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NASB | Hosea 13:14 Shall I ransom them from the power of Sheol? Shall I redeem them from death? O Death, where are your thorns? O Sheol, where is your sting? Compassion will be hidden from My sight. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Hosea 13:14 Shall I ransom them from the power of Sheol (the place of the dead)? Shall I redeem them from death? O death, where are your thorns? O Sheol, where is your sting? Compassion is hidden from My eyes [because of their failure to repent]. [1 Cor 15:55] |
Bible Question: Can U all help me in refuting an unbelievers contention that the Lord our God is a vile and crule God? She uses Hosea, wherein it is described that "babies will be ripped from wombs, and their heads dashed on the rocks." I need some scriptural support for telling her that God was "warning" His people about their disobedience. Can anyone help me? slide_m46@yahoo.com |
Bible Answer: Slide, I do sympathize with your situation! Your friend is definitely in a terrible situation herself. True to what she says in that passage the wrath of God is seen, yet it gets worse if she has really read the Bible! That should be a sign to her of how serious God is when He promises fierce wrath. I read Jonathan Edward's Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God and he makes one point very clear, God owes no man nothing. If he chose as in Job it says[34:14-15], if He chose to take back his Spirit and breath we would all perish! Your friend's viewpoint is rather skewed since she clearly disregards to love that God has shown through His Son- a death not deserved for an unthankful, blasphemous race, yet He still has given even yoru friend time to repent otherwise she would be as dead as can be. Before she can make such assertions, let her read what God did for Israel and what He promised them and what His purpose was for them. Please pray for her too that the love of God would be manifest to her and lead her to repentance and salvation. The Lord Bless you Slide. |