Introduction and Hosea (DAY 1) (9 May 2016, I Iyar, 5776)
BABS-1. Brit-Am Biblical Studies. The Book of Hosea in a week
Program for this Week [This week is shorter since the Israeli Day of Independence, Thursday May 12, 2016, is a holiday in Israel.]
The main point is to get through the Book of Hosea (which is not that long) in the course of this week.
The course for this week is divided into four.
The first day is longish, the second shorter, the third shorter still, and the fourth only a few verses.
Space yourselves out as you can but try to get through this week with all the Book of Hosea having been read by you.
Send us your Feedback, comments, complaints, requests, observations, compliments, etc.
We will see how it goes.
If we find it to be too much for ourselves or our readers we may divide the program up. It does not matter that much whether we go through the Bible in a year or in two years. As long as go through it.
Meanwhile let us see how we go as it is.
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New Book based on the Prophecy of Hosea.
Several years ago we prepared a book about Hosea with much new information and insights etc. For different reasons this work was never brought to its final stages but it was not far off it. Most of the work was done.
The situation has now changed and we may well publish this book shortly.
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This Week
Day 1:Â Hosea 1:1 to
Day 2: Hosea 6:2 to
Day 3: Hosea 10:12 to
Day 4: 14:6 to end of Chapter at 14:10.
The following notes are a bit long but they are interesting and worth while. Please try and read them along with the relevant Bible chapters.
They who are interested may follow the links to the verse by verse commentary.
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Day 1.
Hosea 1:1 to 6:1
Summary of Chapter 1: Hosea is told to take a loose woman named Gomer and to have children from her. Three children are born. They represent three sections of the Northern Ten Tribes of Israel who were about to go into Exile and become the Lost Ten Tribes. Judah is expressly excluded. The name "Gomer" signifies an association of the exiled Israelites with nations descended from the three sons of Gomer son of Japhet. The Sons of Gomer gave rise to entities that are today mainly found in Central and Western Europe. The Children of Gomer and Hosea were Jezreel ["He who God Shall Scatter"], Lo-Ruhama ["She-who-has-not-been-shown-mercy"], and "Lo-Ami" ["Not My people"]. Two aspects of the Blessings: a. Those (such as dwelling in the Land of Israel) that were conditional on behavior; (b) Those there were unconditional that included becoming a multitudinous and powerful nation. Those blessings that were to be unconditionally fulfilled were to enable the Lost Ten Tribes to fulfill their task of civilizing and elevating humanity. Judah will be saved through miracles and not by force of arms. It is prophesied that there will come a time when Lo-Ami will be called "Sons of the Living God" or "Angli". They will be extremely numerous. They will unite with Judah and return together. Jezreel will exhibit the alternative explanation of his name which can connote ingathering.
For more details go to
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Additional Points:
The Cimmerians were known as Gimmeri, Gamera, or Gomer.
The identification of the exiled Israelties with the Cimmerians is based on similarity of the names Gomer (daughter of Diblaim) with that of Gomeri (Gomeri, Gimeri) of Japhet. The Exiled Israelites being found in areas of the Gimeri and other factors.
A NEW POINT worth noting is that the name Jezreel (used in Hosea chapter 1 for a portion of the exiled Ten Tribes) is ALMOST THE SAME (both in meaning and pronunciation) as an additional appellation used by the Assyrians for the Cimmerians.
The link between the Cimmerians and peoples in the west used to be almost unanimously accepted by scholars. These days academics usually do not relate to the question of Cimmerian origins one way or the other BUT there is still something to it. This is more or less agreed upon. The Romans identified the Cimmerians with the peoples of the north and with the Celts or with part of them. Early Greek sources, such as Homer, also reported Cimmerians in Britain.
Archaeologists identify Celtic Civilization with that of Halstatt and LaTene. Drastic Changes and the primary impetus of these cultures were due to infusions from the Caucasus, from Anatolia, from Assyria, and neighboring areas. This is consistent with Cimmerian migrations westward.
See Also:
GOMER is a Name of Israelites!
According to Rabbi Yisrael Alter ("Beis Yisroel"), Rabbi of of Gur!
http://www.britam.org/GOMER2.html
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Day 1.
Hosea ch. 2
Judah is exhorted to recognize the Lost Ten Tribes as their kith and kin. The Righteous amongst the Ten Tribes are urged to remonstrate with their "Mother" meaning their community. We cannot disconnect ourselves from our peoples. Our "legitimacy" depends on their behavior as well as our own. The Lost Tribes will have enjoyed great wealth and material prosperity much of which will have been wasted due to idolatrous and ungodly practices. They will have worshipped the "baal". Baal worship in Ancient Times was indeed practiced throughout much of Western Europe. Britain was referred to as the "Honey Isle of Bel". The Israelites will be lured out into the "Wilderness" and there they shall be reformed and reconciled with the Almighty.
For more details go to
http://www.britam.org/hosea2.html
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Day 1.
Hosea ch. 3
The Prophet is told to take a woman and love her as his soul-mate. The woman however will betray him just as the Israelites betrayed God Almighty by committing idolatry. In their time of Exile a long stage will transpire when the Israelites will no longer be actual practicioners of idolatry yet neither will they be able to worship the Almighty God of Israel as requred. This is more or less the situation in our day. After that, in the End Times they will return and seek the God of Israel, and Messiah Son of David, and the Temple Service in Jerusalem.
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Day 1.
Hoseah ch.4 Â
Sexual Immorality, violence, and disregard for the truth are the downfall of Israel. The religious leaders of Israel have been chosen for their task by Divine Providence and they have responsibility for how Israel behaves. This applies even when the religious conceptions to which they are attached are based on idolatrous sources. Judah is warned not to go in the pathway of Ephraim. Sin brings its own punishment and in some degree is itself punishment.
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Day 1.
Hoseah ch. 5
The Ten Tribes will be wicked and sin. Judah will imitate Ephraim and suffer because of it. Ephraim will seek to buy his way into heaven. They will have borne children to foreign women which will prevent their repentance being acceptable. Ephraim will retain a degree of Biblical Awareness. Ephraim will seek the help of Assyria but this will be to no avail. Judah due to oppression will return to its religion and to the Land of Israel at an early stage and prepare the way for the other Tribes.
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