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Hosea 9:1-4
We all love to experience economic blessings—the pay raise at work, the strong stock market, the fertile garden, etc. During Hosea’s day, Israel was experiencing all kinds of great economic blessings. So then why would God tell the people not to rejoice in them and for them? Had they not come from God? Isn’t joy appropriate in those situations? 

Hosea 8:9-14
Deer hunters understand that a buck will make risky and dangerous choices when he is on the prowl for a doe. The “rut” season is the best time to hunt because the otherwise cautious deer will put himself in a vulnerable place. God likened the nation of Israel to a dumb donkey who ventured alone into a very dangerous place!

Nehemiah 7
from the series "When God Interrupts Your Life"

Hosea 8:6-8
Small bad decisions will create a tornado of consequence eventually. Israel learned this the hard way. They sowed the wind; i.e., they made seemingly insignificant evil choices over a long period of time. But those choices—all put together—created a whirlwind of hurt and despair.

Hosea 8:1-5
The people of Israel claimed to know God. When the consequences of their sin caught up with them, they protested that they couldn’t possibly deserve such calamity—they know God! But the colossal mistake they made was this: knowing God is a lot different than merely knowing about God.

Hosea 7:8-14
Your likelihood to hit a target’s bullseye is only as good as the accuracy of the weapon you choose to use. If the barrel on the rifle is bent, the bullet will not fly straight. If the bow is crooked, the arrow will miss the mark. God called Israel a “crooked bow” who missed the mark. How so? Listen in!