God's judgment for the Northern Kingdom:
1. No more joy (Hosea 9:1)
2. The people of the Northern Kingdom would not remain in God's land but return to bondage; not to Egypt this time, but to Assyria (Hosea 9:3)
3. The people of the Northern Kingdom would no longer bear fruit
4. The people of the Northern Kingdom would be wanderers: no home, no vision
And in deed, in 722 BC, the Northern Kingdom was conquered by the Assyrians. The people of the Northern Kingdom have been wanderers ever since. [But remember, God is not done with Israel. Upon the return of Jesus, the Israelites will be restored.]
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