Valley of Achor Door of Hope

Valley of Achor Door of Hope. Today there is need for Hope. In America and worldwide people are facing troubles times. Here we look at Hosea and the Valley of Achor. The message of the prophet to Israel is a message that resonates today. You must be listening, having ears to ear. In the Valley of Achor there is trouble, but it is also The Door of HOPE! Prepare your heart, keep faith, and ready yourself for the times ahead! The Valley of Achor directly speaks to America today. It also addresses every nation on earth, including Israel. Today we are in that Valley of Achor, the valley of trouble. It is where Achan sinned grievously before the Lord. Today we must put away sins, seek the Lord, and follow Him.

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Valley of Achor Door of Hope

Through the Valley of Achor they would find a ‘door of hope’. Here in Hosea, we find the Lord God wooing, alluring Israel. Hosea speaks to both houses, that is, Israel the Northern Kingdom and Judah itself. The Northern Kingdom had gone away from the Lord God and served other gods. Meanwhile Judah did not. Although the Northern Kingdom was carried away captive, Judah did not get invaded and carried away for some time after the Northern Kingdom. In this passage in Hosea, we find that the Lord would come to her [Northern kingdom, Israel, Ephraim] and speak comfortably to her. In this we find the mention of the Valley of Achor. During her own idolatries and whoredom, God is giving her hope. Achor here means trouble and it was in the valley of Achor where Achan and his family were stoned for their sins.  The type is before us with the Valley of Achor and the sin of Achan.

Therefore, behold, I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, and speak comfortably unto her. And I will give her her vineyards from thence, and the valley of Achor for a door of hope: and she shall sing there, as in the days of her youth, and as in the day when she came up out of the land of Egypt.

Hosea above verses 2:14-15; context 2:14-23 | Valley of Achor Door of Hope

Achor 5911 [`Akowr /aw·kore/] n m. From 5916; TWOT 1621a; GK 6574; Five occurrences; AV translates as “Achor” five times. 1 trouble, disturbance. 1a Achor—as the valley of trouble where Achan and his family were stoned.

Valley of Achor Door of Hope | Achor, trouble, disturbance

Moreover, God is speaking to her in her sins and says I will bring her into the wilderness as in the day when she came out of Egypt. It was then that the Lord God had delivered Israel from the Egyptians. It was at the deliverance of Israel where the “Passover Lamb” was instituted as a feast and commemoration to the day of deliverance. For they applied the blood of the Lamb and followed the Paschal observance. This would follow them all their lives. It was a type and foreshadow of Jesus Christ the Passover Lamb. We see the Lamb before the Throne in Revelation below and in contrast to the beast whom the earth shall worship. All those whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world shall worship this beast. Commitment and faith are real as is the one to whom we follow.

And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth.

And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.

Rev 5:6; 13:8 | Valley of Achor Door of Hope

Israel though as we know from scripture did not enter the promise land the first try. The book of Numbers records the incident. Out of the twelve spies sent into the land only Caleb and Joshua brought back a good report. Therefore, the Lord God led them through the wilderness for their unbelief. It was to be a place of judgment for the unbelief of those of Israel.  The Lord God would bring into the promised land Caleb, Joshua, and the children of those who had murmured against the Lord God. Read the judgment below.

Your carcasses shall fall in this wilderness; and all that were numbered of you, according to your whole number, from twenty years old and upward, which have murmured against me, Doubtless ye shall not come into the land, concerning which I sware to make you dwell therein, save Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun.

But your little ones, which ye said should be a prey, them will I bring in, and they shall know the land which ye have despised. But as for you, your carcasses, they shall fall in this wilderness. And your children shall wander in the wilderness forty years, and bear your whoredom’s, until your carcasses be wasted in the wilderness

Nu 14:29-33 | Valley of Achor Door of Hope

Thus the ‘wilderness’ experience became known as a place of ‘trial, testing, and of judgment’. Jesus spent 40 days in the wilderness during which the devil tested him. Israel spent 40 years in the wilderness during which the judgment of God was completed against those who murmured against the Lord. But for those who obeyed, it was a time when God revealed himself and provided for his own. The descendants of those who murmured along with Moses, Aaron, Miriam, Caleb, and Joshua, plus any others who were not caught up in that sin enjoyed a 40-year experience with the Lord God. They became students and were taught of him, fed by him, and led by him.  It is at these times during the wilderness experience that we really find out about the provision of the Lord. These times force us to put away all distractions and learn from him. Although we do work at that during other times, it is in the wilderness where he not only proves us and tests us, but he also reveals himself, his love, and his provision for our needs. The key here is understanding that “Man does not live by bread alone but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of the Lord” – Deu 8:3 KJV. Believe me, the church needs to understand this today. We will see tough times and many in the church have been experiencing that for years. By every word of God do we live. Period, no matter what!

And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the L-RD doth man live.

