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A Study On The Book of Hosea

Hosea was a prophet in the northern kingdom of Israel before 722 BC during the reign of seven kings. God commanded Hosea to marry the prostitute Gomer as a symbol of Israel's unfaithfulness to God. Hosea's marriage and message condemned Israel for distorting their view of God and depending on their own resources instead of God. Hosea promised eventual restoration through God's love if Israel would stop their unfaithfulness and start depending on God once more.

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A Study On The Book of Hosea

Hosea was a prophet in the northern kingdom of Israel before 722 BC during the reign of seven kings. God commanded Hosea to marry the prostitute Gomer as a symbol of Israel's unfaithfulness to God. Hosea's marriage and message condemned Israel for distorting their view of God and depending on their own resources instead of God. Hosea promised eventual restoration through God's love if Israel would stop their unfaithfulness and start depending on God once more.

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HOSEA

Hosea
• The Prophet –

– Pre-exilic, before 722 BC

– Preached to the northern kingdom, “Ephraim”


and “Israel”

– During the reign of seven kings

• His Marriage (1:2-3:5)

– Go and marry the prostitute Gomer.


Outline of the book of Hosea
The Problem

• The Sin of Jeroboam, 1 Kg 12:26-29

• The Sin of Jehu, 2 Kg 9:24, 27-29, 10:12-14, 18-

28, 31
The Problem
• Application:

1. Are our own agendas more important than


the Lord’s?

– Why am I a Christian?

2. Do we distort our concept of God?

– Higher power?

– Grandfather

– Genie
The Problem
• Eventual restoration (1:10-2:1)

– Numerical growth (1:10a)

– Spiritual restoration (1:10b)

– National unification (1:11a)

– Administrative centralization (1:11b)

– Territorial occupation (1:11c)

– Divine blessing (2:1)


The Symptoms of the Problem

• The Adulterous Look (2:2-23)

– Proverbs 7:6-22

– Jeremiah 3:1-5
The Characteristics of the
Adulteress, Jer. 3:1-5
• Not Recognizing God As The Source Of Life

• Dryness

• Pride

• Expecting God To Bless Us

• Anger - Blaming God


God's response
• Restoration: 2:14-23

– Security in His love

– Fulfillment of our deepest and crucial longings


The Solution

• Stop depending on our own resources

• Start depending on God


Hosea's Message (4:1-14:9)

• Israel's Unfaithfulness and Resulting Judgment

(Chapters 4-13)

– No knowledge of God (4:1-5:15)

– No loyalty-love (6:1-11:11)

– No Faithfulness (11:12-13:16)
Hosea's Message (4:1-14:9)

• Israel's Restoration - God's Love and Mercy

(Chapter 14)

– The method – Healing, confession

– The results

• Results To Ourselves, vs. 4

• Results To Others vs. 5-7

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