Download audio Judgment on Israel and its princes Hosea 5: verses 1 through 7 “Hear this, you priests! Pay attention, you Israelites! Listen, O royal house! This judgment is against you: You have been a snare at Mizpah, a net spread out on Tabor. The rebels are deep in slaughter. I will discipline all of […]
PART TWO The Prophet’s Message The Lord’s charge against Israel Hosea 4 verses 1 through 3 Hear the word of the LORD, you Israelites, because the LORD has a charge to bring against you who live in the land: “There is no faithfulness, no love, no acknowledgment of God in the land. There is only […]
Download audio Hosea’s reconciliation with his wife Hosea 3 verses 1 through 5 The LORD said to me, “Go, show your love to your wife again, though she is loved by another and is an adulteress. Love her as the LORD loves the Israelites, though they turn to other gods and love the sacred raisin […]
Download audio Israel rebuked Hosea 2 verses 2 through 5 “Rebuke your mother, rebuke her, for she is not my wife, and I am not her husband. Let her remove the adulterous look from her face and the unfaithfulness from between her breasts. Otherwise I will strip her naked and make her as bare as […]
Download audio PART ONE The Prophet’s Marriage (Chapter 1 verse 1 through Chapter 3 verse 5) The prophet’s wife Hosea Chapter 1 verses 1 through 3 The word of the LORD that came to Hosea son of Beeri during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and during the reign of […]
Download audio Author INTRODUCTION TO HOSEA The Bible does not mention the prophet Hosea outside his own book. There he calls himself “son of Beeri” (1 verse 1) to distinguish himself from other Israelites with the same given name. He shares his name, which means “salvation,” with Hoshea, the last king of Israel (the Hebrew […]
Download audio The WELS Mission for the Visually Impaired presents The Peoples Bible – Hosea by Paul E. Eickmann. Published by Northwestern Publishing House, Copyright 1989. EDITOR’S PREFACE EDITOR’S PREFACE The People’s Bible is just what the name implies—a Bible for the people. It includes the complete text of the Holy Scriptures in the popular […]
Download audio The day of the Lord in the valley of decision Joel 3 verses 14 through 16 Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision! For the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision. The sun and moon will be darkened, and the stars no longer shine. The LORD will roar […]
Download audio The outpouring of the Spirit Joel 2 verses 28 through 32 “And afterward, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions. Even on my servants, both men and women, I will pour out my […]
Download audio PART TWO A Promise to Avert Judgment and to Send a Blessing (chapter 2 verse 18 through chapter 3 verse 21) The Lord’s answer: an end to locusts and drought Joel 2 verses 18 through 20 Then the LORD will be jealous for his land and take pity on his people. The LORD […]