Thy raiment waxed not old upon thee, neither did thy foot swell, these forty years. Thou shalt also consider in thine heart, that, as a man chasteneth his son, so the L-RD thy God chasteneth thee

Deu 8:3-4 Valley of Achor Door of Hope

Now this wilderness was a place where God humbled them, and even caused them to hunger. He was as a Father chastising his son or daughter. But in this he fed them with manna. A bread that they had never seen before. The lesson was that man does not live by ‘bread’ alone, that is by the physical things you may eat etc. Man lives, the lesson taught them, by every word that proceeds from God’s mouth. During this even their raiment or clothes did not wear out. Their feet did not swell, even though they walked through the wilderness. In short, they learned the provision of this great God. The very Lord who led them by fire at night and by cloud in the day.

 And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night:

Ex 13:21 Valley of Achor Door of Hope

The children of Israel moved from one place to another by the word of the Lord. They were provided for by the word of the Lord. When the Son of God was in the wilderness, he left us a valuable lesson. This lesson was strong and with power when he pointedly answered the devil in one temptation saying, “man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.” It is a lesson that many believers have trouble with. We don’t live by what we can do, earn, find, or manage to get by with. We live by “every word that comes from the mouth of G-d”. We do this, even if we do not fully recognize this fact. Even the unbeliever lives by the air they breathe, gets warmed by the sun which shines, eats, and gets full by the things which grow out of the earth. All these things are called into existence and held together by, “the Word of God”.  This is God’s providence that will provide even for those who don’t believe in him. This is the goodness of God! When we enter as believers into the wilderness experience, we are then at that stage where God says, “okay, now you will learn what it means to “live by every word of God.”

And Jesus answered him, saying, it is written, that man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.

I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live forever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.

Luke 4:4; John 6:51 Valley of Achor Door of Hope

It is noteworthy here to understand how God loved Israel and how much he loves the church today. He loves all men, and commands them to repent. It was God’s love for both the Jew and the Gentile that he gave his only begotten Son, Jesus Christ to die for all men. It is God’s love that “commands all men to repent”. He commands us to do that, so we won’t face his judgment against sin and death! When men and women do respond to his call, know this, ‘he will never leave them or forsake them’. He may test them, try them, take them into the wilderness, but you can rest your faith on the solid promise, that God the Father deals with us as his own children. Thank God for that. It is that same love and God’s mercy that we see in the message Hosea was given for Israel. Even during their sins and struggle to survive, G-d loved them enough to send a warning and a way out. He loved them, hated their sins, and provided for them in the end to be reunited in his blessing, if they would only repent and seek him with all their heart!

And it shall be at that day, saith the L-RD, that thou shalt call me Ishi; and shalt call me no more Baali. For I will take away the names of Baalim out of her mouth, and they shall no more be remembered by their name.

Hosea 2:16-17 Valley of Achor Door of Hope

In the verses above we find Hosea saying prophetically Israel would call the Lord “Ishi”. “Ishi” means my husband. It is a prophecy that God would again take Israel as his own. She would no longer call the Lord “Baali”, which means my master! In other words, Israel would not serve him as a slave to her master. She would not be a harlot to other gods. They would put away the names of the Baal from her mouth and the Northern Kingdom would no longer remember them. Instead, she would come to love the Lord, follow him, and with her heart fall in love with their God, as they once had done in the beginning.

For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?

1 Peter 4:17 Valley of Achor Door of Hope

Moreover, this would be a relationship of ‘husband and wife’, a union between the God who loves them and now the redeemed people who had come to love this God. This union is a type of Christ and the church. Baal here means lord. It refers to the chief male divinity of the Phoenicians or Canaanite’s. In short, they would put away all idols and other gods to serve the living and true Lord God. It is the same thing the Lord says to the church today.  He will take away the names of the idols and gods you are serving, and they shall no more be remembered. He shall take you into the wilderness. It is put this way by Peter in his first epistle, chapter four, and verse seventeen saying: “judgment must begin at the house of God” -KJV.

Hosea goes even further in this and relates what is the truth of the ‘millennial reign of Christ’.  These will be people who will be wed to the Lord forever. Hosea says the LORD will ‘betroth thee unto me in righteousness, in judgment, in lovingness, and in mercies’ see verses below.

And in that day will I make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven, and with the creeping things of the ground: and I will break the bow, the sword, and the battle out of the earth and will make them to lie down safely. And I will betroth thee unto me forever; yea, I will betroth thee unto me in righteousness, and in judgment, and in lovingkindness, and in mercies.

 I will even betroth thee unto me in faithfulness: and thou shalt know the LORD. And it shall come to pass in that day, I will hear, saith the LORD, I will hear the heavens, and they shall hear the earth; And the earth shall hear the corn, and the wine, and the oil; and they shall hear Jezreel.

And I will sow her unto me in the earth; and I will have mercy upon her that had not obtained mercy; and I will say to them which were not my people, Thou art my people; and they shall say, Thou art my God.

