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March 2, 2025

Hosea 11:1-11 & 14:1-9 — God as the Father loves his children. When He as a Father is rejected and forgotten, we see God’s mind and heart exposed as He is torn between agonizing alternatives, his steadfast love, and his righteousness and holiness that must judge and punish sin. Consequently, God executes his loving discipline to purify, refine, and test his people. God’s love and mercy ensure the survival and future of his people, though they deserve neither. He tempers his judgment and discipline with mercy. He does not destroy his people totally. Because He is God and not human, He can change his heart. Now, He calls his people to repent, to return to Him, and follow the Lord. However, this requires a true change of heart and authentic repentance by his people; otherwise, history will just be repeated. In response to his people’s return, God’s gracious response and loving care restores, reconciles, and revives his people so that they can experience stability and fruitfulness. He has done this ultimately and supremely in Jesus Christ.

Series on the Old Testament Prophets — Walk in God’s Ways.

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February 23, 2025

Hosea 4; 5:1-4; 6:5-6; 7:10; 8:4, 11-14; 9:7-9; 12:7-8 — We are to know God more than we know anything else, love Him more than we love anything else, and delight in Him more than we delight in anything else. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge and wisdom. That is, to know God intimately, living in a personal relationship with Him, and not merely to know about God. Not knowing God has serious consequences, as we see in the life of Israel. Knowing God enables us to weather the storms of life, but we need to know God daily.

Series on the Old Testament Prophets — Walk in God’s Ways.

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February 16, 2025

Hosea 1:2-20; 3:1-4:3; 6:1-6; 11: 1-11; 14:1-9 — Hosea’s marriage illustrates God’s relationship with his people. It’s a love story about God’s constant and persistent love for his sinful people. A covenant has been made, and God has been faithful. His love was steadfast, and his commitment unbroken. But Israel was adulterous and unfaithful, spurning God’s love and turning instead to false gods. They broke the covenant. Idolatry is like adultery. The fundamental sin of Israel was that “there is no faithfulness or kindness or knowledge of God in the land” (4:1). God wants people to turn from their sin and return to worshipping him alone, but Israel persisted in their wickedness. They are described as ignorant of God, with no desire to please him. They did not understand God at all. Like a loving husband and father, God wants people to know him and to turn to him daily. God has not changed. He is still merciful and forgiving if we repent and return to him. His love is steadfast and never fails. We have seen and experienced his love in Jesus Christ, who sacrificed himself to give us new life.

Series on the Old Testament Prophets — Walk in God’s Ways.

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