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MY BEST RESPONSEMY BEST RESPONSE

How does a person in this present age guard his/her

mind so that evil and corrupt things

are not becoming a part of his/her life?

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WEEKEND JOURNAL #7WEEKEND JOURNAL #7

Left ColumnLeft Column (must be completely filled) (must be completely filled)::What did you do this What did you do this

weekend?weekend?

Right Column Right Column (make comments (make comments

concerning…)concerning…)

When, where and how was When, where and how was God involved in your God involved in your

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Adapted from the Bible Study Institute’sStudy Institute’s

Presentation of

The Book of HOSEA

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Worksheet 1Worksheet 1

Author?◦Hosea (“Salvation”), son of Beeri

Audience?◦Israel (the Northern Kingdom), and God’s

people everywhereOthers?

◦Gomer, Hosea and Gomer’s childrenWhen written?

◦Approximately 715 BC

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The BIG PictureThe BIG Picture

When it happens?◦Records events from about 753-715

BCWhere it takes place?

◦The Northern Kingdom of Israel, Samaria, Ephraim

The Writer’s Purpose?◦To illustrate God’s love for His sinful

people

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I. Hosea’s Wayward Wife (1:1-3:5)

II. God’s Wayward People (4:1-14:9)

Summarize the book by tying together the main headings of the Book Outline into one sentence.

In the Hosea’s case:

“Hosea parallels his relationship with his wayward wife and God’s relationship with His people, Israel.”

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Outline of HoseaOutline of Hosea

I. Hosea’s Wayward Wife (1:1-3:5)

II. God’s Wayward People (4:1-14:9)

To target a passage for study, tie together the key words––the words that are different––in each main heading of the book outline

In this case, the key words are: Hosea and wife, in the first main heading God and people in the second

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Outline of HoseaOutline of Hosea

Study Bibles normally give a brief outline of a book in the main IntroductionIn Hosea’s case, the outline divides a 14 chapter book into two parts:

The first part is 3 chapters in lengthThe second, 11 chapters in length

This outline helps you to see a Big Picture of the book, but you need more detail to zoom in on passages for a closer look

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Worksheet 2Worksheet 21. Hosea’s Wayward Wife (1:1-3:5)

A. Hosea’s Wife and Children (1)B. Israel Punished and Restored (2)C. Hosea’s Reconciliation with His Wife (3)

To target Chapter 1• How does the book leads up to and

prepares the way for it?

• How does Chapter 1 leads up to and prepares the way for what comes after it?

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Target the PassageTarget the Passage

A. Hosea’s Wife and Children (Chapter 1)◦ Starts the book. So, the circumstances behind

writing the book, in the Big Picture, leads up to and prepares the way for it

◦ Chapter 1 (Hosea’s Wife and Children) leads up to and prepares the way for Chapter 2 (Israel Punished and Restored)

Hosea primes us for Israel Punished and Restored in Chapter 2, by telling us first, about his Wife and Children in Chapter 1

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Worksheet 2Worksheet 2Who wrote or speaks in it?___________________________________________Who does he talk to?___________________________________________Who or what is he talking about?

__________________________________________Anything special said about them?

___________________________________________

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The Lord (through Hosea)

Israel (Northern Kingdom), God’s people everywhere

Hoseas highlights parallels between his relationship with his wife Gomer and God’s relationship with the nation of Israel

•Israel made a covenant with God, yet went after false other gods

•In the same way, Hosea married Gomer, knowing ahead of time that she would leave him


Are you aware of your own personal sins?

How do you deal with that awareness?

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A Snapshot of Chapter 1A Snapshot of Chapter 1

Where it takes place?___________________________________When it happens?

