Does Sin Shame You?

In the battle of Jezreel, Jehu defeated the most wicked king and queen combination that Israel had ever seen - Ahab and Jezebel. 1 Kings 16:30 says that Ahab did more evil than any other king before him. Jehu defeated Ahab at the battle of Jezreel.

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The battle of Jezreel was horrific and bloody, but it resulted in the overthow of evil. Like our own battle of Ghettysburg, the battle of Jezreel should have been viewed as a symbol of truth, justice, and liberty. Unfortunately, Jehu and Israel - after making such a great sacrifice to overcome such an evil king - returned to the same type of sinfulness that Ahab was guilty of. As such, the name Jezreel became a symbol of shame and vanity.



When God told Hosea to name his firstborn son Jezreel, he was making a statement about our sinfulness. It is shameful to him. Our sin treats the cross of Christ as if it was meaningless.



The book of Hosea is an object lesson about two things... the way God sees our sinfulness... and the extraordinary measures God has gone to in order to demonstrate his love and forgiveness to us.



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