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Hosea 12:7-14

 Hosea is continuing to shine a spotlight on Israel's double-life - her infidelity, her fake devotion to Yahweh (while worshipping other gods) and her dangerous political tactics of playing one nation (Egypt) off of another (Assyria)...

Yahweh had chosen Israel to be holy (set apart / different) but they were turning out to be just the same as everyone else. How?

In verses 7 and 9 Israel are described as acting just like Canaan and Egypt.
Why might this be happening?


In Hosea 12:8 what is being described and why?


In Revelation 3:17-19, the church in Laodicea is described as neither hot nor cold and that Jesus literally finds that repulsive. How do you see similar themes and results with Israel here in Hosea 12?


What do we find out about Israel's religiosity (in verse 11) and Israel's misguided idea that she has no need for Yahweh (in verse 12)? 


[Activity] Read Deuteronomy 28:9-11. 
What was supposed to happen?
But what had happened instead by Hosea's day (Hosea 12:7)?


In what ways could you become like the world around you?
Where are the dangers?
In Matthew 5:13-16, what does Jesus want you to become instead?

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