— Theme of the year 2012 A Survey

- Theme of the year 2012 A Survey of the Bible

The Book of Hosea

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The Book of Hosea The Man Hosea

The Book of Hosea (deliverance) is a man that we do not know much about. What we do know is designed around a purpose: ü Hosea was son of Beeri, (Hosea 1: 1). ü Hosea’s wife (Gomer) was a harlot, (Hosea 1: 2). ü Hosea had three children, Jezreel, Lo-Ruhamah, and Lo. Ammi, (Hosea 1: 4 -9).

The Book of Hosea The Man Hosea The Setting of Hosea

The Book of Hosea was called by God to prophesy against the Northern kingdom of Israel. Hosea, who was In Israel and thought to be the longest recorded prophet, was contemporary with Micah and Isaiah in Judah. Hosea deals with Israel who committed harlotry against God, and God teaches through Hosea a great lesson about His love.

The History of the Kings I S R A EL “…he did evil in the sight of the LORD. He did not depart from all the sins of Jeroboam“ - II Kings 13: 11 “…he did evil in the sight of the LORD; he did not depart from all the sins of Jeroboam“ - II Kings 14: 24 Jehoash Jeraboam II 16 years II Kings 13: 10 -11 II Chron. 25: 17 -25 “…he did evil in the sight of the LORD, as his fathers had done; …“ - II Kings 15: 9 Zechariah 41 years II Kings 14: 23 -29 6 months II Kings 15: 8 -11 “…Menahem… struck Shallum the son of Jabesh in Samaria and killed him; …“ - II Kings 15: 14 “…did evil … did not depart all his days from the sins of Jeroboam“ - II Kings 15: 18 Shallum Menahem 1 month II Kings 15: 10 -14 10 years II Kings 15: 14 -18 “…in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel. - Hosea 1: 1 J U D A H Amaziah Uzziah 29 years II Kings 14: 1 -20 II Chronicles 25: 1 -28 52 years II Kings 15: 1 -7 II Chronicles 26: 1 -23 “… he did what was right in the sight of the LORD, but not with a loyal heart. ” - II Chron. 25: 2 “… he did what was right… according to all… his father Amaziah had done. - II Chron. 26: 4 “In the year that King Uzziah died, …” - Isaiah 6: 1

The History of the Kings I S R A EL J U D A H “…did evil… did not depart from the sins of Jeroboam…“ - II Kings 15: 24 “…he did evil… did not depart from the sins of Jeroboam…“ - II Kings 15: 28 “…he did evil in the sight of the LORD, but not as the kings of Israel who were before him. “ – II Kings 17: 2 Pekahiah Pekah Hoshea 2 years II Kings 15: 22 -24 20 years II Kings 15: 27 -28 II Chron. 28: 5 -15 9 years II Kings 17: 1 -2, 6 7 2 1 B C Jotham Ahaz Hezekiah Mannasseh 16 years II Kings 15: 32 -38 II Chronicles 27: 1 -9 16 years II Kings 16: 1 -20 II Chronicles 28: 1 -27 29 years II Kings 18: 1 -20: 21 II Chronicles 29: 1 -32: 33 55 years II Kings 21: 1 -18 II Chronicles 33: 1 -20 “… he did what was right in the sight of the LORD; ” - II Kings 15: 34 “… he walked in the way of the kings of Israel; … made his son pass through the fire, ” - II Kings 16: 3 “… he did what was right… according to all that his father David had done. - II Kings 18: 3 “… he did evil… according to the abominations of the nations…” - II Kings 21: 2

The Book of Hosea The Man Hosea The Setting of Hosea The Survey of Hosea

The Adulterous Wife And Faithful Husband Chapter 1 -3 God instructs Hosea “to take a wife of harlotry And children of harlotry, ” Chapter 1 The Adulterous Israel And Faithful God Chapter 4 -14

