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Running Everywhere But To God | Hosea 7:11-12
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- Jun 25, 2026
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Welcome to The Daily , where we study the Bible verse by verse, chapter by chapter, every day. Grab your Hosea Scripture Journal right now. Our text today is Hosea 7:11-12 : Ephraim is like a dove, silly and without sense , calling to Egypt, going to Assyria. As they go, I will spread over them my net; I will bring them down like birds of the heavens; I will discipline them according to the report made to their congregation. — Hosea 7:11-12 Here is the tragedy of the text: Israel was in trouble, but they still ran in the wrong direction and to the wrong solutions. Hosea says Ephraim was "like a dove, silly and without sense." They lacked spiritual discernment. They were frantic, reactive, and easily moved. Instead of turning to God, they kept flying from one human solution to another. First Egypt. Then Assyria. One alliance after another. One false hope after another. They were running everywhere but to God. That is still one of the clearest signs of spiritual drift. When pressure hits, where do you run first? Some run to people. Some run to money. Some run to distraction. Some run to politics. Some run to entertainment. Some run to substances. Some run to endless scrolling. Anything to avoid stillness before God. But a state of panic always leads you to human solutions. Faith should send you upward. That is why this text matters so much. Israel did not reject solutions. They rejected the right solution. They were active, strategic, busy, and searching, yet disconnected from the only source that could truly save them. Then God says in verse 12, "I will spread over them my net." This is supposed to be a sobering image. The bird that keeps flying from its owner eventually flies into the net of judgment. Their busyness did not lead to freedom. Their activity did not equat…