Hosea, the Savior of Israel

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Hosea, the Savior of Israel
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Theme of Hosea

• Our Unfaithfulness to God
• And
• Gods Gracious Love for Us

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Hosea

• Hosea Jeshua Savior
• A prefigure of Christ.
• The situation Israel is a mess because of her
  sin. Hosea 41-3

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Gods Solution to the Mess

• Gods solution Go marry an adulterous wife Hosea
  12
• And raise unfaithful children Hosea 13-9
• Jezreel The place where the final destruction
  of Samaria took place
• Lo-Ruhamah not loved
• Lo-Ammi not my people
• This was us at one time!!!!

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Gods Grace

• Hosea 110-21 Great news!
• You will be like the sands of the seashore
• You will be called sons of the living God
• You will be my people, my loved ones

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Hosea 22-13 Judgment for Unfaithfulness

• This is us before God called us to himself.
• 25-8 This was you. Not a pretty picture.
• but. (thank God for those buts!)

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Gods Irrational Love for Us

• But. Hosea 214-23 (Romans 55-8)
• Gods love is beyond reason

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Hosea 3 As With God, So With Hosea

• 31 Go love your wife again.
• 32 Hosea brought Gomer back to live with him (as
  did God with us)
• Hosea now understands Gods love
• Hosea 35 A messianic prophecy.

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Hosea Ch 4-14 Practicals

• Similar to Pauls letters.
• Ephesians Ch 1-2 Theology Ch 3-6 Application.
• Hosea Ch 1-2 Theology Ch 4-13 Application.

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Israels (and our) Problems

• 1. Hosea 46-9 Lack of knowledge of the Word of
  God.
• 2. Hosea 52-5 Spiritual prostitution, pride and
  arrogance
• 3. Hosea 64-6 Fleeting love rather than faithful
  love
• A great memory verse Hosea 66

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Israels (and our) Problems (cont.)

• 4. Hosea 78-13 Worldiness. Foreign alliances.
• Hosea 87 You sowed the wind and reaped the
  whirlwind. The solution is not in the world!!!!!
• 5. Hosea128 Materialism

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Gods Unending Love For Us

• Despite all these things. Despite the fact that
  we acted like Gomer
• Hosea 111 I called you out of Egypt. (Matthew
  215)
• Hosea 118 I cannot give you up!
• Hosea 129 I spoke to you through the prophets.

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Gods Final Words Through Hosea

• Hosea 134-6 Do not become satisfied. (Matthew
  56)
• Hosea 14 Words of hope and deliverance.
• Hosea 141-3 Repent and return.
• Hosea 144-7 I will forgive you and love you.