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  • Gods Unadulterated Love The Book of Hosea Drew Mathews, Associate Pastor Sunday, February 16, 2014
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  • The book of Hosea
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  • Written 8 th century B.C.
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  • The book of Hosea Written 8 th century B.C. To the northern kingdom of Israel
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  • The book of Hosea Written 8 th century B.C. To the northern kingdom of Israel During a golden age of prosperity
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  • The Old Testament Genesis Exodus Leviticus Numbers Deuteronomy Joshua Judges Ruth 1 & 2 Samuel 1 & 2 Kings 1 & 2 Chronicles Ezra Nehemiah Esther Job Psalms Proverbs Ecclesiastes Song of Solomon Isaiah Jeremiah Lamentations Ezekiel Daniel Hosea Joel Amos Obadiah Jonah Micah Nahum Habakkuk Zephaniah Haggai Zechariah Malachi Torah (Law) Historical books Wisdom literature Prophetic Books
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  • D URING J UDAH S E XILE L AMENTATIONS D ANIEL E ZEKIEL P RE -E XILIC P ROPHETS P ROPHETS TO O THER N ATIONS J ONAH A SSYRIA (760 B. C.) N AHUM - A SSYRIA (630 B. C.) O BADIAH - E DOM ( AFTER 586) A FTER J UDAH S E XILE H AGGAI Z ECHARIAH M ALACHI
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  • The book of Hosea Written 8 th century B.C. To the northern kingdom of Israel During a golden age of prosperity
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  • Israels behavior
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  • Amos - warns against Israels injustice Israels behavior
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  • Amos - warns against Israels injustice Hosea - warns against Israels adulterous sin
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  • Israels behavior Amos - warns against Israels injustice Hosea - warns against Israels adulterous sin The crux of the indictment is Israels failure to know the Lord, so visibly expressed in her harlotry. The theology of [Hosea] as a whole identifies the fundamental sin of Israel to be the lack of knowledge of the Lord.C. H. Bullock
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  • You adulterous people! Dont you know that friendship with the world is hatred towards God? Anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God. James 4:4
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  • Gospel Truths from Hosea
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  • 1.All sin is adulterous.
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  • You have no excuse, O man, every one of you who judges. For in passing judgment on another you condemn yourself because you, the judge, practice the very same things. We know that the judgment of God rightly falls on those who practice such things. Do you suppose, O man you who judge those who practice those things yet do them yourselfthat you will escape the judgment of God? Romans 2:1-3
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  • Do you presume on the riches of his kindness and forbearance and patience, not knowing that Gods kindness is meant to lead you to repentance? But because of your hard and impenitent heart, you are storing up wrath for yourself for the day of wrath when Gods righteous judgment will be revealed. Romans 2:4-5
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  • Let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone. John 8:7
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  • If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 1 John 1:8
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  • For by works of the law no human being will be justified in his sight, since through the law comes the knowledge of sin. Romans 3:20
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  • Gospel Truths from Hosea 1.All sin is adulterous. 1.God can rightfully walk away from us and punish us.
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  • Gospel Truths from Hosea 1.All sin is adulterous. 1.God can rightfully walk away from us and punish us. All sin is infinitely bad because the one it is committed against is infinitely glorious.
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  • Gospel Truths from Hosea 1.All sin is adulterous. 1.God can rightfully walk away from us and punish us. 1.Gods love for his people is unadulterated!
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  • Summary of Hosea All people are adulterously sinful, but Gods love for his people is unadulterated.
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  • How can we respond to Gods Love?
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  • Know God by following Jesus Christ
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  • How can we respond to Gods Love? Know God by following Jesus Christ Repent of adulterous ways and return to the Lord
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  • How can we respond to Gods Love? Know God by following Jesus Christ Repent of adulterous ways and return to the Lord Seek the Lord- Bible and prayer
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  • How can we respond to Gods Love? Know God by following Jesus Christ Repent of adulterous ways and return to the Lord Seek the Lord- Bible and prayer Share His Word
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  • How can we respond to Gods Love? Know God by following Jesus Christ Repent of adulterous ways and return to the Lord Seek the Lord- Bible and prayer Share His Word Husbands, Love your Wives like Christ loves
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  • How can we respond to Gods Love? Know God by following Jesus Christ Repent of adulterous ways and return to the Lord Seek the Lord- Bible and prayer Share His Word Husbands, Love your Wives like Christ loves Wives, Love your Husbands
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  • How can we respond to Gods Love? Know God by following Jesus Christ Repent of adulterous ways and return to the Lord Seek the Lord- Bible and prayer Share His Word Husbands, Love your Wives like Christ loves Wives, Love your Husbands Let us all reflect Gods amazing love in the way we love others
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  • Summary of Hosea All people are adulterously sinful, but Gods love for his people is unadulterated.