Tag Archives: prophecy

Let’s Try This Again

Posted on March 12, 2021 by Don Merritt

OK, let’s have another run at our passage, 2Thessalonians 2:1-4. We’re in much better shape now that we have done some investigating; we’ll apply what we learned. To do this, I’ll switch from the NIV to the NASB for this … Continue reading →

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There is a Problem Here!

Posted on March 12, 2021 by Don Merritt

Earlier, we took a look at 2 Thessalonians 2:1-4, and ended up with a couple of ideas, and a bunch of questions. The next step is to have a closer look at the text itself. Since the ideas we came … Continue reading →

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The Finale

Posted on July 20, 2018 by Don Merritt

Who is wise? Let them realize these things.     Who is discerning? Let them understand. The ways of the Lord are right;     the righteous walk in them,     but the rebellious stumble in them. Hosea 14:9 This final verse really seems to sum up the entire … Continue reading →

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God’s Response

Posted on July 19, 2018 by Don Merritt

“I will heal their waywardness     and love them freely,     for my anger has turned away from them. I will be like the dew to Israel;     he will blossom like a lily. Like a cedar of Lebanon     he will send down his roots;    his … Continue reading →

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Repentance

Posted on July 18, 2018 by Don Merritt

Take words with you     and return to the Lord. Say to him:     “Forgive all our sins and receive us graciously,     that we may offer the fruit of our lips. Assyria cannot save us;     we will not mount warhorses. We will never again … Continue reading →

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Time to go Home

Posted on July 17, 2018 by Don Merritt

Return, Israel, to the Lord your God.     Your sins have been your downfall! Hosea 14:1 With these words, Hosea’s final chapter begins. It is a chapter of repentance and redemption, filled with hope and a simple faith. Israel had fallen into idolatry, literally the … Continue reading →

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Judgment is at Hand

Posted on July 12, 2018 by Don Merritt

Hosea 5 “Hear this, you priests! Pay attention, you Israelites! Listen, royal house! This judgment is against you: You have been a snare at Mizpah, a net spread out on Tabor. The rebels are knee-deep in slaughter. I will discipline all of them. … Continue reading →

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Back to the Beginning

Posted on July 11, 2018 by Don Merritt

Hosea 4 Hear the word of the Lord, you Israelites,     because the Lord has a charge to bring     against you who live in the land: “There is no faithfulness, no love,     no acknowledgment of God in the land. (4:1) You may remember that earlier in this … Continue reading →

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A Chance for Reconciliation

Posted on July 10, 2018 by Don Merritt

The Lord said to me, “Go, show your love to your wife again, though she is loved by another man and is an adulteress. Love her as the Lord loves the Israelites, though they turn to other gods and love the sacred raisin cakes.” … Continue reading →

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Everything will be Different

Posted on July 6, 2018 by Don Merritt

Hosea 2: 16-23 “In that day” everything will change, for out of her despondency, Israel will once again be the Bride of God. God will woo His people, He will show His unfailing love to them in a variety of … Continue reading →

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