Hosea 7:8-11

We all go around half baked and without common sense seeking answers when the answer has been right in front of us all along…Jesus Christ, King of kings and Lord of lords.

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Hosea 7:8-11

8 “Ephraim has mixed himself among the peoples;

Ephraim is a cake unturned.

9 Aliens have devoured his strength,

But he does not know it;

Yes, gray hairs are here and there on him,

Yet he does not know it.

10 And the pride of Israel testifies to his face,

But they do not return to the Lord their God,

Nor seek Him for all this.

11 “Ephraim also is like a silly dove, without sense—

Israel was weakened from reliance on foreign aid. Perhaps alluding to Israel’s inconsistent and ineffective foreign policies. Their plans are only half-baked. The dove is a symbol of ignorant innocence. Instead of seeking Yahweh, Israel foolishly gambled on foreign alliances, wavering between Assyrian (Russia/Korea) and Egyptian loyalties. Faithlife Bible.

Instead of depending on the Lord for political stability, Israel formed alliances with surrounding nations. The destructive outcome of this policy is compared to a cake that has been placed over a fire and left unturned. Israel did not recognize that its power was declining and its freedom was slipping away, like an aging man who is gradually overtaken by the signs of old age. Israel was caught between the two superpowers, Egypt and Assyria. Israel tried to maintain its independence by playing one power against the other, but this vacillating policy was without sense. Israel was like a silly dove, flitting about from place to place. The Lord would trap them and chastise them for their spiritual unsteadiness. NKJ Bible.

Isaiah 1:7  Your country is desolate,Your cities are burned with fire; strangers devour your land in your presence; and it is desolate, as overthrown by strangers.

Isaiah 9:13  For the people do not turn to Him who strikes them, nor do they seek the LORD of hosts.

Isaiah 42:25  Therefore He has poured on him the fury of His anger and the strength of battle; it has set him on fire all around, yet he did not know; and it burned him, yet he did not take it to heart.