Daily Devotions
Hosea
"I will redeem them from death"
Text: Hosea 13:14
THE POWER OF DEATH BROKEN
A glorious word of mercy and hope was given to Israel. This was like a life-line to Israel.
“I will ransom them from the power of the grave;
I will redeem them from death.
O Death, I will be your plagues!
O Grave, I will be your destruction!
Pity is hidden from My eyes.”
Hosea 13:14
1. “I will ransom them from the power of the grave”
a) Only the LORD can offer such hope.
b) No human being would be able to overcome the power of the grave.
2. “I will redeem them from death”
a) Death was feared by all for it had power to destroy:
i) The mighty
ii) The wealthy
iii) The wise
b) God offered redemption from death.
3. “O Death, I will be your plagues”
a) Death was personified as an enemy to be defeated.
b) God would plague Death and defeat it.
4. “O Grave, I will be your destruction”
a) Death had brought destruction to mankind mercilessly.
b) Death was personified as an enemy that God would destroy utterly.
5. “Pity is hidden from My eyes”
a) There is only one way to battle with Death.
There can be no pity shown to Death.
b) The enemy Death must be destroyed completely.
THE CONQUEROR OF DEATH
The Lord Jesus Christ is not only our Saviour, He is also the Conqueror of Death. The joyous spirit of the Apostle Paul enabled him to write these triumphant words.
“O Death, where is your sting?
O Hades, where is your victory?”“But thanks be to God,
who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.”
1 Corinthians 15:55, 57