Daily Devotions
Hosea
"Your faithfulness is like a morning cloud"
Text: Hosea 6:4
THE UNFAITHFULNESS OF ISRAEL
The faithfulness of Israel and Judah was pitifully small. No matter what God had done for them there was little gratitude and even lesser faithfulness!
“O Ephraim, what shall I do to you?
O Judah, what shall I do to you?
For your faithfulness is like a morning cloud,
And like the early dew it goes away.”
Hosea 6:4
1. Ephraim
a) This is a reference to the nation of Israel.
b) “O Ephraim”
This is an exclamation that expresses:
i) Sadness
ii) Shock
c) “What shall I do to you?”
i) This is a rhetorical statement.
ii) No answer is required.
2. Judah
a) This is a reference to the Southern Kingdom.
b) “O Judah”
This exclamation expresses similar sentiments noted above!