Hosea 1: 2 -4, 6, 8 -9 - When the LORD began to speak by Hosea, the LORD said to Hosea: "Go, take yourself a wife of harlotry And children of harlotry, For the land has committed great harlotry By departing from the LORD. “ 3 So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim, and she conceived and bore him a son. 4 Then the LORD said to him: "Call his name Jezreel, For in a little while I will avenge the bloodshed of Jezreel on the house of Jehu, And bring an end to the kingdom of the house of Israel. 6 she conceived again and bore a daughter. Then God said to him: "Call her name Lo-Ruhamah, For I will no longer have mercy on the house of Israel, But I will utterly take them away.

8 Now when she had weaned Lo-Ruhamah, she conceived and bore a son. 9 Then God said: "Call his name Lo-Ammi, For you are not My people, And I will not be your God.

The Adulterous Wife And Faithful Husband Chapter 1 -3 God instructs Hosea “to take a wife of harlotry And children of harlotry, ” Chapter 1 God addresses Israel who has played the “harlot” Chapter 2 The Adulterous Israel And Faithful God Chapter 4 -14

Hosea 2: 2 -5 - "Bring charges against your mother, bring charges; For she is not My wife, nor am I her Husband! Let her put away her harlotries from her sight, And her adulteries from between her breasts; 3 Lest I strip her naked And expose her, as in the day she was born, And make her like a wilderness, And set her like a dry land, And slay her with thirst. 4 "I will not have mercy on her children, For they are the children of harlotry. 5 For their mother has played the harlot; She who conceived them has behaved shamefully. For she said, 'I will go after my lovers, Who give me my bread and my water, My wool and my linen, My oil and my drink. '

The Adulterous Wife And Faithful Husband Chapter 1 -3 God instructs Hosea “to take a wife of harlotry And children of harlotry, ” Chapter 1 God addresses Israel who has played the “harlot” Chapter 2 Hosea buys back his wife of harlotry Chapter 3 The Adulterous Israel And Faithful God Chapter 4 -14

Hosea 3: 1 -5 - Then the LORD said to me, "Go again, love a woman who is loved by a lover and is committing adultery, just like the love of the LORD for the children of Israel, who look to other gods and love the raisin cakes of the pagans. “ 2 So I bought her for myself for fifteen shekels of silver, and one-half homers of barley. 3 And I said to her, "You shall stay with me many days; you shall not play the harlot, nor shall you have a man-so, too, will I be toward you. “ 4 For the children of Israel shall abide many days without king or prince, without sacrifice or sacred pillar, without ephod or teraphim. 5 Afterward the children of Israel shall return and seek the LORD their God and David their king. They shall fear the

The Adulterous Wife And Faithful Husband Chapter 1 -3 The Adulterous Israel And Faithful God Chapter 4 -14 God instructs Hosea “to take a wife of harlotry And children of harlotry, ” Chapter 1 Adultery of Gomer illustrates Idolatry of Israel Chapter 4 -7 God addresses Israel who has played the “harlot” Chapter 2 Hosea buys back his wife of harlotry Chapter 3

Hosea 4: 1 -6 - Hear the word of the LORD, You children of Israel, For the LORD brings a charge against the inhabitants of the land: "There is no truth or mercy Or knowledge of God in the land. 2 By swearing and lying, Killing and stealing and committing adultery, They break all restraint, With bloodshed upon bloodshed. 3 Therefore the land will mourn; And everyone who dwells there will waste away With the beasts of the field And the birds of the air; Even the fish of the sea will be taken away. 4 "Now let no man contend, or rebuke another; For your people are like those who contend with the priest. 5 Therefore you shall stumble in the day; The prophet also shall stumble with you in the night; And I will destroy your mother.

6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I also will reject you from being priest for Me; Because you have forgotten the law of your God, I also will forget your children.

