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Hosea 11:1-11 Meditating on this passage of prophetic imagining surfaces the tension that characterizes the relationship between God and Israel. Both parties bend their backs, but God’s bending nourishes while the peoples’ bending isolates them from infinite sustenance. The poet paints a picture of YHWH—the God of their ancestors—who calls out to them time and…
Oseas 11: 1-11 Al meditar en este pasaje de imaginación profética aflora la tensión que caracteriza la relación entre Dios e Israel. Ambas partes doblan sus espaldas, pero la inclinación de Dios nutre, mientras que la inclinación de los pueblos los aísla de un sustento infinito. El poeta pinta un cuadro de YHWH, el Dios…
Hosea 1:2-10 The opening verses of the book of Hosea can easily seem harsh and a bit bizarre. Hosea is told at the start of his prophetic ministry to take “a wife of whoredom and have children of whoredom” because the land of Israel had forsaken the Lord. Hosea follows the instructions of God and…
Oseas 1: 2-10 Los versículos de apertura del libro de Oseas pueden parecer fácilmente ásperos y un poco extraños. A Oseas se le dice, al comienzo de su ministerio profético, que tome “por mujer a una prostituta y tenga hijos con ella” porque la tierra de Israel había abandonado al Señor. Oseas sigue las instrucciones…
Amos 8:1-12 A basket of summer fruit: the prophet Amos lived among a group of shepherds and was “a dresser of sycamore trees” (Amos 7:14), so he knew and appreciated a basket of fruit more than anyone. He also knew that ripe summer fruit rots quickly. That’s the warning he was giving to the privileged…
Amós 8: 1-12 Una canasta de fruta madura: el profeta Amós vivió entre un grupo de pastores, y era “recogedor de higos silvestres” (Amós 7:14), por lo que conocía y apreciaba una canasta de fruta mejor que nadie. También sabía que la fruta madura de verano se pudre rápidamente. Esa es la advertencia que le…
Amos 7:7-17 Amos sure doesn’t make God seem very friendly, does he? According to his prophecy, those who speak against God or against God’s true prophets won’t fare so well. They’ll “die by the sword,” and their relatives will see disgrace and dishonor. If we are taught that God is loving and merciful, how then…
Amos 7: 7-17 Amos no hace que Dios parezca muy amigable, ¿verdad? Según su profecía, a los que hablan en contra de Dios o en contra de los verdaderos profetas de Dios no les irá muy bien. “Morirán por la espada”, y sus parientes verán la desgracia y la deshonra. Si se nos enseña que…
Genesis 11:1–9 This passage in Genesis describes a time when all of humanity resided in one place and spoke one language, a vision of unity that sounds awfully appealing today. Imagine how our perception of the world’s economic and environmental challenges would change if we saw ourselves as part of one global community, with loyalties…
2 Kings 5:1-14 Naaman was a wealthy commander of the army of the king of Aram. Though he was a person of great power and prestige, he suffered from leprosy, a condition that visibly marked him as different from those around him. Eager to be cleansed of his leprosy, Naaman traveled with massive amounts of…
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