Jose is one of the longer ones for 14 chapters, but then youve got you got folks like you know amus. In this article, i want to discuss how you can discover the treasure of scripturethat is, jesus christin the book of hosea. This prophetic book sobers us and fills us with renewed hope. The story of hosea and gomer was beautiful and lovely but also quirky. God expanded upon this striking and quite disturbing typology in the second book on spoke 6. Many contain a complete quarter of material with lesson notes for the students. Hosea 1, fractured love west palm beach church of christ. According to the traditional order of most hebrew bibles, it is the first of the twelve minor prophets set around the fall of the northern kingdom of israel, the book of hosea denounces the worship of gods other than jehovah, metaphorically comparing israels abandonment of. If there is an area least read in the bible, it is the minor prophets the last twelve books in the old testament. Minor prophets, study of camp hill church of christ. The great consummation will be celebrated at the marriage feast of the lamb, in fulfillment of all the prophets, not least hosea. Prophetic books tend to be harder anyway, and being small, these books are easily overlooked. Study of the minor prophets page 1 lesson one introduction to the study of the minor prophets introduction 1. A living parable hosea is part of that strange section of our bibles known as the minor prophets.
Hoseas days were likely around 760 to 725 bc the dates that the kings of israel and judah occupy as listed at hosea 1. Hosea appears to have had the temperament of a poet. Outline of the book of hosea floral heights church of christ. Christians also take the buying back of gomer as the redemptive. Israels rejection of their king their true high priest after the order of melchizedek and the sacrifice which he offered has brought the people into the place. A sermon on the rocky love story of hosea and gomer modern day setting of the story provided by allan r. The soul is defined as the immaterial essence, animating principle, or actuating cause of an individuals outer man. Therefore, the book of hosea is a beautiful picture of the love of god toward the northern kingdom of israel, symbolized in hosea and his relationship to gomer. This is why so many books, tv shows, and movies are made regarding love. Christians see in this book a comparable call to the church not to forsake the lord jesus christ. Amos announces his prophetic work and the doom of the ungodly 1. The book of hosea is a love story of how god loves and treats his people. Gunther in the book, believers church bible commentary.
One of the sermons of the book of hosea is about repentance, because of an increased worshipping of false gods. Christians extend the analogy of hosea to christ and the church. The new testament uses the marriage imagery to describe the union between christ and the church e. Hosea searched and found his wife and brought her back.
If you would like to donate online to christ presbyterian church, you can do so at the following link. God will not leave israel and brought them back even if they had sinned from him. Hosea prophesied in the northern kingdom of israel near the end of the reign of jeroboam ii. The books basic theme is the love of god for his people. Hosea the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. A small group series based on milton jones book that provides a stepbystep process in actually learning how to love our enemies. His book of prophecy, that will be the focus of our study this month, chronicles the tragic side of his marriage to a woman named gomer. They were classified as minor because of the short length of each book. Invite students as they study the book of hosea to look for principles that can help us turn to the lord when we have sinned.
Hosea 3 is read earlier in service by a teenager as i read and studied this passage of scripture, i felt like it needed to be. May we learn these valuable lessons between christ and his bride, the church eph. As we continue our study of the minor prophets we turn our attention to the prophet hosea. Alone now weve got some, you know kinda longer ones. The lord has yoked himself to israel in the most intimate way, likened to the most profound of human relationships. As hosea was called to go and take a wife of adultery hosea 1. However, the people had become very materialist and immoral. Highlighting gods faithfulness to his people, this 12week study through the book of hosea points readers to the symbolic nature of hoseas relationship with his unfaithful wife, revealing gods redemptive purposes in christ.
