He is going to tell his love story for people through a prophet named hosea. Amos announces his prophetic work and the doom of the ungodly 1. This prophetic book sobers us and fills us with renewed hope. 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. Christians expounded the prophecies in the book to christ and the church. Alone now weve got some, you know kinda longer ones. Minor prophets, study of camp hill church of christ.
See our calendar for the exact dates and make plans for your family to stay. Hosea is a fascinating story about a prophet who literally embodied what israels unfaithfulness to god was like. Outline of the book of hosea floral heights church of christ. 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. 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. On the second sunday of each month, we have lunch prepared immediately following the service.
In contrast, hosea shows israels treachery and infidelity. The book is clearly written by hosea during the days jeroboam ii king of israel. Hosea the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. It is surprising that we do not hear more sermons on.
In the book gods mystery that is christ the spirit is defined as the animating or vital principle that gives life to the inner man. 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. Hosea prophesied in the northern kingdom of israel near the end of the reign of jeroboam ii. 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 books basic theme is the love of god for his people. The soul is defined as the immaterial essence, animating principle, or actuating cause of an individuals outer man.
As ugly as israels adulterous faithlessness has been, it cannot extinguish gods resilient, redemptive love that defies human calculation or annulment. The great consummation will be celebrated at the marriage feast of the lamb, in fulfillment of all the prophets, not least hosea. The new testament uses the marriage imagery to describe the union between christ and the church e. And the lord said to hosea, go, take unto thee a wife of whoredoms and children of whoredoms.
Introduction to the book of hosea the church of jesus christ of. Hosea the prophet, gods broken heart southside church of christ. God expanded upon this striking and quite disturbing typology in the second book on spoke 6. Yet god is able to look forward to israels final redemption hosea 11. 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. 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. Hosea 1, fractured love west palm beach church of christ. One of the sermons of the book of hosea is about repentance, because of an increased worshipping of false gods. Gunther in the book, believers church bible commentary.
The days of hosea were a time of peace and prosperity for israel. 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. In this article, i want to discuss how you can discover the treasure of scripturethat is, jesus christ in the book of hosea. 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. Hosea 1 commentary james burton coffman commentaries on.
He prophesied during the divided kingdom, around 750 725 b. Were going to take a broad overview of the book of hosea tonight, the first of the twelve. As we continue our study of the minor prophets we turn our attention to the prophet hosea. All his chastisements were inflicted in love, and israels restoration shall be due to his love hosea 2. This is why so many books, tv shows, and movies are made regarding love. Christians also take the buying back of gomer as the redemptive. The name hosea is the same with joshua and jesus and signified a saviour or a deliverer. Hoseas days were likely around 760 to 725 bc the dates that the kings of israel and judah occupy as listed at hosea 1. 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. We will study the prophets by the century in which they lived. 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. In our bible the books of hosea through malachi are called minor prophets. In this article, i want to discuss how you can discover the treasure of scripturethat is, jesus christin the book of hosea.
Its a powerful message that is foreshowing the gospel of christ. The book s basic theme is the love of god for his people. Leroy brownlow was asked to preach at the methodist church building a sermon describing the church of christ. Study of the minor prophets page 1 lesson one introduction to the study of the minor prophets introduction 1. The book of hosea was a severe warning to the northern kingdom against the growing idolatry being practiced there. God will not leave israel and brought them back even if they had sinned from him. However, the people had become very materialist and immoral. If there is an area least read in the bible, it is the minor prophets the last twelve books in the old testament. 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. May we learn these valuable lessons between christ and his bride, the church eph. Jose is one of the longer ones for 14 chapters, but then youve got you got folks like you know amus.
The remainder of the book of hosea consists of a collection of miscellaneous statements expressing hoseas convictions concerning the character of yahweh and yahwehs relation to the people of israel. The prophet hosea the son of beeri wrote the book that is named for him. Members and guests are welcome, and there is no charge. They were classified as minor because of the short length of each book. Hosea, a prophet with an unfaithful wife hosea one in our bible the books of hosea through malachi are called minor prophets. The book of hosea is a love story of how god loves and treats his people. Hosea, the son of beeri, prophesied for quite some time, from 785 to 725 b. If you would like to donate online to christ presbyterian church, you can do so at the following link. 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. The lord has yoked himself to israel in the most intimate way, likened to the most profound of human relationships. Christians see in this book a comparable call to the church not to forsake the lord jesus christ. This book contains the teachings of the prophet hosea or hoshea. Multilesson bible courses for personal, small group or church bible studies. A living parable hosea is part of that strange section of our bibles known as the minor prophets.
Many contain a complete quarter of material with lesson notes for the students. God will use the prophet to literally illustrate the challenged relationship between god and his people. Prophetic books tend to be harder anyway, and being small, these books are easily overlooked. 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. 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.
Hosea 2, greater love west palm beach church of christ. Hosea is the only prophet of israel who left any written prophecies which were recorded during the later years of his life. The story of hosea and gomer was beautiful and lovely but also quirky. As hosea was called to go and take a wife of adultery hosea 1. Old testament book studies west palm beach church of christ. Hosea searched and found his wife and brought her back. And i want to give you three questions that hosea answers for our lives today. Warnings of the last days from god christian short film the days of noah have come duration. The first chapter of hosea revealed that hosea would live what god. Christians extend the analogy of hosea to christ and the church. 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. 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. 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. 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.
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