Hosea 10

Section 4d: Israel is an empty vine, and the hardened fallow ground must be broken up. There is still time for Israel to humble themselves and ‘seek the Lord’ voluntarily. If not, they will be put to shame for trusting in false gods and feeble men.

Amos 5

Seek the Lord! This is the repeated refrain in chapter five, “that ye may live”. It is not with the hope that God’s judgement will not fall, for that is certain, but gives hope of the promise of God’s presence for a faithful remnant, that He “shall be with you”, just as He was with…