HOSEAHOSEA

CHAPTER 1CHAPTER 1

TIME FRAME:TIME FRAME:ISRAEL & JUDAH WERE DIVIDEDISRAEL & JUDAH WERE DIVIDED

KINGS OF JUDAH:KINGS OF JUDAH: UZZIAH, JOTHAM, AHAZ & HEZEKIAHUZZIAH, JOTHAM, AHAZ & HEZEKIAH

KING OF ISRAEL:KING OF ISRAEL:JEROBOAM 2JEROBOAM 2

AROUND THE TIME OF THE PROPHETSAROUND THE TIME OF THE PROPHETS ISAIAH & MICAHISAIAH & MICAH

100-150 YEARS BEFORE100-150 YEARS BEFOREJEREMIAH, EZEKIEL & DANIELJEREMIAH, EZEKIEL & DANIEL

HOSEA’S FAMILYHOSEA’S FAMILYHOSEA WAS THE JEREMIAH FOR NORTHERN ISRAEL HOSEA WAS THE JEREMIAH FOR NORTHERN ISRAEL

(EPHRAIM) (EPHRAIM)

TELLS HOSEA TAKE A WIFE OF HARLOTRYTELLS HOSEA TAKE A WIFE OF HARLOTRY

WHY?WHY?

TO SHOW OR ILLUSTRATE ISRAEL’S SITUATIONTO SHOW OR ILLUSTRATE ISRAEL’S SITUATION

ISRAEL HAS COMMITTED HARLOTRY ISRAEL HAS COMMITTED HARLOTRY BY DEPARTING FROM THE LORDBY DEPARTING FROM THE LORD

TOOK TOOK GOMERGOMER FOR HIS WIFE FOR HIS WIFE(Completion; Filling up measure of Idolatry)(Completion; Filling up measure of Idolatry)

HOSEA’S SON?HOSEA’S SON?

THEY HAD A SON NAMED THEY HAD A SON NAMED JEZREELJEZREEL

(God will Scatter or Sow)(God will Scatter or Sow)

HE WILL BRING THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL TO AN ENDHE WILL BRING THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL TO AN END

IT SHALL COME TO PASS THAT IT SHALL COME TO PASS THAT THE LORD SHALL BREAK THE THE LORD SHALL BREAK THE

BOW OF ISRAEL IN BOW OF ISRAEL IN THE VALLEY THE VALLEY OF JEZREELOF JEZREEL

HISTORY OF JEZREELHISTORY OF JEZREEL

Jezreel is a valley in northern Israel Jezreel is a valley in northern Israel where Jehu brought the dynasty of where Jehu brought the dynasty of

Omni to an end through bloodshed Omni to an end through bloodshed (2 (2 Kings 9).Kings 9).

100 years 100 years before the birth of Hosea's son, before the birth of Hosea's son, Jezreel.Jezreel.

Jehu's dynasty did come to an end with his Jehu's dynasty did come to an end with his great-great-grandson, great-great-grandson, Jeroboam 2Jeroboam 2, who , who

was a unlawful ruler.was a unlawful ruler.

ANOTHER CHILDANOTHER CHILD

HOSEA & GOMER HAD A DAUGHTERHOSEA & GOMER HAD A DAUGHTER

NAMED NAMED LO-RUHMAHLO-RUHMAH

THE LORD WILL NO LONGER HAVE THE LORD WILL NO LONGER HAVE MERCY ON THE HOUE OF ISRAELMERCY ON THE HOUE OF ISRAEL

THE LORD WILL HAVE MERCY ON THE THE LORD WILL HAVE MERCY ON THE HOUSE OF JUDAHHOUSE OF JUDAH

ANOTHER SON:ANOTHER SON:

HAD A SON NAMED HAD A SON NAMED LO-AMMILO-AMMI

WHY?WHY?

FOR YOU ARE NOT MY PEOPLE FOR YOU ARE NOT MY PEOPLE AND I WILL NOT BE YOUR GODAND I WILL NOT BE YOUR GOD

FUTURE REGATHERINGFUTURE REGATHERING

Then the children of Then the children of JudahJudah and the and the children of children of IsraelIsrael Shall be Shall be gathered gathered

togethertogether, And appoint for , And appoint for themselves themselves one headone head; And they shall ; And they shall

come up out of the land, come up out of the land,

For great For great will will be the day of Jezreel!be the day of Jezreel!

