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Hosea 6I Desire Mercy, Not Sacrifice

God desires steadfast love rather than empty sacrifice.

I Desire Mercy, Not Sacrifice: a painted scene illustrating Hosea 6.

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Hosea, chapter by chapter

1. Hosea's Unfaithful Wife
2. Israel, the Unfaithful Bride
3. The Redeeming Husband
4. My People Are Destroyed for Lack of Knowledge
5. Judgment on Israel and Judah
6. I Desire Mercy, Not Sacrifice
7. Israel's Faithlessness
8. They Have Sown the Wind
9. The Coming Exile
10. Israel's Empty Vine
11. God's Love for His Son
12. Return to Your God
13. There Is No Savior but Me
14. Return and Be Restored

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