Hosea 9 Devotional by Pastor Lawrence Most of us are used to seeing before and after pictures of dramatic makeovers or extreme weight loss transformations, but, thankfully, we aren’t often…

Hosea 8 by David Groendyk Verses 1–3 really set the tone for the whole of this chapter: Israel are a bunch of hypocrites. Although they claim to know God and…

Hosea 7 Devotional by Pastor Mark Hudson This great prophet, who is a master of the written word (and we can imagine the spoken as well), is not eloquent for…

Hosea 6 Devotional by Pastor Lawrence The love of God is strong and true, but, in this passage, the Israelites are still pursuing lesser lovers who are both false and…

Hosea 5 by David Groendyk Most of chapters 4–13 in Hosea are filled with various descriptions of Israel’s sin and the judgment that God would send upon them for it.…

Hosea 4 Devotional by Pastor Mark Hudson One way to look at the structure of Hosea 4 is to follow Stuart of the Word Biblical  Commentary 4:1-3           Accusations against the…

Hosea 3 Devotional by Pastor Lawrence Bowlin I’ve always had an aversion to those Raisin Crème Little Debbie snack cakes, and now I know why!  Apparently, according to Jeremiah 7:18,…

Hosea 2 by David Groendyk The dominating metaphor used throughout all of Hosea is that Israel has been an unfaithful bride to the Lord. Israel acts like a prostitute, constantly…

2 Corinthians 13 Devotional by Pastor Lawrence Bowlin In this final chapter, the apostle Paul is concluding his exhortation to the church by seeking to restore the brothers that have…

2 Corinthians 12 by David Groendyk Paul boasts an awful lot, doesn’t he? That was the theme at the end of yesterday’s chapter, and it continues into today’s. At the…