JEZREEL/MEGIDDO/JEHOSOPHATJEZREEL/MEGIDDO/JEHOSOPHAT

CHAPTER 2CHAPTER 2

GOMER & ISRAEL GOMER & ISRAEL COMPAREDCOMPARED

SAY TO YOUR BRETHRENSAY TO YOUR BRETHREN

““MY PEOPLE”MY PEOPLE”

SAY TO YOUR SISTERSSAY TO YOUR SISTERS

““MERCY IS SHOWN”MERCY IS SHOWN”

PLEAD WITH YOUR MOTHER PLEAD WITH YOUR MOTHER (GOMER/ISRAEL)(GOMER/ISRAEL)

GOMER/ISRAELGOMER/ISRAEL

SHE IS NOT MY WIFE SHE IS NOT MY WIFE

NEITHER AM I HER HUSBANDNEITHER AM I HER HUSBAND

7 THINGS IN HARLOTRY:7 THINGS IN HARLOTRY:LOVERSLOVERSBREADBREADWATER WATER WOOLWOOLFLAX FLAX OILOIL

DRINKDRINK

WAKE UP CALLWAKE UP CALL

PREDICTION IS SHE WILL NOT BE PREDICTION IS SHE WILL NOT BE HAPPY AND SUCCESFUL IN A LIFE OF HAPPY AND SUCCESFUL IN A LIFE OF

HARLOTRYHARLOTRY

WILL REALIZE HOW MUCH HER WILL REALIZE HOW MUCH HER HUSBAND PROVIDED FOR HERHUSBAND PROVIDED FOR HER

SHE MUST BE PUNISHED SHE MUST BE PUNISHED FOR TURNING TO OTHER LOVERS FOR TURNING TO OTHER LOVERS

(FAITH IN NATIONS & NOT JEHOVAH)(FAITH IN NATIONS & NOT JEHOVAH)

TURNED TO WORSHIPPING BAALTURNED TO WORSHIPPING BAAL

WOOING OF WOOING OF GOMER/ISRAEL:GOMER/ISRAEL:

1. SPEAK COMFORTABLY TO 1. SPEAK COMFORTABLY TO HERHER

2. GIVE BACK VINEYARDS2. GIVE BACK VINEYARDS3. GIVE VALLEY OF ACHOR FOR 3. GIVE VALLEY OF ACHOR FOR

DOOR OF HOPEDOOR OF HOPE4. BRING BACK SPIRIT OF 4. BRING BACK SPIRIT OF

SINGINGSINGING5. MARRY HER AGAIN5. MARRY HER AGAIN6. CLOSER RELATIONSHIP6. CLOSER RELATIONSHIP7. TAKE BAAL OUT OF MOUTHS7. TAKE BAAL OUT OF MOUTHS8. BLOT OUT BAAL FROM MIND8. BLOT OUT BAAL FROM MIND9. COVENANT W/BEASTS OF 9. COVENANT W/BEASTS OF

EARTHEARTH1O. PEACE TO THEM1O. PEACE TO THEM

11. MAKE THEM SAFE11. MAKE THEM SAFE12. BRING UNTO HIMSELF12. BRING UNTO HIMSELF13. BRING HER IN 13. BRING HER IN

RIGHTEOUSNESSRIGHTEOUSNESS14. IN FAITHFULNESS14. IN FAITHFULNESS15. KNOW HIM15. KNOW HIM16. PROSPEROUS16. PROSPEROUS17. A PLANT OF HIS OWN17. A PLANT OF HIS OWN18. MERCY UPON HER18. MERCY UPON HER19. CALL THEM HIS PEOPLE19. CALL THEM HIS PEOPLE20. BECOME THEIR GOD20. BECOME THEIR GOD

(HUSBAND/MY LORD)(HUSBAND/MY LORD)

GOD WILL ALLURE HER AND BRING HER INTO THE GOD WILL ALLURE HER AND BRING HER INTO THE WILDERNESSWILDERNESS

ISRAEL IN THE ISRAEL IN THE WILDERNESS?WILDERNESS?

