We are influenced by the Nation where we reside, the Culture we grew up in and the Religious group that we identify with. Breaking free of those parameters takes hard, spiritual work under the direction of the Holy Spirit. In Him is the only way that we are made truly free.
There is no condemnation within Christ Jesus.
Israel’s rebellious spirit necessitated harsh treatment, compared here to a farmer binding his calf to the yoke and forcing it to do hard labor. Threshing in this context refers to Israel’s service to the Lord; plowing refers to the discipline that Israel had to acquire through judgment and exile.
Hosea calls the people to repentance, reminding them that a decision could not be postponed, and that God’s blessings could still be restored. In Israel’s case, the people had to reestablish social justice—righteousness—and loyalty—mercy—in the land. NKJ Bible.
Hosea 10:11 (NKJV)
11 Ephraim is a trained heifer
That loves to thresh grain;
But I harnessed her fair neck,
I will make Ephraim pull a plow.
Judah shall plow;
Jacob shall break his clods.”
Hosea 4:16 (NKJV)
16 “For Israel is stubborn
Like a stubborn calf;
Now the Lord will let them forage
Like a lamb in open country.
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