#prophet hosea

[apenitentialprayer]

Three random questions: If you could pick any age to repeat, which would it be? What other name/s did your parents consider for you but didn’t end up going with (if you’ve ever asked them!)? Which book of the Bible is your comfort book?

1. God, I'd love to be any age below 10 again, just for a day. 10-18 was a decline, with 17-18 being the darkest point in my life. I guess 19, when I first started college, wouldn't be so bad. 2. Declan was a name my mom was considering for me. My dad likes to joke about me almost being Charlemagne. I would have been Chlöe if I was a girl. 3. This is going to sound really weird, but Hosea.

“On that day,” says the LORD, “She shall call Me ‘my Husband,’ and never again ‘my Baal.’ Then I will remove from her mouth the names of the Baals, so that they shall no longer be invoked. I will make a covenant for them on that day, with the beasts of the field, with the birds of the air, and with the things that crawl on the ground. Bow and sword and war I will destroy from the land, and I will let them take their rest in security. I will espouse you to Me forever: I will espouse you in right and in justice, in love and in mercy; I shall espouse you in fidelity, and you shall know the LORD. On that day I will respond,” says the LORD; “I will respond to the heavens, and they shall respond to the earth; The earth shall respond to the grain, the wine, and the oil, and these shall respond to Jezreel. I will sow him for myself in the land, and I will have pity on Lo-ru-hama [‘she is not pitied’]. I will say to Lo-ammi [‘not my people’] ‘You are my people,’ and he shall say, ‘My God!’”

[quotesfromscripture]

So he married Gomer daughter of Diblaim, and she conceived and bore him a son. Then the LORD said to Hosea, 'Call him Jezreel, because I will soon punish the house of Jehu for the massacre at Jezreel, and I will put an end to the kingdom of Israel'.

Hosea 1:3-4 NIV

[outofawhirlwind]

When Israel was a child, I loved him,

    and out of Egypt I called my son.

But the more I called them,

    the further they went from me.

They offered sacrifice to the Baals

    and burning incense to idols.

Yet it was I who taught Ephraim to walk,

    I who took them up in my arms.

However, they did not know

    that I was the one caring for them.

I led them with cords of human kindness,

    with bonds of love.

I lifted them to my cheek as I would an infant,

    and I bent down to feed them.

Hosea 11:1-4

Artwork: The Prophet Hosea (detail) (The Prophet Hosea Detail of Interior Mosaics in the St. Marks Basilica, 12th century)

[outofawhirlwind]

“Who is wise enough to understand these things?

Who is intelligent enough to know them?

Straight are the paths of the Lord,

the just walk in them,

but sinners stumble in them.”

Hosea 14:10 NABRE

Artwork: The Master of the Misericordia (Italian, active C.1360-C.1385) A prophet (14th century)

[friendlyneighborhoodgeek]

I said, ‘Plant the good seeds of righteousness, and you will harvest a crop of love. Plow up the hard ground of your hearts, for now is the time to seek the Lord, that he may come and shower righteousness upon you.’

‭Hosea‬ ‭10:12‬ ‭NLT‬

Hosea 10:12 I said, ‘Plant the good seeds of righteousness, and you will harvest a crop of love. Plow up the hard ground of your hearts, for

I said, ‘Plant the good seeds of righteousness, and you will harvest a crop of love. Plow up the hard ground of your hearts, for now is the

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[christophermillay]

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Hosea 11:1-11

1 When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called my son.

2 The more I called them, the further they went from me; they kept sacrificing to the Baals, and they burned incense to idols.

3 Yet it was I who taught Ephraim to walk; I took them up in my arms, but they did not know that I healed them.

4 I led them with bands of human kindness, with cords of love. I treated…

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[apenitentialprayer]

Ok so this is really out of the blue but do you have a favourite bible passage?

Hey! Yes, I do. My absolute favorite is 2 Corinthians 12:9-10

But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in weakness.” I will rather boast most gladly of my weaknesses, in order that the power of Christ may dwell with me. Therefore, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and constraints, for the sake of Christ; for when I am weak, then I am strong.

Special mentions go to Lamentations 3:22-23

The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases;His mercies never come to an end;they are new every morning;great is your faithfulness.

And Hosea 2:18-22

On that day -oracle of the LORD-You shall call Me “My Husband,” and you shall never again call Me “My Baal.”I will remove from her mouth the name of the Baals; they shall no longer be mentioned by their name.I will make a covenant for them on that day, with the wild animals,With the birds of the air, and with the things that crawl on the ground.Bow and sword and warfare I will destroy from the land, and I will give them rest in safety.I will betroth you to Me forever: I will betroth you to Me with justice and with judgement, with loyalty and with compassion;I will betroth you to Me with fidelity, and you shall know the LORD.