QT 19/10/2025 Sun. Hosea 9 When God Grieves Over Rebellion 当神为叛逆哀伤
QT 19/10/2025 Sun. Hosea 9 When God Grieves Over Rebellion
READ http://www.esv.org/Hosea9
📖 Wedding anniversaries, birthday celebrations, Chinese New Year and other festivals might become periods of immense pain for at least some of us, some of the time. What happened?
This part of Scripture points to the ministry of Hosea, a prophet in the northern kingdom of Israel during the 8th century BC, around the time of the Assyrian threat. His ministry overlapped with prophets like Amos, Isaiah, and Micah. Hosea’s message is unique because it’s deeply personal: God calls Hosea to marry a woman who would be unfaithful to him (Gomer), symbolizing God’s covenant relationship with Israel — a people who repeatedly broke faith with Him by worshipping other gods.
Through Hosea’s life, God shows His heart — grieved, jealous, loving, and merciful, even in the face of betrayal. The book is a powerful mix of warning, sorrow, and unrelenting love.
💔 Scripture focus:
“Rejoice not, O Israel! Exult not like the peoples; for you have played the whore, forsaking your God. You have loved a prostitute’s wages on all threshing floors.” — Hosea 9:1, ESV
🔍 Reflection: The Pain of Unfaithfulness
Hosea 9 is a sobering chapter. It reads almost like a lament — not only from a prophet, but from God Himself. The people of Israel had abandoned covenant faithfulness, turning to Baal worship and trusting in political alliances instead of God. Festivals that once celebrated God's provision became corrupted. The threshing floors — places of blessing — became symbols of their sin.
God’s judgment is not petty anger. It’s holy grief. He is not a distant judge, but like a wounded spouse who has loved deeply and yet been betrayed.
💬 Key Verse for Meditation:
“My God will reject them because they have not listened to him;
they shall be wanderers among the nations.” — Hosea 9:17, ESV
This verse foreshadows the exile — a heartbreaking consequence of Israel’s persistent rebellion. But even here, God’s aim is not to destroy but to discipline and draw His people back.
🙏 Application:
(1) Don’t mistake God’s silence for approval. Israel enjoyed prosperity for a time, but their idolatry was slowly poisoning their relationship with God. Is there any area in your life where you’ve traded obedience for convenience or comfort?
(2) God’s grief is real. When we sin, it’s not just about breaking rules — it’s about breaking God's heart. His love is not shallow; it's covenantal. Let that motivate deep repentance.
(3) There’s always a way back. Hosea doesn't end in chapter 9. God’s message moves from judgment to restoration in the later chapters. Even when we’ve wandered far, His mercy still calls us home.
🙌 Prayer:
Lord, I confess that I’ve often looked for life outside of You. Forgive me for loving lesser things more than I love You. Thank You that even in Your discipline, You are loving and just. Restore in me a heart that rejoices only in You. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
QT 19/10/2025 星期日. 何西阿书 9 当神为叛逆哀伤
阅读 http://m.bbintl.org/bible/ncv/hos/9/
📖 结婚纪念日、生日庆典、春节等节日，对某些人而言，有时可能成为痛苦的时期。究竟发生了什么？
这段经文指向先知何西阿的事奉。他生活在公元前8世纪亚述威胁下的北国以色列，其事奉时期与阿摩司、以赛亚、弥迦等先知重叠。何西阿的信息尤为独特，因其蕴含深刻的个人经历： 神呼召何西阿娶一位终将背叛他的女子（歌篾），以此象征神与以色列的盟约关系——这百姓屡次拜偶像背弃神。
通过何西阿的生命，神显明祂的心意：纵遭背叛仍满怀忧伤、忌恨、慈爱与怜悯。整卷书卷交织着警示、悲恸与永不消退的爱。
💔 经文聚焦：
以色列啊！不要欢喜；不要像外族人一样快乐，因为你行了邪淫，离开你的 神，在各打谷场上喜爱卖淫的赏赐。——《何西阿书》9:1
🔍 反思：背信之痛
何西阿书第九章令人警醒，读来宛如哀歌——不仅出自先知之口，更是上帝亲口发出。以色列民背弃了盟约的信实，转而崇拜巴力，倚靠政治同盟而非上帝。昔日颂扬上帝供应的节期已然败坏，脱粒场——这本是蒙福之地——竟成了他们罪孽的象征。
神的审判并非小题大做，而是圣洁的悲恸。祂并非冷漠的审判者，而是如同受创的配偶——曾倾注深情却遭背叛。
💬 默想金句：
我的 神必弃绝他们，因为他们不听从他；他们必在列国中飘流。——何西阿书9:17
这节经文预示了流亡——以色列持续叛逆带来的心碎结局。但即便在此刻，神的旨意并非毁灭，而是管教并引领祂的子民归回。
🙏 应用思考：
(1) 莫将神的沉默误作默许。以色列曾享一时昌盛，但偶像崇拜正悄然侵蚀他们与神的关系。你生命中是否也曾为便利或舒适，以顺服为代价？
(2) 神的悲伤真实存在。我们的罪不仅是违背律法，更是刺痛神的心。祂的爱非浅薄之爱，乃是立约之爱。愿这真理激励我们深刻悔改。
(3) 归回之路永不关闭。何西阿书并非止于第九章，后文的信息将审判转向复兴。
🙌 祷告：
主啊，我承认自己常在祢之外寻求生命。求祢赦免我更爱世俗之物胜过爱祢。感谢祢，纵使在管教中，祢仍是慈爱公义的。求祢在我心中重建唯独以祢为乐的心。奉耶稣的名祷告，阿们。
