Daily Devotional

Sin brings us down                                                       verse 1

O Israel – return unto the LORD your God

for you have fallen by your iniquity 

Repentance brings us up                                               verse 2 

Take with you words – and turn to the LORD

say to HIM

Take away all iniquity – and receive us graciously

SO will we render the calves of our lips 

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Judgment coming because of false gods                        verse 1- 3 

When Ephraim spoke trembling – he exalted himself in Israel

BUT when he offended in Baal – he died

AND now they sin more and more

and have made them molten images of their silver

and idols according to their own understanding

all of it the work of the craftsmen

            they … Read More

Looking for help in all the wrong places                       verse 1 

Ephraim feeds on wind – and follows after the east wind

            he daily increases lies and desolation

and they do make a covenant with the Assyrians

and oil is carried into Egypt 

History of Jacob                                                            verse 2- 6 

The LORD has also a controversy with Judah

            and will punish Jacob … Read More

Unreturned love                                                  verse 1- 2 

When Israel was a child – THEN I loved him

and called MY son out of Egypt

As they called them – so they were from them

they sacrificed unto Baalim

and burned incense to graven images 

Training not accepted                                          verse 3- 4 

I taught Ephraim also to go

taking them by their arms

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Divided hearts: God or money                            verse 1- 2 

Israel is an empty vine – he brings forth fruit unto himself

according to the multitude of his fruit

he has increased the altars

            according to the goodness of his land

they have made goodly images

Their heart is divided

            NOW shall they be found faulty

HE shall break down their altars… Read More

Israel is unfaithful                                                        verse 1 

Rejoice not – O Israel – for joy as other people

FOR you have gone whoring from your God

you have loved a reward upon every corn floor 

Consequences of being unfaithful                                 verse 2- 6 

The floor and the winepress shall not feed them

and the new wine shall fail in her

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Sound an alarm                                                            verse 1 

Set the trumpet to thy mouth

He shall come as an eagle against the house of the LORD

BECAUSE they have transgressed MY covenant

                         and trespassed against MY law 

Alarm sounded too late                                                 verse 2- 4 

Israel shall cry unto ME – My God

we know YOU

Israel has cast off the thing that is … Read More

LORD is omniscient regarding Israel’s sin                   verse 1- 2 

When I would have

healed Israel

THEN the iniquity of Ephraim was discovered

and the wickedness of  Samaria

FOR they commit falsehood

and the thief comes in

and the troop of robbers spoils without

And they consider not in their hearts

that I remember all their wickedness

   NOW their own doings … Read More

People encourage a return to the LORD                      verse 1- 3 

Come – and let us return to the LORD

FOR HE has torn – HE will heal us

   HE has smitten – HE will bind us up

AFTER two days will HE revive us – in the third day HE will raise us up

and we shall live in HIS… Read More