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Hosea 12:10
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8 And Ephraim said,
a‘Surely I have become rich,
I have found wealth for myself;
In all my labors
They shall find in me no iniquity that is sin.’ 
9 “But I am the Lord your God,
Ever since the land of Egypt;
aI will again make you dwell in tents,
As in the days of the appointed feast. 
10 aI have also spoken by the prophets,
And have multiplied visions;
I have given1 symbols through the witness of the prophets.” 
11 Though aGilead has idols—
Surely they are1 vanity—
Though they sacrifice bulls in bGilgal,
Indeed their altars shall be heaps in the furrows of the field. 
12 Jacob afled to the country of Syria;
bIsrael served for a spouse,
And for a wife he tended sheep. 
13 aBy a prophet the Lord brought Israel out of Egypt,
And by a prophet he was preserved. 
14 Ephraim aprovoked Him to anger most bitterly;
Therefore his Lord will leave the guilt of his bloodshed upon him,
bAnd return his reproach upon him. 
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What Does Hosea 12:10 Mean?



Hosea 12:10

A similitude is a similarity, a comparison, a likeness, a shadow—essentially the same as a parable. Paul says all the Old Testament accounts are written for our understanding today. Hosea writes that the prophets spoke to us in similitudes or similarities. Thus, what happened to Israel and Judah in the prophecies applies in principle to the church today, the New Testament "Israel of God" (Galatians 6:16). Further, what is occurring in the church today is similar to what is occurring and prophesied to occur in the physical nations of Israel. It may not unfold in exactly the same detail, but very similarly. What understanding this concept opens up to those who have eyes to see and ears to hear!

Richard T. Ritenbaugh
Biblical Symbolism (Part One)

Related Topics: Biblical Imagery | Biblical Metaphors | Biblical Symbolism | Biblical Symbols | Church as the Israel of God | Forms, Shadows, Symbols, and Types | Hosea | Israel of God | Likeness | Parable as a Similitude | Shadow | Similarity | Similitude | Similitudes and Similarities


 
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