The church is the bride of the New Testament Hosea, but our Hosea is joined to a spiritual harlot!Every woman was once a little girl very much like the description composed by Alan Beck, and which he has entitled “What is a Girl?”He can be compared to Jeremiah in the southern kingdom. At times I even thought it was unfair that I would give up a good Air Force career to serve God full time as though He owed it to me. I have a message entitled, “The Greatest Sin in All the World,” which emphasizes the great theme of this book. We only use God as a Force or Genie to help us in our pursuits. Jehu went beyond the call of duty. In that case she would have been stoned, for she had betrayed him. He was also a contemporary of Micah and Isaiah, prophets to Judah. 2 Kings 14:24, 15:9, 15:18, 24, 28, 17:21-23 all say the same thing about these kings:3:4 In the same way, Israel was going to be stripped of all the things they thought were making them acceptable. Well, yes, but how does that apply to us. Such trifling with the Word of God waters it down to a harmless solution which is more sickening than stimulating. . I think that speaks for itself. Hosea was instructed by God to marry a certain woman and experience with her a domestic life which was a dramatization of the sin and unfaithfulness of Israel. Hosea’s home became a desert island in a sea of criticism. But when your dreams tumble down and the world is a mess, when it seems you are pretty much of a fool after all, she can make you a king when she climbs on your knee and whispers, “I love you best of all!”Your browser does not support JavaScript. And when He does, and the marriage is not perfect like we had planned, What do we do? They are simple to say, but not simple to do.Ryrie points out that the words “tree” and “stone” refer to things used in the worship of Baal. Jacob's broken cistern was manipulating people. This people who had known God, whom He had redeemed out of Egypt, to whom He had said, “Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how I bare you on eagles’ wings, and brought you unto myself” (Exod. He learns how to have God's heart.Verse 26 Why does God say let me go? He now is depending on God and not his own resources.Verses 9-12 show Jacob praying to God for deliverance. )Another item concerning the Law which needs amplification is the reference in Deuteronomy which seems to preclude the man from any charge of guilt. It says, “her feet do not remain at home.” This is opposite from Paul's description of godly women who are “workers at home” in Titus 2:5.Isaiah 6:1-8 gives us a great contrast to Jeroboam and a great example of someone who was changed because of his encounter with God.
The book of Hosea—it’s a deeply personal and passionate love story, yet it’s a difficult story. 19:4), turned their backs on God and made a golden calf! It may be my imagination, but I think Jacob is trying to manipulate God in his prayer.In 4-14: we see Hosea's message of warning to the nation of Israel. He wanted Hosea to know how He felt about Israel.A little girl likes new shoes, party dresses, small animals, dolls, make–believe, ice cream, make–up, going visiting, tea parties, and one boy. Of these seven kings, five of them are listed here in our passage.
He learns that his wife is going to be a prostitute.
The principal difference is that Joseph’s information was wrong, and an angel came from heaven to correct it; but Hosea’s information was right, for Gomer was guilty.The theme of this book is a plea to return unto the Lord.