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Hosea 4:1-5:15

God’s Case against His People

1 Hear the word of the Lord,

O children of Israel,

for the Lord has a case

against the people of the land:

“There is no truth, no loving devotion,

and no knowledge of God in the land!

2 Cursing and lying,

murder and stealing,

and adultery are rampant;

one act of bloodshed follows another.

3 Therefore the land mourns,

and all who dwell in it will waste away

with the beasts of the field and the birds of the air;

even the fish of the sea disappear.

4 But let no man contend;

let no man offer reproof;

for your people are like those

who contend with a priest.

5 You will stumble by day,

and the prophet will stumble with you by night;

so I will destroy your mother —

6 My people are destroyed

for lack of knowledge.

Because you have rejected knowledge,

I will also reject you as My priests.

Since you have forgotten the law of your God,

I will also forget your children.

7 The more they multiplied,

the more they sinned against Me;

they exchanged their Glory

for a thing of disgrace.

8 They feed on the sins of My people

and set their hearts on iniquity.

9 And it shall be

like people, like priest.

I will punish both of them for their ways

and repay them for their deeds.

10 They will eat but not be satisfied;

they will be promiscuous but not multiply.

For they have abandoned the Lord to give themselves

11 to promiscuity, wine, and new wine,

which take away understanding.

12 My people consult their wooden idols,

and their divining rods inform them.

For a spirit of prostitution leads them astray

and they have played the harlot against their God.

13 They sacrifice on the mountaintops

and burn offerings on the hills,

under oak, poplar, and terebinth,

because their shade is pleasant.

And so your daughters turn to prostitution

and your daughters-in-law to adultery.

14 I will not punish your daughters

when they prostitute themselves,

nor your daughters-in-law

when they commit adultery.

For the men themselves go off with prostitutes

and offer sacrifices with shrine prostitutes.

So a people without understanding

will come to ruin.

15 Though you prostitute yourself, O Israel,

may Judah avoid such guilt!

Do not journey to Gilgal,

do not go up to Beth-aven,

and do not swear on oath,

‘As surely as the Lord lives!’

16 For Israel is as obstinate

as a stubborn heifer.

Can the Lord now shepherd them

like lambs in an open meadow?

17 Ephraim is joined to idols;

leave him alone!

18 When their liquor is gone,

they turn to prostitution;

their rulers dearly love disgrace.

19 The whirlwind has wrapped them in its wings,

and their sacrifices will bring them shame.’’

Judgment on Israel and Judah

1 “ Hear this, O priests!

Take heed, O house of Israel!

Give ear, O royal house!

For this judgment is against you

because you have been a snare at Mizpah,

a net spread out on Tabor.

2 The rebels are deep in slaughter;

but I will chastise them all.

3 I know all about Ephraim,

and Israel is not hidden from Me.

For now, O Ephraim,

you have turned to prostitution;

Israel is defiled.

4 Their deeds do not permit them

to return to their God,

for a spirit of prostitution is within them,

and they do not know the Lord.

5 Israel’s arrogance testifies against them;

Israel and Ephraim stumble in their iniquity;

even Judah stumbles with them.

6 They go with their flocks and herds

to seek the Lord,

but they do not find Him;

He has withdrawn Himself from them.

7 They have been unfaithful to the Lord;

for they have borne illegitimate children.

Now the New Moon will devour them

along with their land.

8 Blow the ram’s horn in Gibeah,

the trumpet in Ramah;

raise the battle cry in Beth-aven:

Lead on, O Benjamin!

9 Ephraim will be laid waste

on the day of rebuke.

Among the tribes of Israel

I proclaim what is certain.

10 The princes of Judah

are like those who move boundary stones;

I will pour out My fury

upon them like water.

11 Ephraim is oppressed, crushed in judgment,

for he is determined to follow worthless idols.

12 So I am like a moth to Ephraim,

and like decay to the house of Judah.

13 When Ephraim saw his sickness

and Judah his wound,

then Ephraim turned to Assyria

and sent to the great king.

But he cannot cure you

or heal your wound.

14 For I am like a lion to Ephraim

and like a young lion to the house of Judah.

I, even I, will tear them to pieces

and then go away.

I will carry them off

where no one can rescue them.

15 Then I will return to My place

until they admit their guilt and seek My face;

in their affliction they will earnestly seek Me.”

2 John 1:1-13

A Greeting from the Elder

(3 John 1:1–4)

1 The elder,

To the chosen lady and her children, whom I love in the truth — and not I alone, but also all who know the truth — 2because of the truth that abides in us and will be with us forever:

3 Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and from Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, will be with us in truth and love.

Walking in the Truth

(John 8:30–47)

4 I was overjoyed to find some of your children walking in the truth, just as the Father has commanded us. 5And now I urge you, dear lady — not as a new commandment to you, but one we have had from the beginning — that we love one another. 6And this is love, that we walk according to His commandments. This is the very commandment you have heard from the beginning, that you must walk in love.

Beware of Deceivers

7 For many deceivers have gone out into the world, refusing to confess the coming of Jesus Christ in the flesh. Any such person is the deceiver and the antichrist. 8Watch yourselves, so that you do not lose what we have worked for, but that you may be fully rewarded. 9Anyone who runs ahead without remaining in the teaching of Christ does not have God. Whoever remains in His teaching has both the Father and the Son.

10 If anyone comes to you but does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your home or even greet him. 11Whoever greets such a person shares in his evil deeds.

Conclusion

(3 John 1:13–14)

12 I have many things to write to you, but I would prefer not to do so with paper and ink. Instead, I hope to come and speak with you face to face, so that our joy may be complete.

13 The children of your elect sister send you greetings.

Psalm 125:1-5

The Lord Surrounds His People

1 A song of ascents.

Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion.

It cannot be moved; it abides forever.

2 As the mountains surround Jerusalem,

so the Lord surrounds His people,

both now and forevermore.

3 For the scepter of the wicked will not rest

upon the land allotted to the righteous,

so that the righteous will not put forth

their hands to injustice.

4 Do good, O LORD, to those who are good,

and to the upright in heart.

5 But those who turn to crooked ways

the Lord will banish with the evildoers.

Peace be upon Israel.

Proverbs 29:9-11

9 If a wise man goes to court with a fool,

there will be raving and laughing with no resolution.

10 Men of bloodshed hate a blameless man,

but the upright care for his life.

11 A fool vents all his anger,

but a wise man holds it back.

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One Year Bible

Hosea 4:1-5:15

2 John 1:1-13

Psalm 125:1-5

Proverbs 29:9-11