Text: Hosea 7:8-16 Theme: Our arrogance frustrates and disappoints God Key verses: “Foreignors sap his strength, but he does not realize it. His hair is sprinkled with gray, but he does not notice. Israel’s arrogance testifies against him, but despite all this, he does not turn to the Lord his God or search for him.” ...
Text: Hosea 6:8 – 7:7 Theme: Evil causes us to forget God Key verses: “Whenever I would heal Israel, the sins of Ephraim are exposed and the crimes of Samaria revealed. They practice deceit…” (7:1) “but they do not realize that I remember all their evil deeds. Their sins engulf them; they are always before ...
Text: Hosea 6:4-7 Theme: God’s measure of true love is faithfulness Key verses: “Your love is like the morning mist, like the early dew that disappears.” (v. 4b) “For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and acknowledgment of God rather than burnt offerings. Like Adam, they have broken the covenant – they were unfaithful to me ...
Text: Hosea 6:1-3 Theme: If we seek Him, He will certainly come and restore us. Key Verses: “…He has torn us to pieces but he will heal us.” (v. 1) “After two days He will revive us; on the third day he will restore us…” (v. 2) “Let us acknowledge the Lord; let us press ...
Text: Hosea 5:13-15 Theme: Our pain and God’s silence can drive us to Him Key verses: “For I will be like a lion to Ephraim, like a great lion to Judah. I will tear them to pieces and go away; I will carry them off, with no one to rescue them. Then I will go back ...
Text: Hosea 5:8-11 Theme: Redefining God’s boundaries is dangerous Key verses: Judah’s leaders are like those who move boundary stones. I will pour out my wrath on them like a flood of water. Ephraim is oppressed, trampled in judgement, intent on pursuing idols. (v. 10-11) What God said to me: Dwayne, since Adam and Eve, ...
Text: Hosea 5:4-7 Theme: Sin prevents access to God Key verses: Their deeds do not permit them to return to their to God. A spirit of prostitution is in their heart; they do not acknowledge the Lord. (v. 4) When they go…to seek the Lord, they will not find him; he has withdrawn himself from them. ...
Text: Hosea 5:1-5 Theme: Spiritual leaders have the highest responsibility and accountability Key verses: Hear this, you priests! Pay attention, you Israelites! Listen, O royal house! This judgement is against you. You have been a snare… (v. 1) I will discipline all of them. (v. 2) …Israel is corrupt. (v. 3b) What God said to me: Dwayne, ...
Text: Hosea 4:15-19 Theme: We Must Reject Rebellious Influence Key Verses: Though you commit adultery, O Israel, let not Judah become guilty. (v.15) The Israelites are stubborn, like a stubborn heifer. How then can the Lord pasture them like lambs in a meadow? Ephraim is joined to idols; leave him alone! (v. 16-17) What God ...
Text: Hosea 4:14 Theme: God holds men ultimately accountable. Key Verses: I will not punish your daughters when they turn to prostitution…because the men themselves consort with harlots and sacrifice with shrine prostitutes – a people without understanding will come to ruin! What God said to me: Dwayne, often you have been tempted to blame ...
