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Pamphlet 1475 Hos kc 19-3

The worse part is that America thinks her efforts alone have "gotten him (her) riches"

Hosea 12:8 And Ephraim said, Yet I am become rich, I have found me out substance: in all my labours they shall find none iniquity in me that were sin.

The worse part is that America thinks her efforts alone have "gotten him (her) riches" instead of exalting God and recognizing the covenant He made to Abraham concerning our national blessings. America is the greatest nation on earth because God Blesses America, not because we are so great ourselves! And so as we have quoted wise old Solomon numerous times in our study of Hosea, we once again are reminded of his words that "There is nothing new under the sun!"

Just give our people prosperity and a good economy and they will become blinded as to their wretched spiritual condition. Here is Hosea 8:8 repeated in Rev. 3:17 concerning the church of Laodicea today.

Rev. 3:17
Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:
Yes, they have need of nothing. Perhaps the Federal Reserve can save us. What do you think? No, I'm afraid Jeshurun has waxed fat headed and his spiritual condition has been severely affected by hot air from the east wind as he continues to trust in his own counsels (Hos. 11:6) and does not exalt the One who has blessed him (Hos. 11:7).
Editors Note: If you listen to the evening news these days you know that nothing but bad news is coming on the east wind!  I sure hope George Bush heeds Thomas Jefferson's warning about staying away from entangling alliances with other nations of men (666) and ignores Bill Clinton's statement that "America cannot and must not disentangle itself from the world" (666).  We already have enough trouble in the middle east without getting more involved in entangling alliances. (666)

When will we realize that we can do nothing except He (God) allows us? ALL that we have is because of Him, even the very air we breath. So turn to Him, return to Him, and remember always the first commandment of YHVH which, by the way, is contained in the next verse.
Hosea 12:9
And I that am the LORD thy God from the land of Egypt [and that I have promised that I] will yet make thee to dwell in tabernacles, as in the days of the solemn feast.

To study the Bible is the noblest of all pursuits; to understand it, the highest of all goals.
We pray that with the guidance of the Holy Spirit, you accomplish both.


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