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Hosea 8:14

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The people of Israel have built palaces, and they have forgotten their maker. The people of Judah have built many fortified cities. I will send a fire on their cities and burn down their palaces.”

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Jeroboam built worship sites on hilltops. He appointed men who were not descended from Levi to be priests.

It wasn’t enough that he committed the same sins as Jeroboam (Nebat’s son). He also married Jezebel, daughter of King Ethbaal of Sidon. Ahab then served and worshiped Baal.

In Hezekiah’s fourteenth year as king, King Sennacherib of Assyria attacked all the fortified cities of Judah and captured them.

He built towers in the desert. He dug many cisterns because he had a lot of herds in the foothills and the plains. He had farmers and vineyard workers in the mountains and the fertile fields because he loved the soil.

He built cities in the hills of Judah, and he built forts and towers in the wooded areas.

They forgot God, their savior, the one who did spectacular things in Egypt,

Come, let’s worship and bow down. Let’s kneel in front of the Lord, our maker,

You have forgotten the God of your salvation. You haven’t remembered the rock, your stronghold. Instead, you have planted the best plants and have set out the imported grapevines.

When they see all their children, the children I made with my hands, they will acknowledge my name as holy. They will treat the Holy One of Jacob as holy. They will stand in terror of the God of Israel.

The Lord marches out like a warrior. He prepares himself for battle like a soldier. He shouts, gives the battle cry, and overpowers his enemies.

So he poured out his burning anger and the horrors of war on them. It engulfed them in flames, but they did not understand. It burned them, but they did not take it to heart.

I have formed these people for myself. They will praise me.

“Bricks have fallen, but we will rebuild with hand-cut stones. Fig trees have been cut down, but we will replace them with cedars.”

All the people of Ephraim and the people who live in Samaria will know it. With arrogant and conceited hearts they will say,

But you must listen to me and observe the day of rest as a holy day by not carrying anything through the gates of Jerusalem on the day of rest. If you don’t do this, I will set its gates on fire. The fire will burn down the palaces in Jerusalem, and you won’t be able to put it out.”

A young woman can’t forget her jewelry or a bride her veils. Yet, my people have forgotten me for countless days.

They tell each other the dreams they had, because they want to make my people forget my name, as their ancestors forgot my name because of Baal.

The sound of crying is heard on the hills. It is the crying and the pleading of the people of Israel. They have become crooked and have forgotten the Lord their God.

They will devour your harvest and your food. They will devour your sons and your daughters. They will devour your flocks and your cattle. They will devour your grapevines and your fig trees. With their swords they will destroy the fortified cities you trust.

“This is what the Almighty Lord says: You have forgotten me and turned your back on me. So you will be punished for your sinning and prostitution.”

When I fed you, you were full. When you were full, you became arrogant. That is why you forgot me.

I will punish her for all the times she burned incense as an offering to other gods—the Baals. She put on her rings and jewelry, and she chased after her lovers. She forgot me,” declares the Lord.

I will destroy my people because they are ignorant. You have refused to learn, so I will refuse to let you be my priests. You have forgotten the teachings of your God, so I will forget your children.

I will send a fire on the walls of Tyre and burn down its palaces.

I will send a fire on Teman and burn down the palaces of Bozrah.

I will set fire to the walls of Rabbah and burn down its palaces while troops are shouting on the day of battle and winds are howling on the day of the storm.

I will send a fire on the house of Hazael and burn down the palaces of Ben Hadad.

I will send a fire on Judah and burn down the palaces of Jerusalem.

God has made us what we are. He has created us in Christ Jesus to live lives filled with good works that he has prepared for us to do.

(You ignored the rock who fathered you and forgot the God who gave you life.)




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