Hosea
Treated in 111 passages across the library.
The prophecies of Hosea to the northern kingdom of Israel in its last decades. God commands him to marry Gomer, who proves unfaithful, and to take her back, a living picture of the Lord's love for His unfaithful people. The book pleads with Israel to return, and promises that God will heal their backsliding and love them freely.
Chapters
The verses these writers stop at
- 14:4 I will heal their unfaithfulness; I will love them freely, for my anger has turned away from them. 12
- 14:8 Ephraim, what more have I to do with idols? I am the one who answers him and watches over him. I am like a cypress, green and full of leaves; your fruit comes from me. 7
- 2:19 I will betroth you to me forever. I will betroth you to me with righteousness and justice, with loyal love and compassion. 6
- 14:3 Assyria cannot save us; we will not ride on horses. Never again will we say 'Our god' to what our own hands have made, for in you the orphan finds compassion." 6
- 2:14 Therefore I am going to woo her; I will lead her into the wilderness and speak tenderly to her. 5
Open Word Bible
Where it is preached
- Institutes of the Christian Religion ·
Book 1, Chapter 11 — Impiety of Attributing a Visible Form to God cites Hos. 14:3
…is denounced. Being works of men, they have no authority from God (Isa. 2:8, 31:7; Hos. 14:3; Mic. 5:13); and, therefore, it must be regarded as a fixed principle, that all modes of…
- The Ten Commandments ·
Obedience cites Hos 1: 4
…it as no better than murder. ‘I will avenge the blood of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu.’ Hos 1: 4. O let us look to our ends in obedience; it is possible the action may be right, and not…
- A Body of Divinity ·
Man's Chief End cites Hos 4:11
…violent, reason or conscience cannot be heard. These lusts besot and brutalise the man. Hos 4:11. ‘Whoredom and wine take away the heart;’ the heart for anything that is good. How many…
- A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections ·
Part I. Concerning the nature of the affections and their importance in religion cites Hos. 6:6
…of thee, but to do justice, and love mercy, and walk humbly with thy God?” And also that, Hos. 6:6 “For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice.” Which seems to have been a text much delighted…
- The Cheque Book of the Bank of Faith ·
The Month of January cites Hos. 2:18
…as spoken specially to thee. Jan. 4 IN CALM REPOSE "I will make them to lie down safely." Hos. 2:18 Yes, the Saints are to have peace. The passage from which this gracious word is taken…
- Evening by Evening ·
April cites Hosea 10:12
April 1 “It is time to seek the Lord.” (Hosea 10:12) This month of April is said to derive its name from the Latin verb aperio, which…
The books that return to it most
- Institutes of the Christian Religion John Calvin 15 passages
- The Ten Commandments Thomas Watson 14 passages
- A Body of Divinity Thomas Watson 12 passages
- A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections Jonathan Edwards 6 passages
- The Cheque Book of the Bank of Faith Charles H. Spurgeon 6 passages
- Evening by Evening Charles H. Spurgeon 5 passages