“For I resolved to know

nothing while I was

with you except

Jesus Christ and him crucified.”

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THE CHARGE AGAINST ISRAEL

Hosea 4:1-3

Intr.: This charge was probably made in 722 B. C. 2731 years ago! Has anything changed?

Hear the word of the Lord,

you Israelites,

because the Lord has a charge to bring against you who live in the land:

A. THERE IS NO:

1. faithfulness, no

2. love, no

3. acknowledgment of God in the land.

B. THERE IS ONLY:

1. cursing,

2. lying and

3. murder,

4. stealing and

5. adultery;

6. they break all bounds, and

7. bloodshed follows bloodshed.

End:

Because of this

1. the land mourns,

2. and all who live in it waste away;

3. the beasts of the field and

4. the birds of the air and

5. the fish of the sea are dying.