Hosea 2:18-23 Valley of Achor Door of Hope

When speaking of ‘mercies’, it was prophesied by Isaiah in chapter 55 and verse three. With it is a plea to “Incline your ear and come unto me: hear and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.” This same scripture is quoted in Acts chapter 13 and verse thirty-four saying “And as concerning that he raised him up from the dead, now no more to return to corruption, he said on this wise, I will give you the sure mercies of David. KJV”

This is a place prepared for those who have responded to the call of God and have accepted and believed on the ‘sure mercies of David’. Paul was the one giving the sermon on the ‘sure mercies of David’ that day and before he mentioned these mercies, he told the listeners that “we declare unto you the glad tidings”. This was the promise made to the fathers. He goes on to say that God hath “raised up Jesus again; as it is also written in the second psalm, thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee” -see scripture below.

And we declare unto you glad tidings, how that the promise, which was made unto the fathers, G-d hath fulfilled the same unto us their children, in that he hath raised up Jesus again as it is also written in the second psalm,

Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee.

Acts 12:32-33 Valley of Achor Door of Hope

Paul started this whole sermon by giving them the history lesson of what had occurred not too long ago in Jerusalem. In this he speaks of the David the son of Jesse of whom God raised up of his seed unto Israel a Savior, Jesus. The sermon then goes on to explain what occurred, that was his death, and then the fact that God raised him from the dead. That this fact was witnessed by many people over many days became proven and Paul told them flatly about it.

And when he had removed him, he raised up unto them David to be their king; to whom also he gave testimony, and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfil all my will.  Of this man’s seed hath God according to his promise raised unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus: When John had first preached before his coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

 And as John fulfilled his course, he said, Whom think ye that I am? I am not he. But, behold, there cometh one after me, whose shoes of his feet I am not worthy to loose. Men and brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and whosoever among you feareth God, to you is the word of this salvation sent.

For they that dwell at Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they knew him not, nor yet the voices of the prophets which are read every sabbath day, they have fulfilled them in condemning him. And though they found no cause of death in him yet desired they Pilate that he should be slain.
And when they had fulfilled all that was written of him, they took him down from the tree, and laid him in a sepulcher.

But God raised him from the dead: And he was seen many days of them which came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are his witnesses unto the people.

Acts 13:22-31 Valley of Achor Door of Hope

Although Hosea speaks to Israel during a time of idolatry and whoredom, it speaks to us today. For in this book by this prophet we find a God who despite the sins of Israel still loved them and thus worked to bring them to himself. Even so today, when it looks like the church and the world have gone into darkness, there still awaits a God, who like during the time of Hosea and the Northern Kingdom says, through the Valley of Achor [trouble], you shall find hope.  This God will move to bring her into this valley, which is a place of hope. It is a place of judgment yes, but of relationship to this God and our Father through Jesus Christ. It is a place where we will find a covenant of hope and a place of nurture amidst the wilderness of the end times.

But this wilderness will require faith, hope, and love for this God, who through his Son has provided for us salvation and deliverance in his name.  It is a place where in faithfulness we shall know the LORD. Hosea says of this prophetically, “I will hear” saith the LORD, “I will hear the heavens and they shall hear the earth; and the earth shall hear the corn, and wine, and the oil; and they shall hear Jezreel.” Here Jezreel means ‘God Sows’.

This will be a time of refreshing, replenishing, and restoration. It will be sown in the earth, and here this God will have mercy on her that has not obtained mercy, and to them which were not my people, thou art my people, and they shall say, thou art my God. This speaks of those who were alienated from their God, separated and without hope or mercy. People who were not his people, but now they would be his people. People who now could say you are my LORD and my God.  It is the Lord who sowed his ‘only begotten Son’ so that through his death, those who believe in him may live! It is the Son who gave his life, sowing his life in death so you may be raised from the dead as he was.

I will even betroth thee unto me in faithfulness: and thou shalt know the L-RD. And it shall come to pass in that day, I will hear, saith the L-RD, I will hear the heavens, and they shall hear the earth; And the earth shall hear the corn, and the wine, and the oil; and they shall hear Jezreel.

And I will sow her unto me in the earth; and I will have mercy upon her that had not obtained mercy; and I will say to them which were not my people, thou art my people; and they shall say, Thou art my G-d.

Hosea 2:20-23 Valley of Achor Door of Hope

I could write a lot on these verses, especially in relation to the fullness and the types. Corn is abundance, the abundance of the millennium and the kingdom of God. The wine is the new wine, the type of the blood of Christ shed for our sins.  Oil is the Holy Spirit which was given to us. It represents the true fullness of the Holy Spirit we shall personally experience in the millennial reign of Christ. It is true we will be like him, for we shall see him as he is.  Abundance, growth, joy, and the new age will be so great that you will be able to hear the blessing of God causing everything to be renewed and, in its fullness, there will be no curse. For the former things have passed away. Can you say, Hallelujah and Praise G-d for this, our future?

Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.

And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, the kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.

And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away

1st John 3:2; Revelation 11:15; 21:4 | Valley of Achor Door of Hope

In the Valley of Achor there is trouble, but it is also The Door of HOPE! Prepare your heart, keep faith, and ready thyself for the times ahead! The Valley of Achor directly speaks to America today. Today we are in that Valley of Achor, the valley of trouble. It is where Achan sinned grievously before the Lord. Today we must put away sins, seek the Lord, and follow Him.

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