2013 2nd Quarter Lesson 1 Spiritual Adultery

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Lesson 1 for April 6, 2013


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When Solomon died, the kingdom of Israel

was divided in two:

1. The kingdom of Judah (south), the tribes of Judah and

Benjamin. It was always ruled by a king from Davids

house.

2. The kingdom of Israel (north), all the other ten tribes.

Its first king was Jeroboam. There never was a regular

royal house.

During the reign of Jeroboam II (793-753 BC), Israel

enjoyed a time of prosperity like in the times of King

Solomon (2K 14:25)

That material prosperity increased the spiritual decay.

Because of Jeroboam II sins, Israel was destroyed by

Assyria 30 years after his death in 722 BC.Hoseas prophetic ministry began during the reign of

Jeroboam II. Its goal was to make Israel realize its

spiritual condition so they would abandon their idols and

come back to the true God. If they listened to that

prophetic message they would be saved from the

devastation of the king of Assyria.


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The prophets didnt only receive messages from God

and communicate them. Sometimes God asked them to

be a living example, to communicate the prophetic

message by using actions in their own life.

ISAIAHWalking around

naked during 3 years(Isaiah 20)

Assyrias

invasion of

Egypt.

JEREMIAH

Buying a belt, puttingit on, burying it faraway and coming

back to take it

(Jeremiah 13:1-11)

Against Judahs

haughtiness.

EZEKIEL

Making models and

laying on one sideand then on the otherone (Ezekiel 4:1-6)

The capture ofJerusalem.

HOSEAMarrying an

adulterous woman.

Israels spiritual

adultery.


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The names of Hosea (God saves) and his

children were a message for the people:

1. Jezreel (God will sew or scatter), son of Hosea

and Gomer.

So he went and took Gomer the

daughter of Diblaim, and she conceived

and bore him a son. 4 Then the Lord said

to him: Call his name Jezreel, for in a

little while I will avenge the bloodshed of

Jezreel on the house of Jehu, and bring

an end to the kingdom of the house of

Israel. (Hosea 1:3-4)

2. Lo-Ruhamah (Not having obtained mercy).

Daughter of Gomers adultery.

And she conceived again and bore a

daughter. Then God said to him: Call her

name Lo-Ruhamah, for I will no longer

have mercy on the house of Israel, but I

will utterly take them away. (Hosea 1:6)3. Lo-Ammi (Not my people). Son of Gomer's

adultery.

Now when she had weaned Lo-

Ruhamah, she conceived and bore a son.

Then God said: Call his name Lo-Ammi,

for you are not My people, and I will notbe your God. (Hosea 1:8-9)


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For their mother has played theharlot; ahe who conceived them hasbehaved shamefully. For she said,

I will go after my lovers, who giveme my bread and my water, mywool and my linen, my oil and mydrink(Hosea 2:5)

Just like Gomer abandoned

Hosea for her lovers, Israel

had also abandoned the trueGod and prostituted by

worshiping Baal and Astarte.

Besides that spiritual

adultery, Israel also sinned by

considering Gods blessings tobe given by its lovers the false

gods.

For she did not know that I gave her grain, newwine, and oil, and multiplied her silver and gold

which they prepared for Baal (Hosea 2:8)

Are we also running the risk of considering Gods

blessings as result of our own effort, luck or

intelligence?

Do we use Gods gifts for our own benefit or dowe invest them on Gods work?


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Therefore I will return and take away my grain in its time andMy new wine in its season, and will take back My wool and Mylinen, given to cover her nakedness I will punish her for thedays of the Baals to which she burned incense. She deckedherself with her earrings and jewelry, and went after her lovers;but Me she forgot, says the Lord(Hosea 2:9, 13)

Although Gomer didnt know nor want to admit it, Hosea still

sustained her and gave her everything she needed until God ordered

him to stop sustaining her.

When Israel stopped coming to God, He didnt provide them their

harvest anymore. God wanted Israel to think things over and to come

back to Him.


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Gomer was abandoned by her lovers and was

auctioned as a slave.Hosea paid a high sum of money to rescue her

and to make her doubly his (wife and slave).

But he never used his right as master, but

drew her with bands of love (Hosea 11:4)

And I said to her, You shall stay with me manydays; you shall not play the harlot, nor shall you

have a manso, too, will I be toward you. For thechildren of Israel shall abide many days without kingor prince, without sacrifice or sacred pillar, withoutephod or teraphim.Afterward the children of Israel shall return andseek the Lord their God and David their king. Theyshall fear the Lord and His goodness in the latterdays(Hosea 3:3-5)


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Didnt God do the same thing for us? He

was our Creator, our true husband. He

paid a high price (the life of His own Son)to save us from the slavery of sin, to give

us freedom and to make us doubly His.

For you were bought at a price;therefore glorify God in your bodyand in your spirit, which are Gods

(1 Corinthians 6:20)


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Therefore, behold, I will allure her, will bring her intothe wilderness, and speak comfort to her (Hosea 2:14)

God officially married Israel at mount Sinai. The trip through the

desert was their honeymoon. There God became known to His

people.

And this is eternal life, that they mayknow You, the only true God, and Jesus

Christ whom You have sent(John 17:3)

God proposes a new honeymoon for His people,both in Hoseas time and today. A special moment

to meet God again.


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Many who bear the name of Christians are serving other gods

besides the Lord. Our Creator demands our supreme devotion,

our first allegiance. Anything which tends to abate our love for

God, or to interfere with the service due Him, becomes

thereby an idol. With some their lands, their houses, their

merchandise, are the idols. Business enterprises are prosecuted

with zeal and energy, while the service of God is made a

secondary consideration. Family worship is neglected, secret

prayer is forgotten. Many claim to deal justly with their fellow

men, and seem to feel that in so doing they discharge their

whole duty. But it is not enough to keep the last six

commandments of the decalogue. We are to love the Lord our

God with all the heart. Nothing short of obedience to everypreceptnothing less than supreme love to God as well as

equal love to our fellow mancan satisfy the claims of the

divine law

E.G.W. (SDA Bible Commentary, notes on 1 Samuel 7:3, Modern forms of idolatry)

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