Hosea 2:6-13

Israel refused to thank and honor God -- Hosea 2:6-13: God promised that He would make the path of His unfaithful people rough and very hard to take. They had used blessings given them by God to serve Baal. Many today claim to serve God yet follow false religions practices. God cut Israel off because of their unholy religious customs. Let us open our eyes before the same thing happens with us. Thousands are drawn into false religions because of an ignorance of scripture. Sadly many so called Christians even love and defend the things that God hates.

God wanted it understood that there comes a time when even a good and faithful husband will finally put his unfaithful wife to shame. The continual unfaithfulness of Israel caused God to allow them to be taken into captivity and He withheld His blessings from them. Is God fed up with our so called Christian world of today?

Israel would suffer the consequences of her spiritual adultery. God said, "Then I will strip her naked in the sight of her lovers. No one can rescue her." Israel was taken into Assyrian captivity and there they were compelled to continue in the spiritual adultery. God said, "I will also cause all her mirth to cease, her feast days, her new moons, and her sabbaths, and all her solemn feasts." (Hosea 2:11) These are things that would happen to Israel during its exile. They were not allowed to conduct their worship while there.

The very ungodly people that Israel had befriended made their land desolate. The land was deserted and overrun with wild animals. Israel gave God no credit for any of the good things He had done for them. Imagine how God feels when what He has given to people is used to worship false gods or to practice false religions. Israel had dressed in their finest and then went to worship Baal. God punished Israel for the days she spent in service to Baal. They worshipped in ignorance and had none of God's blessings.