Sharper Iron From Kfuo Radio

Even as the LORD attempts to heal His people, more of Israel's disease becomes apparent. Hosea speaks about the sin in Israel with vivid images.  As the heat of an oven that leavens dough before the blazing fire bakes it, so the treachery in Israel grows until it blazes with destruction, even as the people fail to call upon the LORD. As an aging man tragically does not realize the loss of his faculties, so Israel tragically cannot recognize its own sin. Israel continues to seek help from foreign nations, but they are only a bird caught in a net. Even as the LORD proclaims such judgment, His aim is to bring His people back to Him.  Rev. Peter Ill, pastor at Trinity Lutheran Church in Millstadt, IL, joins host Rev. Timothy Appel to study Hosea 6:11-7:16.  To learn more about Trinity Lutheran, visit trinitymillstadt.org. “Majoring in the Minors” is a mini-series on Sharper Iron that goes through the books of Hosea, Joel, Jonah, Micah, and Nahum. Although the books of these prophets are shorter, the Word