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Ep #72 - Why Bother Forgiving People?- Hosea Pt3

Bolton, Jordy, Neil & Floyd

“I myself taught Israel how to walk, leading him along by the hand. But he doesn’t know or even care that it was I who took care of him….”No, I will not unleash my fierce anger. I will not completely destroy Israel, for I am God and not a mere mortal. I am the Holy One living among you, and I will not come to destroy.”
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~ Hosea 11:3&9 NLT

“The people of Israel feed on the wind; they chase after the east wind all day long… “
~ ‭‭Hosea‬ ‭12‬:‭1‬ ‭NLT‬‬


Have we ever really thought, I mean really thought, about how hard it is to forgive people. Forgive entirely, whole heartedly and fully? The parents out there may have a taste of what that’s like, but now what about forgiving everyone of and for EVERYTHING. No limits, No line, just forgiveness.

Impossible. Unless you’re God!

This episode the fellas break down the last verses in Hosea and discuss this idea of forgiveness, the fatherly motif that’s riddles throughout not just the entire Bible but also the book of Hosea, and also they unpack the constant imagery of “the wind.” And how, even from the beginning of Genesis, a small little mention of the wind, isn’t so small after all…

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