A Love That Will Not Let Me Go

HoseaLesson 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

Review

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

Hosea 11

Vs. 8-11 God had compassion toward them Admah and Zeboliim: two cities destroyed

with Sodom and Gomorrah Vs. 9-11 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

Hosea 11

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

Hosea 12

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 11-12 Jeroboam was an Ephraimite

God promised him 10 tribes to rule over IF he would listen to God’s commands and walk in them

Hosea 13 History

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)

Hosea 13 History

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

Hosea 13

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

Hosea 14

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

Cross References

Is my pattern: sin, punishment, return? Have I committed spiritual harlotry? Is there hope? Have I forgotten God in my prosperity?

Application