Joel 3:1-21 — Judgment of the Nations and Restoration of Judah
JUDGMENT OF THE NATIONS IS CONTRASTED WITH THE RESTORATION OF JUDAH IN THE CONTEXT OF THE ESCHATOLOGICAL DAY OF THE LORD
Joel 2:18-32 — Blessings Associated with Repentance in the Last Days
THE PROMISE AND FULFILLMENT OF BLESSINGS ASSOCIATED WITH REPENTANCE
Joel 2:1-17 — Urgent Need for Repentance
THE ANTICIPATION OF A FUTURE COMING DAY OF THE LORD (EMPHASIS ON POSSIBLE IMMEDIATE INVASION BUT DEFINITE ESCHATOLOGICAL FULFILLMENT) PROMPTS PLEA FOR HEARTFELT REPENTANCE
Joel 1:1-20 — Devastating Locust Plague
THE DEVASTATION OF THE IMMEDIATE LOCUST PLAGUE AWAKENS WEEPING AND WAILING AND CRYING OUT TO GOD
Hosea 14:1-9 — Israel’s Restoration and Future Blessing
REPENTANCE IS THE PATHWAY TO ENJOYING GOD’S LOVINGKINDNESS IN RESTORATION AND FRUITFULNESS
Hosea 13:1-16 — Arrogant Pursuit of Idolatry Leads to Certain Destruction
DEATH DEVOURS WHEN THE HELPLESS REJECT THEIR HELPER
Hosea 11:12 – 12:14 — Condemning Deceit, False Confidence and a Manipulating Spirit
INDICTED FOR SPIRITUAL AND MORAL UNFAITHFULNESS, GOD’S ELECT NATION FACES DIVINE RETRIBUTION DESPITE THE CALL FOR REPENTANCE AND HOPE OF ULTIMATE RESTORATION DUE TO GOD’S STEADFAST LOVE
Hosea 11:1-11 — God’s Loving Commitment to an Ungrateful Prodigal Nation
COMPASSION AND MERCY TRIUMPH OVER JUDGMENT AS GOD CALLS HIS PRODIGAL NATION TO RETURN HOME DESPITE DESERVING EXTINCTION
Hosea 10:1-15 — Sow Wickedness and Reap God’s Judgment
GOD'S NATION CHARACTERIZED BY INIQUITY AND IDOLATRY MUST CONVERT OR SUFFER THE AWFUL CONSEQUENCES OF CONDEMNATION
Hosea 9:1-17 — Punishment for Israel’s Apostasy
THE JUDGMENT OF DISPERSION AND BARRENNESS CHARACTERIZES A NATION ABANDONED BY GOD FOR SPIRITUAL HARLOTRY AND DEEP DEPRAVITY
Hosea 8:1-14 — A Nation that Has Forgotten Its God — Sow the Wind and Reap a Whirlwind
DANGEROUS SELF-RELIANCE FUELS COVENANT TRANSGRESSION FOR A NATION THAT HAS FORGOTTEN ITS GOD
Hosea 7:1-16 — Disintegration of a Nation that Refuses to Return to the Lord
WHEN THERE IS NO TURNING BACK TO THE LORD, MORAL CORRUPTION LEADS TO POLITICAL DISINTEGRATION OF A NATION (BOTH INTERNALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY)