Hosea 2

Hosea 2

God continues the powerful allegory of the adulterous wife, now pleading with Israel to abandon her lovers (idols and foreign alliances). God declares He will strip her naked and make her barren, like the day she was born, to punish her for seeking good things from her lovers. However, God promises a future restoration: He will allure her into the wilderness and speak tenderly to her heart. God will betroth her to Himself forever in righteousness, justice, loving-kindness, and mercy, renewing the covenant completely.

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Daniel 5

King Belshazzar holds a drunken feast and uses the sacred vessels stolen from the Jerusalem Temple. A mysterious hand writes on the wall: "Mene, Mene, Tekel, Parsin." Daniel interprets the writing, announcing the king's imminent death.

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Jealous rivals trick King Darius into signing a decree forbidding prayer to any god but the king. Daniel continues to pray three times a day and is thrown into a lion's den, where God miraculously closes the lions' mouths.

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