw…
2 years, 6 months ago