3. Today Light In Darkness
Hosea 9 and 10
31 ‘Dark’ Verses
1 ‘Light’ Verse
Today Light In Darkness
Historical Context

4. How The Lord Sees 8th Century BC Israel & What He Says To Them
I. The Darkness
How The Lord Sees 8th Century BC Israel
&
What He Says To Them

5. I. The Darkness Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Not rejoice … play the harlot 1
Return to Egypt 3
Destruction, thorns 6
Punishment, recompense 7
Days of Gibeah 9
Abomination 10
Bereave of children 12
Children to murderer 13
Give them – miscarrying… 14
Wickedness of Gilgal 15
Stricken, dried up 16
Cast away, wanderers
Chapter 10
Hearts divided, guilty 2
Judgment springs up 4
Destroyed, thorn/thistle 8
Sinned from days Gibeah 9
Bind for transgressions 10
Plowed wickedness 13
Reaped iniquity 13
Fortresses plundered 14
Mother dashed in pieces on children 14
Great wickedness 15
King cut off utterly 15

6. The Way Forward What They Should Do
II. The Light
The Way Forward
What They Should Do

7. II. The Light Hosea 10:12 Sow for yourselves righteousness
Reap in mercy
Break up the fallow ground
For it is time to seek the Lord
Til He comes and rains righteousness on you.

8. Light For You
When your world is dark it is time to plant righteousness. Plant righteousness.
When your world is dark it is time to start using again what you have left fallow. Start.
Jesus is the light of the world. Are you following Him? Follow Him.
Jesus has rained righteousness on you. Are you dripping wet with His righteousness?
Jesus is coming. Is there anything you need to do first?
Do you have a divided heart? You serve God OR things. You can’t serve both. Serve God only.