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The Minor Prophets
Session Two: HoseaSCANDAL IN THE
PARSONAGE
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1. WHAT WERE TIMES LIKE FOR HOSEA?
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AN EXPERIENTIAL EXEGESIS OF HOSEA’S WORLD
A. Politically there was anarchy, bloodshed, and revolt
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AN EXPERIENTIAL EXEGESIS OF HOSEA’S WORLD
A. Politically there was anarchy, bloodshed, and revolt
B. Socially it was a world of compromise and corruption
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The Bible Types
• Hosea—God the lover and Savior of his people
• Gomer—Israel as a nation while spiritually adulterous against God
• The children—the individual people of Israel
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Definition
The name Jezreel is a play on words that has two meanings: God sows and God scatters.
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Bible Code:
Whenever you see the phrases “that day” or “the day,” you have to link them to the Day of the Lord.
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Point 1.
The only way to correctly interpret scripture is by cross-referencing.
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Key:
Most Bible prophecy has double fulfillment (historical + prophetic).
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AN EXPERIENTIAL EXEGESIS OF HOSEA’S WORLD
A. Politically there was anarchy, bloodshed, and revolt
B. Socially it was a world of compromise and corruption
C. Religiously it was a world of idolatry and immorality
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1. WHAT WERE TIMES LIKE FOR HOSEA?
2. WHAT WAS LIFE LIKE FOR HOSEA?
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Point 2.
In the Bible, silver is the money of redemption.
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1. WHAT WERE TIMES LIKE FOR HOSEA?
2. WHAT WAS LIFE LIKE FOR HOSEA?
3. WHAT ARE HOSEA’S MESSAGES?
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THE PROBLEMS WITH LACK OF KNOWLEDGE
1. There was PRIDE, 5:5
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THE PROBLEMS WITH LACK OF KNOWLEDGE
1. There was PRIDE, 5:52. There was INSTABILITY, 6:4b
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THE PROBLEMS WITH LACK OF KNOWLEDGE
1. There was PRIDE, 5:52. There was INSTABILITY, 6:4b3. There was corruption and
DEPRAVITY, 9:9
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THE PROBLEMS WITH LACK OF KNOWLEDGE
1. There was PRIDE, 5:52. There was INSTABILITY, 6:4b3. There was corruption and
DEPRAVITY, 9:94. There was REBELLION and
disobedience, 11:7
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THE PROBLEMS WITH LACK OF KNOWLEDGE
1. There was PRIDE, 5:52. There was INSTABILITY, 6:4b3. There was corruption and
DEPRAVITY, 9:94. There was REBELLION and
disobedience, 11:75. It was a world of open
IDOLATRY, 13:2
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WHAT ARE HOSEA’S MESSAGES?
A. YOU ARE SINFUL, BUT GOD IS HOLY, 4-8
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WHAT ARE HOSEA’S MESSAGES?
A. YOU ARE SINFUL, BUT GOD IS HOLY, 4-8
B. JUDGMENT IS SURE, AND GOD IS JUST, 9-10
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Definition
• Fallow ground was a field that had lain idle, so the crust needed to be broken-up before it could receive seed again.
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WHAT ARE HOSEA’S MESSAGES?
A. YOU ARE SINFUL, BUT GOD IS HOLY, 4-8
B. JUDGMENT IS SURE, AND GOD IS JUST, 9-10
C. YOU ARE REBELLIOUS, BUT I LOVE YOU, 11-14
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Point 3.
The only thing that will relieve the agony of God’s “tough love” is repenting and returning to the comfort of God’s merciful love.
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Definition
The name Ephraim means to be “doubly fruitful.”
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What Are Hosea’s Applications?
A. Some of you are like Israel: you were found and loved, but now you run
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Observations About Those Who Run
1. Sin destroys the sensitive nerves of your conscience
2. Running from God is an ultimate impossibility
3. The only solution is repentance of heart and knowledge of the word
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What Are Hosea’s Applications?
A. Some of you are like Israel: you were found and loved, but now you run
B. Some of you are like Hosea: you have been wronged