Study through the book of hosea

Hosea himself was the author of this book, and he ministered to the people of israel for about 50 years. Pharaoh, of course, never had the benefit of the depth of knowledge that israel was given through the mouth and pen of the prophet hosea, and. He sends hosea to warn them of their sins and to repent. Study guide for hosea 1 by david guzik blue letter bible. The book of hoseaits a deeply personal and passionate love story, yet its a difficult story. Whether hosea himself authored the book that preserves his prophecies is not known. Through this study youll be guided to understand, but more especially to apply the message of the prophet of love. The study of the book of hosea is timely for the people of god in the last half of the twentieth century. Through hosea s marriage to gomer, god, also known as yahweh, shows his great love for his people, comparing himself to a husband whose wife has committed adultery. There is a lot of information below but the most important part is where you leave a comment and let us know where you are joining us from. Stay connected amidst social distancing receive weekly scripture encouragement to share with family and friends. This workbook was designed for bible class study, family study, or personal study. Hosea 1, new international version niv the bible app. For some scholars, the book of hosea is nothing short of an embarrassment.

Perhaps among the most surprising of the prophetic insights in hosea is the discovery of the prerequisites for the second coming of jesus christ. The book of hosea stands first in the division of the bible called the book of the twelve in the apocrypha cf. Because they were all contemporary with hosea, he mentions them all. While some interpreters have thought the story to be merely an allegory of the relation between god and israel, others claim, more plausibly, that the story is to be taken literally. What then does the book of hosea teach us is the cure to healing both our broken heart and our tattered faith.

This bible study through the book of ruth is a 5week, indepth, versebyverse study of the book of ruth. Even when you rebel, disobey or make a mistake, god continues to pursue you with a relentless love. Book of hosea read, study bible verses online bible study tools. Unfailing love changes everything member book bible study. In this twelvesession lifeguide bible study, dale and sandy larsen lead you through the fascinating old testament story of hosea, youll see how a godly mans unfailing love for his wayward wife illustrates gods unconditional, noholdsbarred love for you, too. Getting into the book of the twelvehoseamalachi session 2. In johns gospel, that statement leads to the incarnation. In this session, jennifer shares the background of the book of hosea by pointing out four key ingredients. Now youll be through with her adulterous ways once and for all. This book in the wesley bible studies series provides a thoughtful and powerful survey of key scriptures in the books of hosea through malachi. But god will have mercy on judah because they were still gods covenant people. What does the passage under consideration teach about god.

Hosea is a prophet whom god uses to portray a message of repentance to gods people. According to the superscription, hosea began his prophetic activity during the reign of jeroboam ii c. The book of hosea is a deeply personal and passionate love story, yet its a. Hosea was the prophet to the northern kingdom at the time of captivity, as jeremiah was the prophet to the southern kingdom at the time of its captivity. Hosea wanted to see gomer restored to his side as his faithful wife. Apostate israel to be cast off other nations to be called in. Hosea s love for gomer is only a picture of gods love for israel. Discover practical insights into the book of hosea. Ephraim was the largest tribe in israel and sometimes the whole nation was referred to as ephraim. The remainder of the book of hosea consists of a collection of miscellaneous statements expressing hosea s convictions concerning the character of yahweh and yahwehs relation to the people of israel. Join good morning girls as we read through the bible cover to cover one chapter a day. Chapter 14 closes with an appeal to true repentance. If youre scratching your head and wondering who in the world hosea is, he.

Gods like that what my kids got from studying hosea. The vision of god as the spurned lover, the great and glorious husband who pursues his bride and willingly pays the price to win her back it is such a breathtaking picture of gods great love. Hosea was a young preacher in the nation of israel, the northern kingdom, and he was a. The goal of lifelight is that through a regular program of indepth personal and group study of scripture, more and more christian adults may grow in their personal faith in jesus christ. Bringing the world into focus through the lens of scripture. Hosea through the bible studio series on apple podcasts. Often, we do not recognize the derivation of these bible names, but this prophets name would be joseph in english. We find a hidden reference to the incarnation in the name of this prophet. Book of hosea overview insight for living ministries. Hosea prophesied to the northern kingdom of israel from approximately 753 to 715 b. On the face of it, the story of hosea s marriage to a prostitute leaves much to be desired in terms of inspired reading. It is truly an amazing book and, like all of the books of the bible, the holy spirit always rewards the diligent student.

