Hosea Lesson 4
Hosea 1 – 3 Israel’s spiritual harlotry/whoredom Hosea 4-6:3 Spiritual harlotry kept them from knowing God/Lack of knowledge Hosea 6:4 – 11:7 Mixed with the nations, swallowed up by them Pattern: Sin, punishment, return
Theme? Vs. 1-4 Turned to idols during Jeroboam’s reign. Golden calves set up with priests History: Ahab was worse as he added worship to Baal God: loved, called, taught, healed, led and fed but they didn’t know it Vs. 5-7 No repentance – captivity
Vs God had compassion toward them Admah and Zeboliim: two cities destroyed with Sodom and Gomorrah Vs Hope!!!! Chapter 12 Theme: Return and Wait for God Pattern of this last message: Israel’s sin, God’s punishment, Hope for the future This is the last message: God’s call to return to Him
God is faithful: Ephraim and Judah are not God: Reminded them of their history and His faithfulness to them “I have been your God since Egypt” Vs. 9 Sent prophets to them beginning with Moses They boasted in their riches vs. 8 Bethel: Jacob found God but now it had become a place of idolatry They would not listen to God’s prophets vs. 14
Ephraim was once powerful, but he forgot God and became proud Gen. 48 Ephraim and Manasseh. Firstborn blessing was given to Ephraim Num. 13 and Joshua 1 Joshua was from the tribe of Ephraim!!! He replaced Moses!!! I Kings Jeroboam was an Ephraimite God promised him 10 tribes to rule over IF he would listen to God’s commands and walk in them
Jeroboam set up golden calves in Bethel and Dan with false priests and festivals I Kings 16 Ahab was worse than Jeroboam because he added Baal worship 13:4 He is their only Savior 13:6 They forgot Him and became proud 13:10-11 Gave them a king, and He took him away (Dan. 2:21)
13:14 and I Cor. 15:50-57 I Corinthians is positive, Hosea is not 13:15-16 Assyrian captivity was coming and it was going to be terrible Theme: No Savior but Me
Theme: Hope Return and I will heal Vs. 1 Hope for that return 14:2 Take Words!!! I John 1 Confess your sins, God will forgive Is. 55, Lamen. 3 and Micah 7: Seek Him; call on Him while He is near Forsake wickedness; He will have compassion His compassions never cease; new every morning None like Him Great is His Faithfulness
Deut. 4 Call on Me with all your heart, I will not fail Is. 42 – 43 They will not be destroyed. I will be with you when you walk through the fire Is. 43: 5-7 This includes ME!!!! Jer. 30:23- 31:14 The remnant of Israel will be gathered. Their mourning will be turned into joy
Is my pattern: sin, punishment, return? Have I committed spiritual harlotry? Is there hope? Have I forgotten God in my prosperity?