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Hosea

HOSEA 1-3

AN INNOCENT HUSBAND AND AN IMMORAL WIFE: Hosea and Gomer (1:1-9; 2:2-7; 3:1-3)

The command (1:1-2):

The children (1:3-9)

What their names are (1:4a, 6a, 9a)

Jezreel, a son (1:4a)

Lo-ruhamah, a daughter (1:6a)

Lo-ammi, another son (1:9a)

What their names mean (1:4b-5, 6b, 9b)

"Scattered" (Jezreel) (1:4b-5)

"Not loved" (Lo-ruhamah) (1:6b)

"Not my people" (Lo-ammi) (1:9b)

The corruption (2:2):

The chastisement (2:3-5):

The confinement (2:6-7):

The compassion (3:1-3):

ANINNOCENT HUSBAND AND AN IMMORAL WIFE: The Lord and Israel (1:10-2:1, 8-23; 3:4-5)

Israel's sin (2:8):

Israel's suffering (2:9-13):

Israel's salvation (1:10-2:1, 14-23; 3:4-5)

The chronology (3:4):

The conditions (1:10-2:1, 14-23; 3:5)

She will be multiplied, received, and restored by God (1:10-2:1, 23).

God will once again be her husband (2:16-17).

She will know his love as never before (2:19-20).

Her Valley of Trouble will become the gateway of hope (2:14-15).

She will live in a perfect environment and will enjoy abundant crops (2:18, 21-22).

The great King David will rule over her (3:5).

HOSEA 4-10

HER REBELLION (4:1-5:15; 6:4-8:14; 9:7-10; 10:1-4)

Swearing, lying, killing, stealing, and adultery (4:1-3, 14-17)

Godless religious leaders (4:4-5, 8-10; 5:1 -4, 10-15)

Godless political leaders (7:1-7)

Wilful ignorance (4:6)

Idolatry (4:7, 12-13, 19; 7:8-16; 8:1-14; 10:1-3)

Drunkenness (4:11, 18)

Arrogance (5:5-9)

Insincere sacrifices (6:4-6)

Breaking the covenant (6:7-11; 10:4)

Refusing to hear God's Word (9:7-10)

HER RUIN (9:1-6, 11-17; 10:5-15)

The child mortality rate will soar (9:11-16).

Her idols will be destroyed (10:5-9).

Her people will be carried off into captivity by the Assyrians (9:1-6; 10:10-15).

They will wander around, homeless (9:17).

HER REPENTANCE (6:1-3)

The confession (6:1a, 3)

"Let us return to the LORD!" (6:1a).

"Let us press on to know him!" (6:3).

The cleansing (6:1b-2)

"He will bandage our wounds" (6:1b).

"He will restore us so we can live in his presence" (6:2).

HOSEA 11-14

THE CASE (11:5-7, 12; 12:1-2, 7-14; 13:1-3, 6-16)

Their sin (11:12; 12:1-2, 7-8; 13:1-2, 6)

Deceit (11:12)

Ungodly alliances (12:1-2)

Dishonesty (12:7)

Boasting (12:8)

Pride (13:6)

Idolatry (13:1-2)

Their suffering (11:5-7; 12:9-14; 13:3, 7-16)

Poverty (12:9-13)

Physical death for some (12:14; 13:7-16)

Exile for the rest (11:5-7; 13:3)

THE INVITATION (12:6; 14:1-3, 8-9)

Realize your helplessness (14:3).

Confess and forsake your sin (14:1-2, 8-9).

Return to God (12:6).

THE LOVE (11:1-4, 8-11; 12:3-5; 13:4-5; 14:4-7)

In the past (11:1-4; 12:3-5; 13:4-5)

At the present (11:8-9)