January 30, 2018

Heaven's Nurse Children   "I taught Ephraim also to go, taking them by their arms."—Hosea 11:3        If you note well the opening part of this chapter, you will find that it consists of a wonderful chain of mercies; every one single line is a rare jewel, and the whole passage is a casket unspeakably precious. The …

Hosea:11:3

October 29, 2017

IDOLS ABOLISHED.   “Ephraim shall say, What have I to do any more with idols?”— Hosea xiv. 8.   IDOLATRY was the great sin of the ten tribes represented by Ephraim: indeed, it is the sin of the entire human race. When we speak of idolatry we need not think of blocks of wood and stone, and black men …

Hosea:14:8

October 21, 2017

Let Him Alone   “Ephraim is joined to idols: let him alone.”— Hosea iv. 17.   To what purpose these vast assemblies Sabbath after Sabbath? Why crowd ye these aisles and galleries till every seat is occupied, and every foot of standing room is filled? Have ye all of you a zeal to worship? Do ye all thirst to …

Hosea:4:17

January 1, 1970

The Duty of the Present Hour    “Break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the Lord, till he come and rain righteousness upon you.”— Hosea x. 12.   “BREAK up your fallow ground.” Our nature at its largest is but a small farm, and we had need to get a harvest out of every acre …

Hosea:10:12

January 1, 1970

The Blessings of Following On   “Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the Lord: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth.”— Hosea vi. 3.   I MUST first remove the mouldy piece from the text, and …

Hosea:6:3

January 1, 1970

The Orphan's Father   “For in thee the fatherless findeth mercy.”— Hosea xiv. 3.   THE Lord God of Israel, the one only living and true God, has this for a special mark of his character, that in him the fatherless findeth mercy. “A Father of the fatherless, and a Judge of the widows, is God in his holy …

Hosea:14:3

March 29, 1917

No. 3557A Sermon Published on Thursday, March 29, 1917,Delivered by C.H. Spurgeon, At The Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington,On Lord’s-Day Evening, July 31, 1870. "It is time to seek the Lord till he come and rain righteousness upon you." - Hosea 10:12 Hosea uses a great many figures taken from farming. He describes the seeking of the Lord in …

Hosea:10:12

December 16, 1909

A Sermon Published on Thursday, December 16, 1909,Delivered by C.H. Spurgeon, At The Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington,On Thursday Evening, April 17, 1879 “His beauty shall be as the olive tree.” — Hosea 14:6. Original editor's note: This Sermon was one of several preached by Mr. Spurgeon, after various visits to the Riviera. He had intended to prepare a …

Hosea:14:6

September 13, 1906

Silken Cords No. 3005A Sermon Published On Thursday, September 13th, 1906,Delivered By C.H. SpurgeonAt The Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington.In The Year 1864. “I drew them with cords of a man, with bands of love.” — Hosea 11:4. No man ever does come to God unless he is drawn. There is no better proof that man is totally depraved than …

Hosea:11:4

April 19, 1906

A Silly Dove No. 2984A Sermon Published On Thursday, April 19th, 1906,Delivered By C.H. Spurgeon,At The Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington.In The Year 1863 “Ephraim was like a silly dove without heart.” — Hosea 7:11 THE race of Ephraim is not extinct. Men are to this very day very much like what they were in the days of the prophets. …

Hosea:7:11