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The Minor Prophets

Session One: Introduction

Thesis

• If you as a Christian are ignorant of the teaching in the Minor Prophets you are ignorant of your part in God’s plan for the Second Coming

AN EXPERIENTIAL EXEGESIS OF HOSEA’S WORLD

A. Politically there was anarchy, bloodshed, and revolt

I. WHAT WERE TIMES LIKE FOR HOSEA?

B. Socially it was a world of compromise and corruption

C. Religiously it was a world of idolatry and immorality

Definition

• Your heart encompasses the decisions you make that you actually act upon

HOW SOLOMON CHOSE WISDOM, 1 KINGS 3:5-12

1. Acknowledge God’s faithfulness, 6

2. Take the place of a child, 73. Recognize who created you, 74. Desire to have an

understanding heart, 9

What Was Life Like for Hosea?

• Lo-ruhamah means “Not-having-obtained-mercy”

• Lo-ammi means “Not-my-people”

The Bible Types

• Hosea—God the lover and Savior of his people

• Gomer—Israel while spiritually adulterous against God

• The children—the people of Israel

• The name Jezreel has two meanings: Sown by God and Scattered by God

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