Hosea 4: 11 -13 - "Harlotry, wine, and new wine enslave the heart. 12 My people ask counsel from their wooden idols, And their staff informs them. For the spirit of harlotry has caused them to stray, And they have played the harlot against their God. 13 They offer sacrifices on the mountaintops, And burn incense on the hills, Under oaks, poplars, and terebinths, Because their shade is good. Therefore your daughters commit harlotry, And your brides commit adultery.

Hosea 5: 1 -3 - "Hear this, O priests! Take heed, O house of Israel! Give ear, O house of the king! For yours is the judgment, Because you have been a snare to Mizpah And a net spread on Tabor. 2 The revolters are deeply involved in slaughter, Though I rebuke them all. 3 I know Ephraim, And Israel is not hidden from Me; For now, O Ephraim, you commit harlotry; Israel is defiled.

The Adulterous Wife And Faithful Husband Chapter 1 -3 The Adulterous Israel And Faithful God Chapter 4 -14 God instructs Hosea “to take a wife of harlotry And children of harlotry, ” Chapter 1 Adultery of Gomer illustrates Idolatry of Israel Chapter 4 -7 God addresses Israel who has played the “harlot” Chapter 2 Degradation of Gomer illustrates judgment of Israel Chapter 8 -10 Hosea buys back his wife of harlotry Chapter 3

Hosea 9: 1 -3 - Do not rejoice, O Israel, with joy like other peoples, For you have played the harlot against your God. You have made love for hire on every threshing floor. 2 The threshing floor and the winepress Shall not feed them, And the new wine shall fail in her. 3 They shall not dwell in the LORD'S land, But Ephraim shall return to Egypt, And shall eat unclean things in Assyria.

Hosea 10: 5 -8 - The inhabitants of Samaria fear Because of the calf of Beth Aven. For its people mourn for it, And its priests shriek for it-Because its glory has departed from it. 6 The idol also shall be carried to Assyria As a present for King Jareb. Ephraim shall receive shame, And Israel shall be ashamed of his own counsel. 7 As for Samaria, her king is cut off Like a twig on the water. 8 Also the high places of Aven, the sin of Israel, Shall be destroyed. The thorn and thistle shall grow on their altars; They shall say to the mountains, "Cover us!" And to the hills, "Fall on us!"

The Adulterous Wife And Faithful Husband Chapter 1 -3 The Adulterous Israel And Faithful God Chapter 4 -14 God instructs Hosea “to take a wife of harlotry And children of harlotry, ” Chapter 1 Adultery of Gomer illustrates Idolatry of Israel Chapter 4 -7 God addresses Israel who has played the “harlot” Chapter 2 Degradation of Gomer illustrates judgment of Israel Chapter 8 -10 Hosea buys back his wife of harlotry Chapter 3 Hosea’s redemption of Gomer illustrates God’s redemption of Israel Chapter 11 -14

Hosea 11: 1 -4 - "When Israel was a child, I loved him, And out of Egypt I called My son. 2 As they called them, So they went from them; They sacrificed to the Baals, And burned incense to carved images. 3 "I taught Ephraim to walk, Taking them by their arms; But they did not know that I healed them. 4 I drew them with gentle cords, With bands of love, And I was to them as those who take the yoke from their neck. I stooped and fed them.

Hosea 13: 4 -6 - "Yet I am the LORD your God Ever since the land of Egypt, And you shall know no God but Me; For there is no Savior besides Me. 5 I knew you in the wilderness, In the land of great drought. 6 When they had pasture, they were filled; They were filled and their heart was exalted; Therefore they forgot Me.

The Book of Hosea The book of Hosea is a great lesson on the love of God for Israel, and a lesson about God’s love for us. It was because of love that God sent His Son to suffer and die so 24 : e, John 8 3 that you and I could be saved from Believ 13: e ent, Luk Rep 10: 32 -33 our sin. “For God so loved the world Matthew : 15 -16 that He gave His only begotten , Confess Mark 16 , Baptized Son, …” - John 3: 16 a.