The Supreme Court was thrown into laughter after lead counsel for the petitioner, Tsatsu Tsikata ended over 30 minutes of a passionate argument with a quote from Prophet Hosea in the Bible.
The 9-member panel reconstituted to hear the application for review burst into laughter together with the entire courtroom.
The Clerk had to step in to restore order after minutes of laughter.
But what exactly does Hosea 8:7 as quoted by the respected lawyer mean? This portal tried to do some Biblical digging. Below is what we found out.
First of all, Hosea 8:7 reads, “They sow the wind and reap the whirlwind. The stalk has no head; it will produce no flour. Were it to yield grain, foreigners would swallow it up”.
What did the Prophet Hosea mean?
The proverb uses an illustration gleaned from the agricultural process of sowing and reaping. A farmer would sow seed. Of course, the type of seed he planted determined the type of plant that would grow and be harvested. This is the principle of duplication. In Hosea 8:7, God says that Israel had planted wind and would harvest a whirlwind. Taking the “wind” to mean something worthless and foolish (see Job 7:7; Proverbs 11:29; and Ecclesiastes 1:14, 17), we can surmise that Israel’s foolishness in the past would result in a veritable storm of consequence. Indeed, in the previous verses, Hosea decries Israel’s idolatry (verses 4-6). Their foolish pursuit of false gods would reap a severe judgment from the Lord.
In addition to following idols, Israel was seeking help in other, equally sinful ways. “For they have gone up to Assyria, a wild donkey wandering alone; Ephraim has hired lovers” (Hosea 8:9). Israel had made ill-advised treaties with Assyria for protection from their enemies. Instead of trusting God, they relied on their wealth and the help of pagan nations.
The “whirlwind” came upon Israel in 722 B.C., when Assyria invaded Israel, destroyed the capital city of Samaria, and deported the Israelites.
Source: GhanaFeed.Com
