The letter to the Galatians correlates with the Kingdom Parable of the woman and the leaven and with the Revelation letter to the church at Thyatira. All are concerned with sin coming into the church through strange doctrine. Paul begins the letter by establishing his credentials.

The lure of idols lies in the human desire for works salvation. We think that the busier we become, the holier we get. False gods pander to that desire.

Using the metaphor of agriculture, the prophet explains that the more physically fruitful Israel was, the more spiritually barren they became.

In their fear, the leadership of Israel cries out to God. God does not listen to their prayers.

A continuation of God's indictment of Israel's leadership. The government is preying on the people.

God's complaint against the leadership of Israel, the priests and the king.

Hosea prophesying as Israel's northern kingdom was about to go into exile. His message is that Ephraim had broken God's heart by lapsing into idolatry, injustice and violence.

This final session in the Elijah-Elisha series comes full circle when Elisha completes a task originally given to Elijah at Mt. Sinai. This indicates that God, in a sense, does not regard the person of the prophet important so much as the word spoken through him.

Being a prophet of God was tough duty. Very often powerful people did not appreciate what you had to say and would have you to be slapped around or worse. The Syrian siege of Samaria.

As a prophet, Elisha wields the power of God with a confidence and accuracy that seems more like sight than faith. He cures Naaman the Syrian of leprosy in so casual a manner that Naaman does not initially have any faith that the cure will work.