Verse: “I will plant her for myself in the land; I will show my love to the one I called 'Not my loved one.' I will say to those called 'Not my people,' 'You are my people'; and they will say, 'You are my God.'”  Hosea 2:23, The northern kingdom of Israel sinned. The...

Verse: And he answered them, saying, who is my mother, or my brethren? Mark 3:33 Background: His brothers and His mother: Perhaps these relatives of Jesus sent to Him to carry out the plan described in Mark 3:21, to lay hold of Him, thinking that Jesus was out of His...

Verse: “Yet the Israelites will be like the sand on the seashore, which cannot be measured or counted. In the place where it was said to them, ‘You are not my people,’ they will be called ‘children of the living God.’  Hosea 1:10 Introduction: What is the longing of...

Verse: As the deer longs for streams of water, so I long for you, O God. Psalm 42:1 Background: Psalm 42 is associated with the "Sons of Korah." These were probably groups descended from the infamous family punished after the exodus (Numbers 26:9–11). Some...

Verse The sound of a tumult is on the mountains as of a great multitude! The sound of an uproar of kingdoms, of nations gathering together! The Lord of hosts is mustering a host for battle. Isa 13:4 Background: Isa 13:4 – The word of God “Yahweh of hosts is mustering...

Verse: Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. Deu 6:4-5 Background: Deuteronomy 6 is set in Moab, 40 days before the Israelites reach the Promised Land. In...