At the same time he shows the future ways of god with his people. It comes from the same hebrew root hoshea as the names joshua and jesus. Hosea overview, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary was written by frederick brotherton meyer, a contemporary and friend of d. Throughout the book, hosea pictured the people turning away from the lord and. Free bible commentary on hosea in easy english easyenglish bible. Youll find david jeremiahs introduction to the book of hosea on page 11451147 of the jeremiah study bible. We do well to recall the story, especially given the continue reading the story of hosea and what it teaches about god and holy matrimony. The story of the unfailing redemptive love of god sam a. Here is the information you need for the book of hosea bible study. Throughout the book, hosea will show us that salvation is found in turning to. The book of hosea was written in the northern kingdom of israel in the eighth century bc, during the reign of jeroboam ii 786746 bc. There is a lot of information below but the most important part is where you leave a comment and.

Gods love for israel, a nation of people more interested in themselves than in gods direction for their lives, shines through clearly against the darkness of their idolatry and injustice hosea 14. Hosea beginning with hosea and concluding with malachi, there are twelve short prophecies called the minor prophets. Join us for this 3week study of hosea and his unfaithful wife, gomer. In this study, biblical scholar emmerson investigates the influence of the judean kingdom on the writing of the book of hosea. With the birth of each of hosea and gomers children, gods warnings to his people grew more pronounced.

Powerful love overcomes rebellion in the book of hosea. As an account full of harsh judgment unfolds, we find in its midst a rare and pure gem. Yet, hosea was able to take that experience and transform it through his. The questions contain minimal human commentary, but instead urge students to study to understand scripture. This study will explore the various applications of hosea s message to gods people. The book of hosea is one of the most beautiful and confusing books you will ever read the story of hosea and his wife will shock you and warm your heart the story of israel and god in the book of hosea will frustrate you and then fill you with hope. No one can read the story of hosea without realizing the agony of his heart.

Hosea 1 the word of the lord that came to hosea bible gateway. The book reveals the personality of the prophet, an emotional man who in a moment could swing from violent anger to the deepest tenderness. Unfailing love changes everything member book bible study rothschild, jennifer on. There are two unequal sections in the book of hosea, composed of chapters and 414. And his name is related to the name joshua, which means salvation. It may surprise you to know that hosea was alive during the book of 2 kings, as was isaiah.

He was a prophet to the northern kingdom of israel, as the content of the book reveals. Jeremiah and hosea are the two prophets who emphasize the backsliding of gods people. By them hosea expresses his deep woe over israels condition. 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. Throughout the book you will see that he refers to israel and ephraim. Shop lifeway for jennifer rothschilds bible study on hosea to more deeply. The condition in the churches today is similar to that in israel in the middle of the eighth century b. Bible study guides and copywork book hosea, joel, amos, obadiah, jonah, micah, nahum, habakkuk, zephaniah, haggai, zechariah and malachi memorize the bible bible copyworks. I know that this past week has been unusually difficult and unpredictable.

The book of hosea powerfully illustrates gods relationship with covenantbreaking israel, helping readers understand the extent of his redeeming love for his people. Hosea is the only prophet of israel who left any written prophecies which were recorded during the later years of his life. Good morning girls resources for the book of hosea women. This week i learned about the life of gomer in my devotional. Throughout the book, hosea will show us that salvation is found in turning to the lord and away from our sin. A dear friend of mine recently finished a study on the book of hosea. The second part of the book contains longish lamentations of hosea. Hosea, an oldtestament prophet, preached his own life message using his marriage as the sermon illustration. This is the cureby restoring the relationship back to its former mutually loving and trusting condition, and that is accomplished through repentance and forgiveness. If you keep that in mind as you study the book, it will help keep you from. As with the other women i have read about so far, there is so much to learn from gomers story, but i will just share with you what touched me the most about her life and the life of her husband. Study the book of hosea with this free online bible study from good morning girls and find all of the graphics, blog posts and videos right here. Hosea was a contemporary of amos, another prophet to israel.

