Christ, who saved us and made us His bride (Hos 2:16)Hos 2:19-20, Jn 3:29, Eph 5:25,31-32, 2 Cor 11:2, Rev 19:7 In the Old Testament, God said that He would make us His bride. (Ho 2:16, Ho 2:19) Ho 2:16 And it shall be at that day, saith the Lord, that thou shalt call me […]
Through Christ God has mercy on the Gentiles and makes them His people. (Ho 2:23)Hos 1:10, Rom 9:25-26, 1 Pt 2:10 In the Old Testament, God said that He would make the Gentiles His people. (Ho 2:23, Ho 1:10) Ho 2:23 And I will sow her unto me in the earth; and I will have […]
After that, the children of Israel will seek Christ, and in the last days, through faith in Christ, they will come to the grace of God. (Hos 3:4-5)Jer 30:9, Ezk 34:23, Isa 2:2-3, Mic 4:1-2, Acts 15:16-18 The Old Testament tells us that the people of Israel will spend many days without a king and […]
Knowledge of God: Christ (Hos 4:6)Jn 17:3, 2 Cor 4:6 In the Old Testament, God said that the people of Israel were destroyed because they did not know God. (Ho 4:6) Ho 4:6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be […]
God brings the people of Israel back to life through the death and resurrection of Christ. (Hos 6:1-2)Mt 16:21, 1 Cor 15:4 In the Old Testament, Hosea prophesied that God would raise up the destroyed nation of Israel on the third day. (Ho 6:1-2) Ho 6:1 Come, and let us return unto the Lord: for […]
Let’s do our best to know God and Christ. (Hos 6:3)Jn 17:3, 2 Pt 1:2, 2 Pt 3:18 The Old Testament tells us to strive to know God, and God will give us grace. (Ho 6:3) Ho 6:3 Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the Lord: his going forth is prepared […]
God wants us to believe in Christ rather than sacrifice. (Hos 6:6)Mt 9:13, Mt 12:6-8 In the Old Testament, God wanted the Israelites to know Himself by offering sacrifices. (Ho 6:6) Ho 6:6 For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings. God wanted the Israelites to know […]
True Israel, Christ (Hos 11:1)Mt 2:13-15 In the Old Testament, God spoke of calling Christ, the true Israel, out of Egypt. (Ho 11:1) Ho 11:1 When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt. As prophesied in the Old Testament, Jesus, the Christ, fled to Egypt under the […]
God has revealed Himself to us through Christ. (Hos 12:4-5)Deut 5:2-3, Deut 29:14-15, Jn 1:14, Jn 12:45, Jn 14:6,9 In the Old Testament, God wrestled with Jacob and met Jacob. (Hos 12:4-5) Hos 12:4 Yea, he had power over the angel, and prevailed: he wept, and made supplication unto him: he found him in Bethel, […]
God gives us victory through Christ. (Hos 13:14)1 Cor 15:51-57 In the Old Testament, God said that He would deliver us from the power of death and destroy the power of death. (Ho 13:14) Ho 13:14 I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death: O death, I […]