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God’s Unadulterated Love The Book of Hosea

God’s Unadulterated Love The Book of Hosea. Drew Mathews, Associate Pastor Sunday, February 16, 2014. The book of Hosea. The book of Hosea. Written 8 th century B.C. The book of Hosea. Written 8 th century B.C. To the northern kingdom of Israel. The book of Hosea.

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God’s Unadulterated Love The Book of Hosea

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  1. God’s Unadulterated LoveThe Book of Hosea

    Drew Mathews, Associate Pastor Sunday, February 16, 2014
  2. The book of Hosea
  3. The book of Hosea Written 8th century B.C.
  4. The book of Hosea Written 8th century B.C. To the northern kingdom of Israel
  5. The book of Hosea Written 8th century B.C. To the northern kingdom of Israel During a “golden age” of prosperity
  6. The Old Testament Genesis Exodus Leviticus Numbers Deuteronomy Joshua Judges Ruth 1 & 2 Samuel 1 & 2 Kings 1 & 2 Chronicles Ezra Nehemiah Esther Job Psalms Proverbs Ecclesiastes Song of Solomon “Torah” (Law) Isaiah Jeremiah Lamentations Ezekiel Daniel Hosea Joel Amos Obadiah Jonah Micah Nahum Habakkuk Zephaniah Haggai Zechariah Malachi Historical books Prophetic Books Wisdom literature
  7. Pre-Exilic Prophets Prophets to Other Nations Jonah – Assyria (760 b.c.) Nahum- Assyria (630 b.c.) Obadiah- Edom (after 586) During Judah’s Exile Lamentations Daniel Ezekiel After Judah’s Exile Haggai Zechariah Malachi
  8. The book of Hosea Written 8th century B.C. To the northern kingdom of Israel During a “golden age” of prosperity
  9. Israel’s behavior
  10. Israel’s behavior Amos - warns against Israel’s injustice
  11. Israel’s behavior Amos - warns against Israel’s injustice Hosea - warns against Israel’s adulterous sin
  12. Israel’s behavior Amos - warns against Israel’s injustice Hosea - warns against Israel’s adulterous sin “The crux of the indictment is Israel’s failure toknow the Lord, so visibly expressed in her harlotry. The theology of [Hosea] as a whole identifies the fundamental sin of Israel to be the lack of knowledge of the Lord.” C. H. Bullock
  13. You adulterous people! Don’t you know that friendship with the world is hatred towards God? Anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God. James 4:4
  14. Gospel Truths from Hosea
  15. Gospel Truths from Hosea All sin is adulterous.
  16. You have no excuse, O man, every one of you who judges. For in passing judgment on another you condemn yourself because you, the judge, practice the very same things. We know that the judgment of God rightly falls on those who practice such things. Do you suppose, O man—you who judge those who practice those things yet do them yourself—that you will escape the judgment of God? Romans 2:1-3
  17. Do you presume on the riches of his kindness and forbearance and patience, not knowing that God’s kindness is meant to lead you to repentance? But because of your hard and impenitent heart, you are storing up wrath for yourself for the day of wrath when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed. Romans 2:4-5
  18. Let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone. John 8:7
  19. If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 1 John 1:8
  20. For by works of the law no human being will be justified in his sight, since through the law comes the knowledge of sin. Romans 3:20
  21. Gospel Truths from Hosea All sin is adulterous. God can rightfully walk away from us and punish us.
  22. Gospel Truths from Hosea All sin is adulterous. God can rightfully walk away from us and punish us. All sin is infinitely bad because the one it is committed against is infinitely glorious.
  23. Gospel Truths from Hosea All sin is adulterous. God can rightfully walk away from us and punish us. God’s love for his people is unadulterated!
  24. Summary of Hosea All people are adulterously sinful, but God’s love for his people is unadulterated.
  25. How can we respond to God’s Love?
  26. How can we respond to God’s Love? Know God by following Jesus Christ
  27. How can we respond to God’s Love? Know God by following Jesus Christ Repent of adulterous ways and return to the Lord
  28. How can we respond to God’s Love? Know God by following Jesus Christ Repent of adulterous ways and return to the Lord Seek the Lord- Bible and prayer
  29. How can we respond to God’s Love? Know God by following Jesus Christ Repent of adulterous ways and return to the Lord Seek the Lord- Bible and prayer Share His Word
  30. How can we respond to God’s Love? Know God by following Jesus Christ Repent of adulterous ways and return to the Lord Seek the Lord- Bible and prayer Share His Word Husbands, Love your Wives like Christ loves
  31. How can we respond to God’s Love? Know God by following Jesus Christ Repent of adulterous ways and return to the Lord Seek the Lord- Bible and prayer Share His Word Husbands, Love your Wives like Christ loves Wives, Love your Husbands
  32. How can we respond to God’s Love? Know God by following Jesus Christ Repent of adulterous ways and return to the Lord Seek the Lord- Bible and prayer Share His Word Husbands, Love your Wives like Christ loves Wives, Love your Husbands Let us all reflect God’s amazing love in the way we love others
  33. Summary of Hosea All people are adulterously sinful, but God’s love for his people is unadulterated.
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