1. Hosea 11:5 (ESV)
  2. Exposition

What is the consequence of God’s people rejecting his loving upbringing?

Hosea 11:5 (ESV)

5 They shall not return to the land of Egypt, but Assyria shall be their king, because they have refused to return to me.

God takes his people back. They started in Egypt. They also end up in Egypt, meaning the captivity that will happen in Assyria. So after all those years, they have not really made any progress. And then God’s judgment irrevocably follows.