REVELATION 12:1-6REVELATION 12:1-6 Now a great sign appeared in Now a great sign appeared in heaven: heaven: a woman (Israel)a woman (Israel) clothed with the sun, clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a with the moon under her feet, and on her head a garland of garland of twelve starstwelve stars. 2 Then being with child . 2 Then being with child (Jesus),(Jesus), she cried out in labor and in pain to give she cried out in labor and in pain to give birth. And another sign appeared in heaven: birth. And another sign appeared in heaven: behold, a great, fiery red dragon having seven behold, a great, fiery red dragon having seven heads and ten horns, and seven diadems on his heads and ten horns, and seven diadems on his heads. 4 His tail drew a third of the stars of heaven heads. 4 His tail drew a third of the stars of heaven and threw them to the earth. And the dragon stood and threw them to the earth. And the dragon stood

Then the woman fled into the wilderness, where Then the woman fled into the wilderness, where she has a place prepared by God, that they should she has a place prepared by God, that they should feed her there one thousand two hundred and sixty feed her there one thousand two hundred and sixty days.days.

CHAPTER 3CHAPTER 3

ISRAEL WILL RETURN TO ISRAEL WILL RETURN TO GODGOD

““Go again, love a woman Go again, love a woman who iswho is loved by a loved by a lover and is committing adultery, just like the lover and is committing adultery, just like the

love of the LORD for the children of Israel, love of the LORD for the children of Israel, who look to other gods and love who look to other gods and love thethe raisin raisin

cakes cakes of the pagans.of the pagans.” ”

So I bought her for myself for fifteen So I bought her for myself for fifteen shekelsshekels of silver, and one and one-half of silver, and one and one-half

homers of barley. And I said to her, “You homers of barley. And I said to her, “You shall stay with me many days; you shall shall stay with me many days; you shall not not play the harlotplay the harlot, nor shall you have a man—, nor shall you have a man—

so, too, so, too, willwill I I bebe toward you.” toward you.”

6 PREDICTIONS6 PREDICTIONS

ISRAEL WILL ABIDE MANY DAYS WITHOUT:ISRAEL WILL ABIDE MANY DAYS WITHOUT:

A KING OR PRINCEA KING OR PRINCE

SACRIFICESACRIFICE

IMAGEIMAGE

EPHOD (PRIEST HOOD)EPHOD (PRIEST HOOD)

Afterward the children of Afterward the children of Israel shall return and Israel shall return and seek the LORD their God and David their kingseek the LORD their God and David their king. . They shall fear the LORD and His goodness in They shall fear the LORD and His goodness in

the the latter dayslatter days..

CHAPTER 4CHAPTER 4

CHARGES AGAINST CHARGES AGAINST ISRAELISRAEL

NO TRUTH OR MERCYNO TRUTH OR MERCY

NO KNOWLEDGE OF GODNO KNOWLEDGE OF GOD

SWEARING & LYINGSWEARING & LYING

KLLING & STEALINGKLLING & STEALING

ADULTERYADULTERY

BLOODSHEDBLOODSHED

RESULT OF CHARGESRESULT OF CHARGESTHE LAND WILL MOURNTHE LAND WILL MOURN

THE PEOPLE WILL WASTE AWAYTHE PEOPLE WILL WASTE AWAY

ANIMALS WILL LEAVE THE LANDANIMALS WILL LEAVE THE LAND

THE PEOPLE SHALL STUMBLE IN THE DAYTHE PEOPLE SHALL STUMBLE IN THE DAY

YOUR PROPHETS WILL FALL AT NIGHTYOUR PROPHETS WILL FALL AT NIGHT

THE LORD HAS REJECTED THEM FOR LACK OF THE LORD HAS REJECTED THEM FOR LACK OF KNOWLEDGEKNOWLEDGE

REJECT THEM FROM BEING PRIEST FOR THE LORDREJECT THEM FROM BEING PRIEST FOR THE LORD (THEY DO NOT KNOW THE LAWS OF GOD)(THEY DO NOT KNOW THE LAWS OF GOD)

