140626 - Hosea

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This week we're going to study the book of Hosea.

Please read and notate interesting passages in preparation for our discussion on Wednesday:

1. Hoseah introduction in Fire Bible.
2. Hosea 1-9 in the NKJV Chronological Study Bible and in the NIV Study Bible.

Here's an Outline for reference:

Title ( 1: 1)

1. Hosea’s Marriage Serves as an Example of Israel’s Unfaithfulness, Rejection and Restoration (1: 2–3: 5)
   
   1. Marriage to Gomer (1: 2)
   2. Birth of Their Three Children (1: 3- 9)
   3. Prophecy of Restoration (1: 10–2: 1)
   4. Gomer Symbolizes Israel (2: 2- 23)
      
      1. Israel’s Adultery (2: 2- 5)
      2. God’s Judgment (2: 6- 13)
      3. God’s Promise to Israel (2: 14- 23)
   5. Hosea Redeems and Reconciles with Gomer (3: 1- 5)
2. Hosea’s Message Describes Israel’s Unfaithfulness, Rejection and Restoration (4: 1–14: 9)
   
   1. Israel’s Spiritual Adultery (4: 1- 19)
   2. God’s Judgment Against Israel ( 5: 1- 14)
   3. Israel’s Insincere Repentance (5: 15–6: 3)
   4. Israel’s Sins (6: 4–8: 6)
      
      1. Breaking the Covenant (6: 4- 10)
      2. Refusing to Trust and Obey God (6: 11–7: 16)
      3. Following False Gods (8: 1- 6)
   5. Israel’s Punishment Predicted (8: 7–10: 15)
      
      1. Oppression from Other Nations (8: 7- 14)
      2. Loss of Prosperity (9: 1- 17)
      3. Destruction of the Nation (10: 1- 15)
   6. God’s Persistent Love for Israel (11: 1- 11)
   7. Israel’s Sins Repeated (11: 12–12: 14)
   8. God’s Past Care, Present Anger and Future Judgment (13: 1- 16)
   9. God’s Promise to Restore Israel (14: 1- 9)
      
      1. Call to Repentance (14: 1- 3)
      2. Promise of Prosperity (14: 4- 9)