A Prophet of God’s Passion
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MESSAGE - Pastor Dale Thiele
Hosea
A Prophet of God’s Passion
Best of Times, Worst of Times for Israel
What Does the Imagery of Whoredom Say About God?
Children with a Purpose
Questions for Further Study or Group Discussion:
- Read 2 Kings 14:23-29. Hosea prophesied during the reign of Jeroboam. What do we learn about the kingdom of Israel under Jeroboam’s reign?
- Read Hosea 1:1-2:1. Hosea had a specific message for Israel in the 8th century B.C. How shall we listen and apply Hosea as followers of Christ in the 21st century?
- What does the imagery of whoredom communicate about Israel, their sin, and God’s relationship with his people? What kind of relationship does God want?
- In what ways are we like these three children of Gomer? From where does our hope come?
- Read 1 Peter 2:9-10. What parallels do you see with Hosea 1:10-2:1? How does the truth of these verses purify us?
Memory Verse of the Week:
1 Peter 2:10 Once you were not a people, but now you are God's people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy. (ESV)