ISRAEL WILL BE ISRAEL WILL BE PUNISHEDPUNISHED

HE WILL PUT THEIR GLORY TO SHAMEHE WILL PUT THEIR GLORY TO SHAME

THEY WILL BE PUNISHED FOR THEIR THEY WILL BE PUNISHED FOR THEIR DEEDSDEEDS

THEY SHALL EAT BUT NOT HAVE ENOUGHTHEY SHALL EAT BUT NOT HAVE ENOUGH

THEY WILL COMMITT HARLOTRY BUT WILL NOT THEY WILL COMMITT HARLOTRY BUT WILL NOT INCREASEINCREASE

ISRAEL HAS ANOTHER ISRAEL HAS ANOTHER LOVELOVE

HARLOTRY, WINE & NEW WINE HARLOTRY, WINE & NEW WINE ENSLAVE THE HEARTENSLAVE THE HEART

MY PEOPLE GO TO WOODEN OBJECTS FOR MY PEOPLE GO TO WOODEN OBJECTS FOR GUIDENCEGUIDENCE

OFFER SACRIFICES TO IDOLSOFFER SACRIFICES TO IDOLS

DO NOT LET JUDAH BECOME GUILTYDO NOT LET JUDAH BECOME GUILTY

A WHIRLWIND WILL SWEEP THEM AWAYA WHIRLWIND WILL SWEEP THEM AWAY

HARLOTRY & WINEHARLOTRY & WINEJOEL 2:1-3JOEL 2:1-3 “For behold, “For behold, in those daysin those days and at that time, and at that time,

When When I bring back the captivesI bring back the captives of Judah and of Judah and Jerusalem, I will also gather all nations, And bring them Jerusalem, I will also gather all nations, And bring them

down to the down to the Valley of JehoshaphatValley of Jehoshaphat; And I will enter into ; And I will enter into judgment with them there On account of My people, judgment with them there On account of My people, My My heritage Israelheritage Israel, Whom they have , Whom they have scatteredscattered among the among the

nations; They have also divided up My land. nations; They have also divided up My land.

They have cast lots for My people, They have cast lots for My people,

Have Have given a boy given a boy as paymentas payment for a harlot, for a harlot,

And And sold a girl for winesold a girl for wine, that they may drink. , that they may drink.

BABYLON THE HARLOTBABYLON THE HARLOTREVELATION 18:1-5REVELATION 18:1-5 1 Then one of the seven angels who 1 Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and talked with me, saying to had the seven bowls came and talked with me, saying to

me, “Come, I will show you the judgment of the me, “Come, I will show you the judgment of the great harlotgreat harlot who sits on many waters, with whom the kings of the earth who sits on many waters, with whom the kings of the earth

committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth were made were made drunk with the wine of her fornicationdrunk with the wine of her fornication.”.”

So he carried me away in the Spirit into So he carried me away in the Spirit into the wildernessthe wilderness. And . And I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast which waswhich was full of full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.

The woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet, and adorned The woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls, having in her with gold and precious stones and pearls, having in her

hand a golden cup full of abominations and the filthiness of hand a golden cup full of abominations and the filthiness of her fornication. And on her forehead a name her fornication. And on her forehead a name waswas written: written:

MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTSTHE MOTHER OF HARLOTS

AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.