Review a sample of the first session of this study. Mar 22, 2020 join good morning girls as we read through the bible cover to cover one chapter a day. Hosea appears to have had the temperament of a poet. The story of the prophet hosea s troubled marriage is a powerful testimony to two things. When the lord began to speak through hosea, the lord said to him, go, take to yourself an adulterous wife and children of unfaithfulness, because the land is guilty of the vilest adultery in departing from the lord. Pastor nate holdridge loves jesus and the bible jesus gave to the world. This summary of the book of hosea provides information about the title, authors. The minor prophets all deal with the same major issues of the. Gods and love to a faithless people a study in hosea by. The book of hosea has at least two perplexing problems. Unfailing love changes everything member book bible. Through his bitter experiences with his unfaithful wife gomer hosea had by the will of jehovah to symbolically pass through what the people of israel did to god with their idolatry hosea 1.

Introduction we have in the book of hosea one of the most arresting revelations of the real nature of sin, and one of the clearest interpretations of the strength of the divine love. Hosea with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. Hosea cliffsnotes study guides book summaries, test. Best commentaries and books on hosea logos bible software. They are so called because of the size of the books and not because of their content. His friends were probably saying, good riddance to her, hosea.

Watch our overview video on the book of hosea, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. By casting this book as a lesson in wisdom, hosea makes it applicable to gods people for all time. The marital life of hosea and his wife, gomer, provide the rich metaphor which clarifies the themes of the book. Since 1996, the scripture has captivated nates mind and heart, believing the entirety of the book points to the son of god, jesus christ the righteous revelation 19. Hosea was a man, but he was a man god used to speak through. This digital rent session bundle will expire 6 months after the date of purchase. God used the names of hoseas children, along with his wifes unfaithfulness. It is mentioned three times in the remainder of the book. This accessible study walks readers through the biographical and symbolic elements of the book of hosea, revealing gods desire to lovingly restore his people to a right relationship with him through jesus christ. Hosea mentions the four kings of judah first, and then he mentions the king of israel, the northern kingdom. However, even that criterion for division is not completely accurate since hosea is a longer book than daniel.

The book of hosea says that, during hosea s lifetime, the kings of the northern kingdom, their aristocratic supporters, and the priests had led the people away from the law of god, as given in the pentateuch. It combines accessible commentary from contemporary teachers, with relevantly highlighted direct quotes from the complete writings and life experiences of john wesley, along with the poetry and hymns of his brother charles. Hosea the man lived in israel, not judah, which is seen in hosea 7. North israels wrongs threaten their covenant with god, but gods love pulls through in the book of hosea. Israels apostasy was spiritual prostitution whoredom.

Introduction hosea the prophet hosea was a prophet who lived and prophesied just before the destruction of israel in 722 bc. Mens ministry home womens ministry home childrens ministry home. Book of hosea, also spelled osee, the first of 12 old testament books that bear the names of the minor prophets, considered as one book, the twelve, in the jewish canon. The first concerns the nature of the story told in chs. The book of hosea stands first in the division of the bible called the book of the twelve in the apocrypha. This outline and bibliography are offered with the prayer that they will enhance the study of the book of hosea for the busy pastor who must take time from an already busy schedule to make preparation for a weeks study in his church. Things seem to be changing daily and im still absorbing. Throughout the book, hosea pictured the people turning away from the lord and turning toward other gods 4. It is hosea s personal account of his prophetic messages to the children of god and to the world.

This 12week study walks readers through the biographical and symbolic elements of the story of hosea and gomer, showcasing gods desire to lovingly restore his people to a right relationship with himself through jesus christ. But of course the real story of this book isnt the story of hosea and gomer, its the story of god and israel. We are about to begin our study through the book of hosea on monday, april th and everything you need to get started is below so keep on scrolling down. The incredible scandal of gods perfect love found in hosea.

Unfailing love changes everything jennifer rothschild. It provides background to better understand the intricacies of the man and his message. Recently, i was working through hosea again for a future gospel project session for adults, and once again i discovered how this book wrecks my soul. Chuck missler examines the old testament book of hosea, and the valuable insights it give us into the character of god. Israel had become conformed to her cultural environment and had adulterated yahwism with the cultic practices of the religion of the canaanites, hoping to secure the blessings of fertility and productivity. We are currently reading from the book of the prophet hosea at daily mass. Study hosea with me in our last good morning girls study, we read the book of 2 kings. Hosea learnt through bitter personal experience, as his own wife betrayed and deserted him.