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“I will sow her unto me in the earth; and I will have mercy upon her that had not obtained mercy; and I will say to them which were not my...

“Ephraim is joined to idols: let him alone.” (Hosea 4:17) In these words, there is a word from God to the prophet and therefore a word from the prophet to the...

“The word of the LORD that came unto Hosea, the son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam...

“I will Love them freely.” (Hosea 14:4) Do you understand “freely?” This is the message of salvation in Christ Jesus our Redeemer. Love flows from heaven in this way. If God...

“She went after her lovers, and forgat me, saith the LORD. Therefore, behold, I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, and speak comfortably unto her. And I will...

“For Israel hath forgotten his maker and buildeth temples.” (Hosea 8:14) The house of God has nothing to do with brick and mortar stacked together in ornate edifices or stately buildings....

“I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him.” (Hosea 14:4) Backsliding “in heart” is a serious evil. But open departure from God and indulgence...

“And my people are bent to backsliding from me: though they called them to the most High, none at all would exalt him.” (Hosea 11:7) There is a vast difference in...

“The word of the LORD that came unto Hosea, the son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam...

“Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the LORD.” (Hosea 6:3) —————————— “To know the LORD” is to know experimentally and spiritually the power of Jesus’ blood and...

“I will be as the dew unto Israel.” (Hosea 14:5) —————————— Sometimes the LORD, without applying His word with any very great and distinguishing power to the heart, makes His truth...

“O Israel, return unto the LORD thy God; for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity. Take with you words, and turn to the LORD: say unto him, Take away all iniquity,...

“Therefore, behold, I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, and speak comfortably unto her. And I will give her her vineyards from thence, and the valley of Achor...

Preached at Providence Chapel, London, on July 28, 1850, by J. C. Philpot —————————— “Therefore, behold, I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, and speak comfortably unto her....

Preached at North Street Chapel, Stamford, on Thursday Evening, September 2, 1858, by J. C. Philpot “From Me is thy fruit found.” (Hosea 14:8) Man unites in himself what at first...

Preached at Allington, September 19, 1841, by J. C Philpot. —————————— “Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the LORD: his going forth is prepared as the morning;...

Preached at Gower Street Chapel, London, on May 21, 1865, by J. C. Philpot “I drew them with cords of a man, with bands of love: and I was to them...