{"id":4719,"date":"2024-11-10T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-10T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/handstotheplow.org\/reading-plan\/november-10\/"},"modified":"2025-07-19T10:24:46","modified_gmt":"2025-07-19T15:24:46","slug":"november-10","status":"publish","type":"reading-plan","link":"https:\/\/handstotheplow.org\/om\/reading-plan\/november-10\/","title":{"rendered":"November 10"},"content":{"rendered":"

Insight from Hosea 13\u201314:<\/span><\/p>\n

Yahweh describes himself as a lion three times in Hosea. The first time is in Hosea 5:14. In that verse, he says he will, \u201clike a lion\u201d, \u201ctear and go away\u201d. In these verses, Yahweh promises to devour Israel \u201clike a lion\u201d. However, Yahweh uses the word lion in a positive way in Hosea 11:10. Poets frequently use words in different ways. It is one of the ways they more powerfully present their message and tie the book of prophecy together. See also how the word \u201cdew\u201d is used negatively in Hosea 13:3 and positively in Hosea 14:5. Tom Kelby, <\/span>The Book of Hosea with Study Notes: A Preacher\u2019s Guide to the Book of Hosea<\/span><\/i>, 112.<\/span><\/p>\n

The last chapter of Hosea begins and ends with instructions for the people hearing the message of this book. In 14:1\u20133, the people are told how they ought to repent. They are even told the type of sacrifice they should bring to Yahweh when he restores them. In 14:9, a call is made for those who are \u201cwise\u201d and \u201cdiscerning\u201d to \u201cunderstand\u201d this book and to \u201cknow\u201d it. The implication is that if one will not respond to this book with \u201cunderstanding\u201d and \u201cknowledge\u201d, that person is neither wise nor discerning. He or she is a fool. That was true in Hosea\u2019s day. It is also true today. A person\u2019s wisdom (or lack of wisdom) is proved by how one responds to this book.<\/span><\/p>\n

In between the instructions to the people of God at the beginning and end of the chapter is a beautiful poem in which Yahweh, once more, pours out his heart to his people. He makes promises about how he will heal them and cause them to prosper. He speaks about the days of the King and the joyful existence of those who live under the King\u2019s rule. These promises have been fulfilled (and are being fulfilled) in Christ. Whether one receives these promises, however, depends entirely on whether one is \u201cwise\u201d and \u201cdiscerning\u201d. Only the \u201cwise\u201d and \u201cdiscerning\u201d respond to the message of this book (and the entire Bible) and come to Christ in faith. Tom Kelby, <\/span>The Book of Hosea with Study Notes: A Preacher\u2019s Guide to the Book of Hosea<\/span><\/i>, 116.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"give_campaign_id":0,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_crdt_document":""},"class_list":["post-4719","reading-plan","type-reading-plan","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/handstotheplow.org\/om\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/reading-plan\/4719","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/handstotheplow.org\/om\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/reading-plan"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/handstotheplow.org\/om\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/reading-plan"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/handstotheplow.org\/om\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4719"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}