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1 When Ephraim spake trembling, he exalted himself in Israel; but when he offended in Baal, he died.
2 And now they sin more and more, and have made them molten images of their silver, and idols according to their own understanding, all of it the work of the craftsmen: they say of them, Let the men that sacrifice kiss the calves.
3 Therefore they shall be as the morning cloud and as the early dew that passeth away, as the chaff that is driven with the whirlwind out of the floor, and as the smoke out of the chimney.
4 Yet I am the Lord thy God from the land of Egypt, and thou shalt know no god but me: for there is no saviour beside me.
5 I did know thee in the wilderness, in the land of great drought.
6 According to their pasture, so were they filled; they were filled, and their heart was exalted; therefore have they forgotten me.
Hos.13 (Old Testament)
7 Therefore I will be unto them as a lion: as a leopard by the way will I observe them:
8 I will meet them as a bear that is bereaved of her whelps, and will rend the caul of their heart, and there will I devour them like a lion: the wild beast shall tear them.
9 O Israel, thou hast destroyed thyself; but in me is thine help.
10 I will be thy king: where is any other that may save thee in all thy cities? and thy judges of whom thou saidst, Give me a king and princes?
11 I gave thee a king in mine anger, and took him away in my wrath.
12 The iniquity of Ephraim is bound up; his sin is hid.
Hos.13 (Old Testament)
13 The sorrows of a travailing woman shall come upon him: he is an unwise son; for he should not stay long in the place of the breaking forth of children.
14 I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death: O death, I will be thy plagues; O grave, I will be thy destruction: repentance shall be hid from mine eyes.
15 Though he be fruitful among his brethren, an east wind shall come, the wind of the Lord shall come up from the wilderness, and his spring shall become dry, and his fountain shall be dried up: he shall spoil the treasure of all pleasant vessels.
16 Samaria shall become desolate; for she hath rebelled against her God: they shall fall by the sword: their infants shall be dashed in pieces, and their women with child shall be ripped up.
Hosea 13: Consequence of forgetting God.
Memory verse: 13:9 “O Israel, you are destroyed, But your help is from Me.
God forewarns the Israelites in this verse of the repercussions of ignoring and rejecting Him. We leave ourselves vulnerable to devastation and destruction when we ignore God and reject His assistance. There are many detrimental effects of forgetting God, both in our individual lives and in society as a whole.
We are more susceptible to sin, injustice, and harm when God's direction and protection are absent. According to Proverbs 14:34, "Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people." This signifies that a nation will face censure and shame when it forgets God and turns away from righteousness.
As Christians, we must watch out for ignoring God and straying from Him. By consistently spending time in prayer and reading His Word, engaging in Christian fellowship, and making Him the focus of our life, we can accomplish this. The writer of Psalms states in Psalm 119:11, "I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you." We can remember God's love and faithfulness and avert the results of forgetting Him by keeping His Word close to our hearts and minds.
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