Title: From the Wind to the Whirlwind (10)
Series: Hosea
Author: Robert Dawson
Text: Hosea 8:1-14
In 1938, a young man named Orson Welles performed a radio drama that gripped the nation. His adaptation of War of the Worlds was so realistic that listeners believed an alien invasion was happening. It was so dramatic and believable that it created a widespread panic. People fled their homes. Many feared the world was coming to an end.
Why did it create such a stir? It was the sound of the alarm, the warning of an imminent threat. Alarms are designed to grab our attention and awaken us from complacency.
How many of you have been awakened by an alarm in the middle of the night? It could have been a fire alarm, house alarm, or one of those Amber or Silver Alerts that come on our smart phones. How did you feel? How did you respond?
- It was jarring. It startled you. Your body involuntarily reacts. You jump up and begin to move, even if you don't know which direction you should be headed!
- Your heart races. Your mind starts spinning as you try to process what is happening and determine the best course of action.
In every culture throughout time there have been warning systems in place. In ancient Israel it was the trumpet. While it had many uses and could produce different sounds signaling different events, one of its most important functions was to warn the people of an impending and immediate danger.
Sometimes warnings fall on deaf ears. Sometimes warnings are ignored.
This was the case with Israel, the Northern Kingdom. They had been warned repeatedly by God's prophets, His watchman on the walls, of coming danger and judgment. Now that judgment was near. It was coming swiftly like an eagle diving on its prey.
Hosea 8.1a - Put the trumpet to your lips! Like an eagle the enemy comes against the house of the Lord...
We know Assyria was coming. They will conquer Israel. They will devastate Israel. They will take the brightest, bes ...
Series: Hosea
Author: Robert Dawson
Text: Hosea 8:1-14
In 1938, a young man named Orson Welles performed a radio drama that gripped the nation. His adaptation of War of the Worlds was so realistic that listeners believed an alien invasion was happening. It was so dramatic and believable that it created a widespread panic. People fled their homes. Many feared the world was coming to an end.
Why did it create such a stir? It was the sound of the alarm, the warning of an imminent threat. Alarms are designed to grab our attention and awaken us from complacency.
How many of you have been awakened by an alarm in the middle of the night? It could have been a fire alarm, house alarm, or one of those Amber or Silver Alerts that come on our smart phones. How did you feel? How did you respond?
- It was jarring. It startled you. Your body involuntarily reacts. You jump up and begin to move, even if you don't know which direction you should be headed!
- Your heart races. Your mind starts spinning as you try to process what is happening and determine the best course of action.
In every culture throughout time there have been warning systems in place. In ancient Israel it was the trumpet. While it had many uses and could produce different sounds signaling different events, one of its most important functions was to warn the people of an impending and immediate danger.
Sometimes warnings fall on deaf ears. Sometimes warnings are ignored.
This was the case with Israel, the Northern Kingdom. They had been warned repeatedly by God's prophets, His watchman on the walls, of coming danger and judgment. Now that judgment was near. It was coming swiftly like an eagle diving on its prey.
Hosea 8.1a - Put the trumpet to your lips! Like an eagle the enemy comes against the house of the Lord...
We know Assyria was coming. They will conquer Israel. They will devastate Israel. They will take the brightest, bes ...
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