When the dew falls, the manna falls with it
Olga Martinez
(Audio: Spanish)
SUMMARY: The book of Hosea is about the prophet Hosea living in a time of great sin and decadence in Israel. He uses symbols like the morning cloud, half-baked pie, dove, and tree to describe the people of Israel's instability and fickleness. Hosea emphasizes God's forgiving love and calls for absolute dependence on Him. The dew symbolizes God's grace, provision, blessing, and revelation, as well as His power. Hosea teaches us about history, prophecy, and practical lessons for today.
The dew symbolizes God's powerful love, provision, blessing, and beauty. Like the lily, we must grow and become more beautiful every day, breaking dysfunctional relational patterns and reproducing through example. We must also reflect the aroma of Christ and be a lily among thorns. The dew reveals our hidden cobwebs of thoughts, desires, and intentions, which can lead to lies and multiple personalities. We must surrender our emotions to God and handle them correctly to live a full life.
The speaker discusses the importance of handling emotions properly and not allowing them to become blocked or stored. She references the book of Nehemiah, which describes how the people rejoiced when they were able to understand scriptures, and emphasizes the need to recover the joy of reading the word of God. She also discusses the dangers of imagination becoming a cobweb and the importance of healing the imagination through the word of God. Finally, she discusses the imagery of the cedar of Lebanon, which represents strength and stability, and encourages listeners to root themselves in Christ so that they can weather the storms of life. She shares a personal story of a friend who lost their son to violence and highlights the importance of having rooted faith in difficult times.
The speaker talks about the importance of having strong roots in the word of God in order to withstand the storms of life. They use the analogy of an olive tree, which is always green and fruitful when planted in the house of God with outstretched branches. The speaker emphasizes the need for unity and peace in order for the dew of God's blessing to fall upon our lives, and encourages listeners to ask for and expect God's refreshing love to permeate their souls.
The speaker encourages the audience to receive the dew of God, which can refresh and reveal hidden areas of their lives. They ask God to break any webs of dysfunction or hidden emotions, and to reveal any areas where their joy or affections have strayed from God. The audience is invited to tie themselves to Christ and to let go of any contention or division that may prevent the dew of God from falling. The speaker prays for God's dew to cover the lives and families of the audience, bringing abundance, blessing, and revelation.
The dew symbolizes God's powerful love, provision, blessing, and beauty. Like the lily, we must grow and become more beautiful every day, breaking dysfunctional relational patterns and reproducing through example. We must also reflect the aroma of Christ and be a lily among thorns. The dew reveals our hidden cobwebs of thoughts, desires, and intentions, which can lead to lies and multiple personalities. We must surrender our emotions to God and handle them correctly to live a full life.
The speaker discusses the importance of handling emotions properly and not allowing them to become blocked or stored. She references the book of Nehemiah, which describes how the people rejoiced when they were able to understand scriptures, and emphasizes the need to recover the joy of reading the word of God. She also discusses the dangers of imagination becoming a cobweb and the importance of healing the imagination through the word of God. Finally, she discusses the imagery of the cedar of Lebanon, which represents strength and stability, and encourages listeners to root themselves in Christ so that they can weather the storms of life. She shares a personal story of a friend who lost their son to violence and highlights the importance of having rooted faith in difficult times.
The speaker talks about the importance of having strong roots in the word of God in order to withstand the storms of life. They use the analogy of an olive tree, which is always green and fruitful when planted in the house of God with outstretched branches. The speaker emphasizes the need for unity and peace in order for the dew of God's blessing to fall upon our lives, and encourages listeners to ask for and expect God's refreshing love to permeate their souls.
The speaker encourages the audience to receive the dew of God, which can refresh and reveal hidden areas of their lives. They ask God to break any webs of dysfunction or hidden emotions, and to reveal any areas where their joy or affections have strayed from God. The audience is invited to tie themselves to Christ and to let go of any contention or division that may prevent the dew of God from falling. The speaker prays for God's dew to cover the lives and families of the audience, bringing abundance, blessing, and revelation.
Allow me this morning to do in a very general way and very roughly a little bit of the history of the book of Hosea. We are going to focus on the situation about 200 years from the moment Hosea prophesied. Before Hosea, 10 of the 12 tribes of Israel had broken away from the Davidic kingdom. And these 10 tribes that had separated had made their own kingdom and the god they had was a golden calf. God sends Elijah, sends Elisha, sends Amos so that the people return to the ways of God.
But they instead increasingly entered idolatry. When God sends Hosea, Hosea has to live in the time of King Jerobeam II and he has to live in a time in Israel where sin was above. The people of Israel had a total decadence in all areas, and in all spheres of their lives. It had political decadence, it had religious decadence and it had social decadence.
But they instead increasingly entered idolatry. When God sends Hosea, Hosea has to live in the time of King Jerobeam II and he has to live in a time in Israel where sin was above. The people of Israel had a total decadence in all areas, and in all spheres of their lives. It had political decadence, it had religious decadence and it had social decadence.
