📖 Hosea — Chapter 12 (KJV)
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Hosea 12:1 Ephraim Rfeedeth on wind, and followeth after the east wind: he daily increaseth lies and desolation; and they do make a covenant with the Assyrians, and oil is carried into Egypt.
Hosea 12:2 The LORD hath also Ra controversy with Judah, and will Tpunish Jacob according to his ways; according to his doings will he recompense him.
Hosea 12:3 He Rtook his brother by the heel in the womb, and by his strength he Thad power with God:
Hosea 12:4 Yea, he had power over the Rangel, and prevailed: he wept, and made supplication unto him: he found him in Bethel, and there he spake with us;
Hosea 12:5 REven the LORD God of hosts; the LORD is his memorial.
Hosea 12:6 Therefore Rturn thou to thy God: keep mercy and judgment and wait on thy God continually.
Hosea 12:7 He is RTa merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to Toppress.
Hosea 12:8 And Ephraim said, RYet I am become rich, I have found me out substance: Tin all my labours they shall find none iniquity in me Tthat were sin.
Hosea 12:9 And RI that am the LORD thy God from the land of Egypt will yet make thee to dwell in tabernacles, as in the days of the solemn feast.
Hosea 12:10 I Rhave also spoken by the prophets, and I have multiplied visions, and used similitudes, by the Tministry of the prophets.
Hosea 12:11 Is there Riniquity in Gilead? surely they are vanity: they sacrifice bullocks in Gilgal; yea, their altars are as heaps in the furrows of the fields.
Hosea 12:12 And RJacob fled into the country of Syria, and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept sheep.
Hosea 12:13 And by a prophet the LORD brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet was he preserved.
Hosea 12:14 Ephraim Rprovoked him to anger Tmost bitterly: therefore shall he leave his Tblood upon him, and his reproach shall his LORD return unto him.
📚 Study This Chapter
📖 What We’re Reading
Hosea 12:1–5 — False alliances are contrasted with Jacob’s encounter
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Ephraim feeds on wind through lies and foreign covenants, and Judah also faces examination. Jacob’s grasping, wrestling, tears, and encounter at Bethel turn attention toward the Lord God of hosts.
Key Truth: Seek the Lord rather than a clever advantage.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “____ feedeth on wind, and followeth after the east wind: he …” (Hosea 12:1)
Find it in Hosea 12:1 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “He ____ his brother by the heel in the womb, and by …” (Hosea 12:3)
Find it in Hosea 12:3 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “Even the ____ God of hosts; the LORD is his memorial.” (Hosea 12:5)
Find it in Hosea 12:5 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Hosea 12:6–10 — Turn, keep mercy and judgment, and wait
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
The direct call to return contrasts with dishonest balances and proud claims of wealth without guilt. The Lord recalls bringing Israel from Egypt and speaking through prophets and visions.
Key Truth: Join waiting on God with mercy and honest dealings.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep ____ and judgment and wait on thy God continually.” (Hosea 12:6)
Find it in Hosea 12:6 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “And Ephraim said, Yet I am become ____ , I have found me out substance: in all my …” (Hosea 12:8)
Find it in Hosea 12:8 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “I have also ____ by the prophets, and I have multiplied visions, and used …” (Hosea 12:10)
Find it in Hosea 12:10 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Hosea 12:11–14 — Remembered dependence exposes present provocation
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Empty worship sites are confronted, while Jacob’s service and Israel’s prophetic deliverance recall dependent beginnings. Ephraim’s bitter provocation ends with continuing accountability for its bloodshed and reproach.
Key Truth: Let remembered dependence restrain proud self-defense.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “Is there iniquity in Gilead? surely they are ____ : they sacrifice bullocks in Gilgal; yea, their altars are …” (Hosea 12:11)
Find it in Hosea 12:11 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “And by a ____ the LORD brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a …” (Hosea 12:13)
Find it in Hosea 12:13 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “Ephraim provoked him to ____ most bitterly: therefore shall he leave his blood upon him, …” (Hosea 12:14)
Find it in Hosea 12:14 (KJV).
Related Scripture (KJV)
Genesis 32:26 — Jacob clings to the encounter and asks for a blessing.
This related passage is selected for its connection with this chapter. It is separate from the chapter text.
Reflect and Apply
Where should honest dealing replace a claim that success proves innocence?
Advanced Questions and Answers
Study this chapter’s wording, patterns, contrasts, and meaning in greater depth.
1. What does the wind image accompany in Ephraim's conduct?
2. What accompanies Jacob's prevailing in the account recalled here?
3. What continuing response is urged after the recollection of Jacob?
4. What does Ephraim claim about his wealth and labours?
5. What shared means connects Israel's departure from Egypt and preservation?
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