PPT-Hosea A call for Israel to repent, and a reminder of God’s unwavering love in the face

By Stephen Curto For Homegroup October 22 2017 Lesson Outline Introductory Issues Background Text Introductory Issues Authorship Date Message Major Themes Unique Features Introductory Issues. Hosea. Lesson 3. Chap. 1-3 Hosea’s family was a picture of Israel’s harlotry. Pattern: sin, judgment, return. Chap. 4-6 Israel’s spiritual harlotry kept them from knowing God. Pattern: sin, judgment, return. Oh Love That Will Not Let Me Go. Lesson 1. God first spoke: Jeroboam II was king of . Israel. and during the times of Uzziah, . Jotham. , . Ahaz. and Hezekiah of . Judah. Total time could have been 755-714 BC. Thirsting for . a God of Steadfast Love.. Hosea (Page 1395). The Main Point. People are thirsty for God whether they acknowledge it or not. . Obadiah - Thirsting for a God of Action, . Joel - Thirsting for a God of Salvation or Deliverance when times are tough, . HOSEA. Northern Kingdom. Pre-Exile. . Est. Year BC. Prophet. . From / To. . Period. . Address. Obadiah 848 / 841 Pre-Exile Edom . Joel 835 / 835 Pre-Exile Judah . Jonah 782 / 753 Pre-Exile Assyria . Prophet of Suffering Love. HOSEA: THE BOOK. Part of “The Book of the Twelve” in Hebrew Bible. Message is almost entirely to the Northern Kingdom (never mentions Jerusalem or any city of S. Kingdom). HOSEA. Northern Kingdom. Pre-Exile. . Est. Year BC. Prophet. . From / To. . Period. . Address. Obadiah 848 / 841 Pre-Exile Edom . Joel 835 / 835 Pre-Exile Judah . Jonah 782 / 753 Pre-Exile Assyria . Lesson 2. They were forgetting God’s Law. No knowledge of Him or His Word. Whoredom had taken away understanding. They would be destroyed because of this sin. Israel’s sin, punishment, promise of return in the future. HOSEA is. one . of the small books of the . Bible . the 28. th. book in the old testament . the first book in the list of minor prophetic books in the bible . a narrative of a tragic love story. 7 prophets. The Southern Kingdom (Judah. ). 10 prophets. Prophets to . t. he Northern Kingdom (Israel). Abijah. Jehu. Micaiah. Elijah. Elisha. Amos. Hosea. The prophet Elijah. Elijah. , confronting Ahab, said: “As the LORD, the God of Israel, lives, whom I serve, there will be neither dew nor rain in the next few years except at my word.”. Ross Arnold, Summer 2013. July 31, 2013 – Minor Prophets & Hosea, Joel, Amos. The Prophets. Prophets. . (OT4) . Introduction – the Place of the Prophets. Major Prophets and Isaiah. Jeremiah and Lamentations. The Northern Kingdom (Israel) 7 prophets The Southern Kingdom (Judah ) 10 prophets Prophets to t he Northern Kingdom (Israel) Abijah Jehu Micaiah Elijah Elisha Amos Hosea The prophet Elijah Elijah , confronting Ahab, said: “As the LORD, the God of Israel, lives, whom I serve, there will be neither dew nor rain in the next few years except at my word.” Steps in the fall of Israel Hosea 1 Steps in the fall of Israel 2 1. Lack of knowledge Hosea 4:6-8 [ 6 ] My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children. Minor Prophets. Amos . . Hosea . . Zephaniah . . Zechariah. Five Visions of Israel’s Judgment . (Amos 7:1‑‑9:10). The door posts of the sanctuary (9:1‑10). The doorposts of God’s house are to be so shaken that it will be felt to the ground (9:1-4).. Andrews_LoveBrokenVessel_JE_kf.indd 5 2/17/12 3:49 PM