Hosea 11:12-12:14

11:12-12:2 | Unlike Ephraim (the northern kingdom), Judah (the southern kingdom) had a few kings and priests who continued to honor God. Yet Hosea often spoke direct warnings to Judah.

12:6 | A genuine return to God would involve a commitment to mercy (6:6;10:12; Micah 6:8) and justice as well as true dependence on the Lord (wait on your God continually Ps. 27:14).

12:9-14 | This historical retrospective of God’s saving role in Israel’s history includes their time in Egypt (Ex. 20:2; Lev. 23:42-44), the story of Jacob (Gen. 28-31) and a prophet, Moses (Num. 12:6-8), and the anger that the current idol worship of Ephraim provoked. For this, the people were about to suffer (Isa. 65:7).