• Hosea 1-14

  • Introduction to the book

    • “Hosea” means salvation.

    • Hosea was roughly contemporary with Amos.

    • The book was written about 750-722 B.C., just before Israel was taken into Assyrian captivity.

    • The primary message of the book is doom.

    • Within the book, the God’s relationship to Israel is compared to Hosea’s relationship to his wife, Gomer.

  • Hosea 2:23 – See Romans 9:25-26; I Peter 2:10. These passages in the New Testament directly connect Hosea’s prophecy of the restoration of the people to Christ. God had a plan!

  • Hosea 3 – Hosea redeems his wife.

  • Hosea 4 – God’s controversy with Israel.

  • Hosea 8 – Israel would reap as it sowed.

  • Hosea 11 – God’s love for Israel.

  • Hosea 12-13 – Israel went further into apostasy.

  • Hosea 14 – Compare Amos 4:12. This is a plea to return to God.

  • Lessons for us:

    • The great love God has for fallen man.

    • Internal apostasy is more dangerous than external enemies.

    • The folly of trying to direct your own ways.

    • God always desires to show mercy.

    • The great blessings from God for those that obey Him.

    • Lack of knowledge is destructive.

    • It is now time to seek the Lord!

    • Hosea 14:9 – The ways of the Lord are right and the upright walk in them.