Biblical Reading and Reflections: August 15th (Hosea 13 & John 14:1-14)
Alastair's Adversaria
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The Lord's Predator in Assyria
The lord shepherded his people. He brought them out of egypt and into the promised land, where he gave them good pasturage. When this flock had grazed and become full, they neglected and forgot the lord who had brought them up. The imagery at this point is imagery that is implicitly that of shepherding. However, the lord who was once their shepherd becomes like their predator. In comparing the lord with a she bear, we might think of the way in which israel has been taken from the lord by her unfaithfulness.
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