Hosea: Part 3

Hosea
God’s Prophet of Love

Man’s Sick Cycle (Hosea 13:6)
1. When I fed them, they were satisfied
2. When they were satisfied, they became proud
3. Then they forgot me

God’s Great Gift of Grace
If God were only just, we’d simply be destroyed
If God were only merciful, we’d simply be spared
Since God is also graceful, we are also loved

1:10-2:1 Grace Explosion #1
1. Hosea seems to be saying that, in the future, the northern kingdom would re-united and restored
2. Hosea goes on, though, to show that the northern kingdom would be absorbed into the nations
3. Paul quotes this passage applying it not to the northern kingdom, but to the gentiles
4. In the light of the New Testament, this passage isn’t about national Israel, but the gentiles
5. Gentile believers & Jewish believers would unite
6. They united under the leadership of Jesus Christ


2:14-3:5 Grace Explosion #2
1. They would experience another Exodus
2. They would experience renewed riches
3. They would experience renewed righteousness
4. They would experience a new covenant
5. They would experience a new peace

5:15-6:3 Grace Explosion #3
6. This future would be accessed by repentance
7. This future would be accessed by resurrection

10:12 Grace Explosion #4
It is time to seek the LORD, until he comes and showers righteousness on you.

11:8-11 Grace Explosion #5
8. God’s primary attribute is grace
9. It is grace that makes God different from man

13:14 Grace Explosion #6
10. Grace allows us to be ransomed & redeemed

14:1-9 Grace Explosion #7
11. Grace must be responded to