"Listen
to the word of the Lord...
For the Lord has a case against
the inhabitants of the land,
because there is no faithfulness or...
knowledge of God in the land."
-Hosea
4:1
I'm
sure glad that God is talking about the old Israelites and
not the people of the United States of America. And I'm
sure glad that none of that "Old Testament Stuff"
could possibly apply to us today (or see Romans
15:4 for the truth)
"There
is only cursing, lying and murder,
stealing and adultery; they break all bounds,
and bloodshed follows bloodshed.
Because of this...
the birds
of the air and
the fish
of the sea are dying."
-Hosea
4:2-3
Wow!
How weird would that be?! The mysterious deaths of
birds and fish because of the bankrupt moral condition of the
people that God so dearly loves. I'm sure glad those
Old Testament stories are just "myths and fairy
tales"* (or see what Jesus said in Matthew
5:18-19).
"My
people are destroyed
for lack of knowledge...
Because you have rejected knowledge...
Since you have forgotten
the law of your God,
I also will forget your children.
The more they multiplied,
the more they sinned against Me;
I will change their glory into shame."
-Hosea
4:6-7
Man,
that was some wild stuff that God use to speak through those
guys (ie Hosea) back in the day. I'm sure glad that
doesn't happen anymore! (or see Malachi
3:6 & Hebrews
13:8).
Aren't
you?
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