# You Can't Fix a Spiritual Problem with a Worldly Solution | Hosea 5:8-15

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Podcast: [The Daily + Weekly by Vince Miller](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-daily-weekly-by-vince-miller-525491)
Published: 2026-06-13T05:01:00+00:00
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## Resource

Welcome to The Daily , where we study the Bible verse by verse, chapter by chapter, every day. Get your Hosea Scripture Journal now. Listen to our text today, Hosea 5:8-15 : Blow the horn in Gibeah, the trumpet in Ramah. Sound the alarm at Beth-aven; we follow you, O Benjamin! Ephraim shall become a desolation in the day of punishment; among the tribes of Israel I make known what is sure. The princes of Judah have become like those who move the landmark; upon them I will pour out my wrath like water. Ephraim is oppressed, crushed in judgment, because he was determined to go after filth. But I am like a moth to Ephraim, and like dry rot to the house of Judah. When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah his wound, then Ephraim went to Assyria, and sent to the great king. But he is not able to cure you or heal your wound. For I will be like a lion to Ephraim, and like a young lion to the house of Judah. I, even I, will tear and go away; I will carry off, and no one shall rescue. I will return again to my place, until they acknowledge their guilt and seek my face, and in their distress earnestly seek me. — Hosea 5:8-15 Because we have a long text today, I want to focus on verse 13. The point being, you cannot fix a spiritual problem with a worldly solution. That's the mistake Israel makes—and it's the same mistake we still make. Israel finally realizes the damage. The nation is sick, and they can't ignore it anymore. So they act. But they don't turn to God. They go to Assyria. The nation that is going to destroy them. They look for power, protection, and a solution they can see and control. They reach for something political, strategic, and immediate. And God says plainly: "[Assyria] is not able to cure you." Why? Because their problem wasn't external. It wasn't about enemies…

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