sooda
Veteran Member
Its amazing how people take something, not knowing what it's referring to or why certain things were done.
Had you back up and find out what the subject and article is about.
Hosea 9:14-17
14 Give them, O Lord: what wilt thou give? give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts"
(As you can see, there's no abortions, only the women having a miscarriage of not being able to get pregnant.)
15 All their wickedness is in Gilgal: for there I hated them: for the wickedness of their doings I will drive them out of mine house, I will love them no more: all their princes are revolters.
( Now why is God upset for their wickedness? )
16 Ephraim is smitten, their root is dried up, they shall bear no fruit: yea, though they bring forth, yet will I slay even the beloved fruit of their womb.
( As you see, God caused the womb of the women to be dried up, that the women can not get pregnant. Nothing about abortions here either)
Like alot of women to day, that can't get pregnant, so they adopt a child, But still that is not abortion)
17 My God will cast them away, because they did not hearken unto him: and they shall be wanderers among the nations"
God cast them away, because they would not obey God, So God caused the womb of the women to dried up, But still nothing about abortions)
Hosea 13:14-16.
the first mistake your making here is
It's not God doing all this.
Notice in verse 14 below
14 I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death: O death, I will be thy plagues; O grave, I will be thy destruction: repentance shall be hid from mine eyes.
Have you any idea at all who death is and what is death's name is.?
The people of Ephraim chosen a king over them that caused the people to do wickedness. And not Good.
15 Though he be fruitful among his brethren, an east wind shall come, the wind of the Lordshall come up from the wilderness, and his spring shall become dry, and his fountain shall be dried up: he shall spoil the treasure of all pleasant vessels"
Now do you understand what is happening here.
What does it mean by, His spring shall become dry, and his fountain shall be dried up, So what does this all mean?
16 Samaria shall become desolate; for she hath rebelled against her God: they shall fall by the sword: their infants shall be dashed in pieces, and their women with child shall be ripped up"
So what did Samaria do, shall become desolate? What happened ?
That Samaria will fall by the sword,
Have you any idea or clue, what that sword is to represent in the bible?
For what cause their infants to be dashed in pieces.
Well for one the king they chosen lead them into a battle that they were unprepared for. That caused their women with child were ripped up..
As it is, had you read the whole chapter and found out what the subject and article is about first then you would have found out that God gave them forewarning what was to happen to Samaria and Ephraim for choosing a another king over them, that this king that they chosen would lead them into a battle they were unprepared for, that this other king and his army will destroy them. Ripped their women with child up.
Israel was divided into three areas.. Judah, Samaria and Galilee. Judah was very envious of the other two because they were prosperous and successful.
They demonized the "other" just like they demonized the Canaanites and now the Palestinian Arabs and Christians.