HARLOTRY, WINE & NEW WINE HARLOTRY, WINE & NEW WINE ENSLAVE THE HEARTENSLAVE THE HEART

CHAPTER 5CHAPTER 5

CALL TO ISRAELCALL TO ISRAELISRAEL & EPHRAIM WILL FALLISRAEL & EPHRAIM WILL FALL

JUDAH WILL ALSO FALLJUDAH WILL ALSO FALL

TAKE THEIR FLOCKS TO SEEK THE LORD BUT WILL NOT FIND HIMTAKE THEIR FLOCKS TO SEEK THE LORD BUT WILL NOT FIND HIM

THIS WILL BEGIN TO TAKE PLACE IN 1 MONTHTHIS WILL BEGIN TO TAKE PLACE IN 1 MONTH

EPHRAIM WILL BECOME DESOLATEEPHRAIM WILL BECOME DESOLATE

WRATH WILL BE POURED OUT LIKE WATERWRATH WILL BE POURED OUT LIKE WATER

WILL BE ON EPHRAIM LIKE A MOTH & JUDAH LIKE ROTTENNESSWILL BE ON EPHRAIM LIKE A MOTH & JUDAH LIKE ROTTENNESS

WILL BE LIKE A LION TO EPHRAIM & JUDAHWILL BE LIKE A LION TO EPHRAIM & JUDAH

I WILL TEAR THEM AND GO AWAYI WILL TEAR THEM AND GO AWAY

NONE WILL RESCUE THEMNONE WILL RESCUE THEM

I WILL GO & RETURN TO MY PLACE, TILL THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR OFFENSE & I WILL GO & RETURN TO MY PLACE, TILL THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR OFFENSE & SEEK MY FACESEEK MY FACE

IN THEIR AFFLICTION THEY WILL SEEK ME EARLYIN THEIR AFFLICTION THEY WILL SEEK ME EARLY

CHAPTER 6CHAPTER 6

PROPHETIC PROPHETIC REPENTENCEREPENTENCE

LET US RETURN TO THE LORDLET US RETURN TO THE LORD

HE HAS TORN, BUT HE WILL HEAL USHE HAS TORN, BUT HE WILL HEAL US

HE HAS STRICKEN, BUT HE WILL BIND US HE HAS STRICKEN, BUT HE WILL BIND US UPUP

AFTER 2 DAYS HE WILL REVIVE USAFTER 2 DAYS HE WILL REVIVE US

ON THE 3ON THE 3RDRD HE MAY RAISE US UP HE MAY RAISE US UP

THAT WE MAY LIVE IN HIS SIGHTTHAT WE MAY LIVE IN HIS SIGHT

RETURNING TO THE RETURNING TO THE LORDLORD

PURSUE THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE PURSUE THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE LORDLORD

HE WILL COME TO US LIKE THE HE WILL COME TO US LIKE THE RAINRAIN

LIKE THE LATTER & THE FORMER LIKE THE LATTER & THE FORMER RAINRAIN

ISRAEL’S EYES OPENEDISRAEL’S EYES OPENED

ZECHAIRAH 12:10-13:1-10ZECHAIRAH 12:10-13:1-10 “And “And I will pour on the I will pour on the house of Davidhouse of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem the the Spirit of grace and supplicationSpirit of grace and supplication; then they will look on ; then they will look on Me Me whom they piercedwhom they pierced. Yes, they will mourn for Him as . Yes, they will mourn for Him as one mourns for one mourns for hishis only only son,son, and grieve for Him as one and grieve for Him as one grieves for a firstborn. In that day there shall be a great grieves for a firstborn. In that day there shall be a great mourning in Jerusalem, like the mourning at Hadad mourning in Jerusalem, like the mourning at Hadad Rimmon in the Rimmon in the plain of Megiddo.plain of Megiddo. And the land shall And the land shall mourn, every family by itself: the family of the house of mourn, every family by itself: the family of the house of David by itself, and their wives by themselves; the family David by itself, and their wives by themselves; the family of the house of Nathan by itself, and their wives by of the house of Nathan by itself, and their wives by themselves; the family of the house of Levi by itself, and themselves; the family of the house of Levi by itself, and their wives by themselves; the family of Shimei by itself, their wives by themselves; the family of Shimei by itself, and their wives by themselves; all the families that and their wives by themselves; all the families that remain, every family by itself, and their wives by remain, every family by itself, and their wives by themselves.themselves.

ISRAEL SAVEDISRAEL SAVED

ROMANS 11:25-29ROMANS 11:25-29 For I do not desire, For I do not desire, brethren, that you should be ignorant of this brethren, that you should be ignorant of this mystery, lest you should be wise in your own mystery, lest you should be wise in your own opinion, that blindness in part has happened opinion, that blindness in part has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in. And so come in. And so all Israel will be savedall Israel will be saved, as it is , as it is written: written: “ The “ The Deliverer will come out of ZionDeliverer will come out of Zion, , And And He will turn away ungodliness from JacobHe will turn away ungodliness from Jacob; ; ForFor thisthis isis My covenant with them,My covenant with them, When I When I take away their sins.” take away their sins.” Concerning the gospel Concerning the gospel they arethey are enemies for your sake, but enemies for your sake, but concerning the election concerning the election they arethey are beloved for beloved for the sake of the fathers. For the gifts and the the sake of the fathers. For the gifts and the calling of God calling of God areare irrevocable. irrevocable.

