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h0ishLA EXT ne late OF Nife
Lord is against them that do evil
/ Pet. 3, u.
TextuaI study.
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HosHEA was the son Of Elah, the
nineteenth and last king Of northern
Israel. He conspired against and
slew his predecessor. Pekah. tie
reigned sixteen years. His future life
and death after the captivity we
know nothing OF THE KING or
AssYRIA. An inscription in the palace
at Khorsabad. commonly called the
Acts of Sargon." Il beseiged, took.
and occupied the city Of Samaria,
and carried into captivity twenty
seven thousand two hundred and
eighty OF its inhabitants. See Ho-
sea Is, 6, Micah /, 6. He was noted
for his excessive cruelty, dashing
young children against the stones,
and other cruelties too horrible 10
mention. CARRIED ISRAEL AWAY
INTO SANrARA. The places where the
Israelites were taken az captiyes is
the sourre Of much conjecture. Some
claiming the coast OF Guinea, Others
America; the Indian tribes being the
descendants Of those carried away
by the Assyrians. The Aighans are
said, by the best Persian historians.
TO be descended from the Jews. Thus
ended the kingdom Of Israel after
30 years OF national life. THAT
THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL HED sINNED
AGAINST THE LORD THEIR Con. Here
Is Gods view given by prophet as
to the cause OF Israel's downfall.
He then proceeds to enumerate Is
rael. See verses Is to p OF this chap
ter. "FEAREn OTHER Cons" No
people had ever known such favor
from God, and yet the bnsest in
gratitude was shown In their SER /
vice and allegiance 20 other gods /
You VIII fnd the charge and specifl- /
cations outlined In verse lG oi the !
lesson text. WALKEn N rHg STAT I
UTns OF THE HEAThEN. Ob-erviug .
the religious scSyicrs aud customs ot 4
the gods oi the Eatie.is whom God I
had driven out bcfone tncm Could
they have climbed 10 a higher height
Of ldolatry3 AND OF THE KINGS or
ISRAEL wHWH THEY HAD MADE. Re
lerrlng 20 Dan and Bethel where the
golden calves were set up. See
Kings Il. 95-9T DID sBcRErLy
THOSE THINGS THAT WERE NOT RIGHT
AGAINST THE Loan. Not only was
their idolatry public and notorious.
but also In secret were the practices
OF abomlnahle things exercised.
lMAOEs ANp GROVES. Ashcrah. Baal.
pillars and wooden
Idols. Practlcing iewdness as a ne
ligious right, Bosidceach altar was
erected pole as a symbol OF deity.
These pillars were oi stone. NEr
THE LoRn TESTIFIED AGAINST IsRAEL
ANp JuBAn. The prophets preached
rspcntance and yet they did not "a.
pent God stood ready 20 forgive. 4
HARDENED TuEIR Niaks. Quite often 1
you iind reiencnce to Israel as "a sti8. 1
neckcd people; stubborn people. /
FoiLowEn VANITY ANn HECANiE /
VAIN. See Jer. >. 3. Rom. !, "a. also 1
I Cor. ;. I. novotlons Offered 20
idols Is as nothing. wasted effort
and energy, Pass THROUGH FlM
HlBE. Rurnt their children Ia the /
fire. Offering them IN sacrihce 90
the god Moloch. Sex Toe. a5-2>. Jer. /
!, 81, EHck. 3, 50. SOLD THEMSELVES .
10 no XVII Willingly aud wIliully /
surrendered 10 Satan. Found pleas-
nro Ia evil practices. Removed rHEN
oUr on ms SIGHT Banished FROM the
land promised To Abraham. Isaac
and Jacob. The whole ten trlbcs
were removed from the favor Of God.
A Nation Fallen,
No people had secu such granduer
or reached such "A heiuhf an f,i,,ilie,s-