Biblical Reading and Reflections: August 27th (Amos 8 & John 21)
Alastair's Adversaria
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The Three Oracles in Hoseah, Chapter 12 - The Prophetic Word
In zachariah, the prophetic word of the lord irrigates the land and sustains its people. But when those words were followed, it gave them health and prosperity in the land. They're thrown back completely upon their own counsels that had led them to this point of destruction. The final verse refers to the guilt of samaria. That is the way the calf of bethel is described in hoseah. Samaria was the capital of the nation and the s cultic centre. And the golden calf that was built for it was at bethel. Swearing by the guilt of SAMARIA might be a way of speaking about those who swear by the name of the lord
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