God Wanted To Heal Israel Wounds That Don’t Heal By Themselves Hosea 7 God Wanted To Heal Israel Wounds That Don’t Heal By Themselves

Review Hosea 760 to 710BC Jereboam II, King of Israel ~40 years before fall of Israel … Hosea Chapter … 1, 2 3 4 5 6

I. Wounds That Don’t Heal By Themselves– FORGETFULNESS, 1-3 Israel – Infected With Forgetting God, 1-3 Modern Nations including the U.S. You and I - Heal with REMEMBERING God - Pray for U.S. to admit wickedness and depravity - Confess sin, repent, God forgives but we must confess, it will not heal itself

II. Wounds That Don’t Heal By Themselves– IMMORALITY, 4-7 Israel – Infected with IMMORALITY/EXTREMISM Modern Nations including the U.S. You and I - Heal with MORALITY/BALANCING - be careful of extremes of forbidden desires - be careful of extremes in leadership, you may get more than you want - separate from ungodliness and sin

III. Wounds That Don’t Heal By Themselves– IGNORANCE, 8-10 Israel – Infected with IGNORANCE, 8-10 Modern Nations including the U.S. You and I - Heal with KNOWING - you can’t be healed if you don’t know you are sinning, so you must ask God to search you - are you half baked?

IV. Wounds That Don’t Heal By Themsleves– OPPOSITION, 11-16 Israel – Infected with OPPOSING GOD, 11-16 Modern Nations including the U.S. You and I - Heal with OBEYING - if you are against God, you will never heal, you need to make sure you understand and follow God - when you cry to God, make sure you cry for your sin, not just because of His discipline of you for your sin

SUMMARY Israel infected with wound that will not heal by self Forgetting God Immorality Ignorance of their sin Opposing God Healing comes with Remembering God Morality, balancing Knowing about sin Obeying God