Christians expounded the prophecies in the book to christ and the church. The figure of the harlotrous wife and children would, i believe, be readily understood at the time by the hebrew people without reflecting on hoseas own wife, or, if he was unmarried, on himself the voice of israels prophets, 281 old testament student manual. In this article, i want to discuss how you can discover the treasure of scripturethat is, jesus christ in the book of hosea. In marrying gomer, who would become a harlot, and in buying her back, the message is this is what our sin looks like to god and this is what god is willing to do for sinners. We will study the prophets by the century in which they lived. Christs love for the church sometimes following god is easy, but not the case of hosea and gomer in their notsofairytale romance, we see that following gods plan for our life works out in the end. The name hosea is the same with joshua and jesus and signified a saviour or a deliverer. Yet god is able to look forward to israels final redemption hosea 11. Hosea 1 commentary james burton coffman commentaries on. Hosea, the son of beeri, prophesied for quite some time, from 785 to 725 b. The prophet hosea the son of beeri wrote the book that is named for him. There are multiple parallels between the lives of hosea and jesus.
The hebrew of the book of hosea is challenging to translate, possibly because the text is corrupt or because it is written in a nonstandard dialect of hebrew. The book of hosea depicts gods relationship with his people through a metaphor that occurs throughout the bible, though nowhere as strongly and pervasively as in hosea. All his chastisements were inflicted in love, and israels restoration shall be due to his love hosea 2. In contrast, hosea shows israels treachery and infidelity. Hosea the prophet, gods broken heart southside church of christ. Hosea s days were likely around 760 to 725 bc the dates that the kings of israel and judah occupy as listed at hosea 1. He is going to tell his love story for people through a prophet named hosea. Its gonna be you know its more than just a verse or two, but its not every single verse by any means you know we look in the book of hosea and you know just in.
And the lord said to hosea, go, take unto thee a wife of whoredoms and children of whoredoms. It is surprising that we do not hear more sermons on. It covers the faith, practice, doctrtines, and origin of the church of christ and shows it is not a denomination. See our calendar for the exact dates and make plans for your family to stay. Were going to take a broad overview of the book of hosea tonight, the first of the twelve.
In our bible the books of hosea through malachi are called minor prophets. Christians see in this book a comparable call to the church not to forsake the. Hosea is the only prophet of israel who left any written prophecies which were recorded during the later years of his life. As ugly as israels adulterous faithlessness has been, it cannot extinguish gods resilient, redemptive love that defies human calculation or annulment. Hosea was not only a faithful prophet and servant of the lord, but he is a powerful type and picture of our lord jesus in his love and mercy to sinners. The book is clearly written by hosea during the days jeroboam ii king of israel. The first chapter of hosea revealed that hosea would live what god. Old testament book studies west palm beach church of christ. The words of amos, who was among the herdsmen of tekoa, which he saw concerning israel in the days of uzziah king of judah, and in the days of jeroboam the son of joash king of israel, two years before the earthquake 1. On the second sunday of each month, we have lunch prepared immediately following the service. Dubbed by many bible students as the minor prophets because their content is not as long as that which we find in the prophetical books which precede them. Outline of the book of amos floral heights church of christ.
Hosea 1 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary, by the leading authority in the church of christ, presents a verse level look at the bible. The global message of hosea hosea in redemptive history. Hosea is the last prophet to proclaim god to the northern nation, called israel 750725 bc. The days of hosea were a time of peace and prosperity for israel. The book s basic theme is the love of god for his people. Hosea is a fascinating story about a prophet who literally embodied what israels unfaithfulness to god was like. He prophesied during the divided kingdom, around 750 725 b. The book begins powerfully with the words, the beginning of the word of the lord by hosea. God will use the prophet to literally illustrate the challenged relationship between god and his people. Multilesson bible courses for personal, small group or church bible studies. Members and guests are welcome, and there is no charge. Hosea 2, greater love west palm beach church of christ.
This book contains the teachings of the prophet hosea or hoshea. Warnings of the last days from god christian short film the days of noah have come duration. Introduction to the book of hosea the church of jesus christ of. Its a powerful message that is foreshowing the gospel of christ.
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