UNTIL THAT DAYUNTIL THAT DAY

EPHRAIM & JUDAH, WHAT SHOULD I DO WITH EPHRAIM & JUDAH, WHAT SHOULD I DO WITH YOUYOU

YOUR GOODNESS FLEES AWAY LIKE MORNING DEW YOUR GOODNESS FLEES AWAY LIKE MORNING DEW OR FOGOR FOG

I desire mercy and not sacrificeI desire mercy and not sacrifice, And the knowledge , And the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.of God more than burnt offerings.

MATTHEW 9:12-13MATTHEW 9:12-13 When Jesus heard When Jesus heard that,that, He said He said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. But go and learn physician, but those who are sick. But go and learn what what thisthis means: means: ‘‘I desire mercy and not sacrifice.’I desire mercy and not sacrifice.’ For I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to For I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.”repentance.”

CHAPTER 7CHAPTER 7

SINS & CIVIL STRIFESSINS & CIVIL STRIFES““When I would have healed Israel, Then the iniquity of When I would have healed Israel, Then the iniquity of

Ephraim was uncovered, And the wickedness of Samaria. Ephraim was uncovered, And the wickedness of Samaria. For they have committed fraud; A thief comes in; A band For they have committed fraud; A thief comes in; A band of robbers takes spoil outside. They do not consider in of robbers takes spoil outside. They do not consider in their hearts their hearts ThatThat I remember all their wickedness; Now I remember all their wickedness; Now

their own deeds have surrounded them; their own deeds have surrounded them;

They are before My face. They make a king glad with They are before My face. They make a king glad with their wickedness, And princes with their lies. “ They their wickedness, And princes with their lies. “ They areare

all adulterers. Like an oven heated by a baker— He all adulterers. Like an oven heated by a baker— He ceases stirring ceases stirring the firethe fire after kneading the dough, Until after kneading the dough, Until it is leavened. In the day of our king Princes have made it is leavened. In the day of our king Princes have made himhim sick, inflamed with wine; He stretched out his hand sick, inflamed with wine; He stretched out his hand

with scoffers. with scoffers.

They prepare their heart like an oven, While they lie in They prepare their heart like an oven, While they lie in wait; Their baker sleeps all night; In the morning it wait; Their baker sleeps all night; In the morning it

burns like a flaming fire. They are all hot, like an oven, burns like a flaming fire. They are all hot, like an oven, And have devoured their judges; All their kings have And have devoured their judges; All their kings have

fallen. None among them calls upon Me.fallen. None among them calls upon Me.

TRUST IN OTHER TRUST IN OTHER NATIONSNATIONS

“ “ Ephraim has Ephraim has mixedmixed himself among the himself among the peoples; Ephraim is a cake unturned. peoples; Ephraim is a cake unturned. Aliens Aliens have devoured his strengthhave devoured his strength, But , But he does he does not know not know itit; ; Yes, gray hairs are here and Yes, gray hairs are here and there on him, Yet he does not know there on him, Yet he does not know it. it. And And the pride of Israel testifies to his face, But the pride of Israel testifies to his face, But they they do not returndo not return to the LORD to the LORD their God, their God, Nor seek Him for all this. “ Ephraim also is Nor seek Him for all this. “ Ephraim also is like a silly dove, without sense— like a silly dove, without sense— They call to They call to Egypt, They go to Assyria.Egypt, They go to Assyria.

CAPTIVITY TO ASSYRIACAPTIVITY TO ASSYRIA

ASSYRIA WHOM THEY TRUSTED ASSYRIA WHOM THEY TRUSTED WILL EVENTUALLY TAKE THEM WILL EVENTUALLY TAKE THEM

OVEROVER

THEY DEPEND ON EGYPT BUT THEY THEY DEPEND ON EGYPT BUT THEY ARE NOT THERE FOR THEIR ARE NOT THERE FOR THEIR

PROTECTIONPROTECTION