14For Israel hath forgotten his Maker, and buildeth temples; and Judah hath multiplied fenced cities: but I will send a fire upon his cities, and it shall devour the palaces thereof (Hosea 8:14).
The prophet Hosea was a prophet to the Northern Kingdom (Israel). Hosea prophesized at the same time that Isaiah prophesized to the Southern Kingdom (Judah). The context of the times in which these prophets preached is one in which the people turned away from worshipping God to worshipping idols. Hosea warns Israel about the consequences of failing to worship the one true God. The consequences for Israel were disastrous including the destruction of Israel first by the Assyrians then by the Babylonians.
Israel had forgotten God their Maker. We have the same choice as the people of Israel: We can either worship God as Creator, or we can worship another god. There is no middle ground. It is essential then to remember and serve God as Maker.
The issue here is to whom we belong, either to God our Maker, or to another god. If we belong to God our Maker, we remember Him as such. If we do not remember Him as Maker, we worship idols. Idols are not just representations of other deities. Idols are anything that shifts our focus from the true worship of God. Idols can include many things, and in fact all things-unfortunately even ‘religion’, if those things cause us to forget the one true God. Remember and serve God your Maker, and in doing so you will worship Him. The Creator is not to be forgotten.
The prophet Hosea was a prophet to the Northern Kingdom (Israel). Hosea prophesized at the same time that Isaiah prophesized to the Southern Kingdom (Judah). The context of the times in which these prophets preached is one in which the people turned away from worshipping God to worshipping idols. Hosea warns Israel about the consequences of failing to worship the one true God. The consequences for Israel were disastrous including the destruction of Israel first by the Assyrians then by the Babylonians.
Israel had forgotten God their Maker. We have the same choice as the people of Israel: We can either worship God as Creator, or we can worship another god. There is no middle ground. It is essential then to remember and serve God as Maker.
The issue here is to whom we belong, either to God our Maker, or to another god. If we belong to God our Maker, we remember Him as such. If we do not remember Him as Maker, we worship idols. Idols are not just representations of other deities. Idols are anything that shifts our focus from the true worship of God. Idols can include many things, and in fact all things-unfortunately even ‘religion’, if those things cause us to forget the one true God. Remember and serve God your Maker, and in doing so you will worship Him. The Creator is not to be forgotten.
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