__________________________________What is its purpose?

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The Northern Kingdom (Israel)

Around 753 BC, during the end of the prosperous but morally declining reign of Jeroboam II of Israel

To show that God was merciful toward the people of Israel despite their sins, as Hosea dealt tenderly with his wife in spite of her sin

Color-Tag the TextColor-Tag the TextAs you read the text: • Apply the Rule of Repetition

The Rule of RepetitionWriters usually repeat what is most important to them

• Look for the same, similar, or parallel terms• Circle or highlight anything that HOSEA

mentions more than once in the text• Assign a different color to each set of terms• Assignment: Highlight/underline the word

“LORD” in Chapter 1 of Hosea• Highlight/underline the word “Hosea” in CH 1.

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Hosea mentions the LORD, _________in Chapter 1

He stands out from everything and every-one else in the text. You can sum up what the Lord does in Chapter 1, two ways: ◦ He tells Hosea to marry a prostitute and to love

her no matter what◦ He also promises to love his unfaithful bride,

Israel, no matter whatIn a single sentence you might say: The Lord

tells Hosea to demonstrate toward his wife––the same unshakable love He has for Israel

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8x vs 4x

Pre-Worksheets 3, 4Pre-Worksheets 3, 4

People learn by asking questionsAs you read the text:

◦Questions will naturally come up as you struggle to grasp what the passage means The text will answer some by itself The Text will need help from your Notes

(definitions and descriptions) to answer others

◦This is when you put two-and-two together

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Worksheets 3, 4Worksheets 3, 4

Here are some of the questions that came up as I read the text:

Why would God tell a godly man like Hosea to marry an adulteress?

Did Hosea’s wife have children with other men while married to Hosea?

Why did God call Israel, “Jezreel”?Why did God choose such odd names for

Hosea’s children?

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Worksheets 3, 4Worksheets 3, 4

Why did God threaten to punish the house of Jehu?

Wouldn’t a name like “unloved” harm a child’s self-esteem?

What did God mean when He promised to reunite Israel and Judah?

How could “Jezreel” mean something good?

Who is God referring to when He says that Israel and Judah will appoint one leader?

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WEEKEND JOURNAL #8WEEKEND JOURNAL #8

Left ColumnLeft Column (must be completely filled) (must be completely filled)::What did you do this What did you do this

weekend?weekend?

Right Column Right Column (make comments (make comments

concerning…)concerning…)

When, where and how was When, where and how was God involved in your God involved in your

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The warning goes this way:

“Be careful when you stand that you do not

fall.”What does that mean?

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Bringing God’s Word to life is a process called Application, in 6 steps…

1. Divide the passage into events, ideas, or arguments2. Ask: Is the writer for or against what he says?3. Ask: Does the writer inform, educate, or persuade?4. Ask: Does the writer expect you to adopt, adapt, or

adjust to what he says?5. Reexamine old thoughts on the subject in the new

light6. Develop an action plan to carry out the writer’s goals

for you

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Lo-Ruhamah 1:6, 7Lo-Ruhamah 1:6, 7

1. We have learned how to divided the passage into events. Now, in vv.6, 7 talk about Lo-Ruhamah’s birth & naming

2. Hosea is obviously for what he says, because God told him what to say

3. When writers: ◦ Report or describe events––they inform◦ Instruct or explain ideas––they educate◦ Reason, plead, or coax––they persuade

Hosea reports Lo-Ruhamah’s birth; so he informsHosea also explains the idea of her name; so he

educates

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4. When writers: ◦ Inform, they expect you to adopt what they say◦ Educate, they expect you to adapt to what they say◦ Persuade, they expect you to adjust to what they say

When Hosea informs us of Lo-Ruhamah’s birth; he expects us to adopt it as a fact, period! When Hosea educates us about Lo-Ruhamah’s name, he expects us to adapt to what he explains about it:– To modify our views of God’s love based on what he says

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5. When I reexamine my old thoughts about God’s love in the new light Hosea presents about it:◦ I must adapt to the idea that I cannot earn His love

Hosea still loves “Unloved” (probably an illegitimate child)

Unloved (undeserving) Judah still gets loved, only because God chooses to love them

◦ I must adapt to the idea that God shows love in a personal way, not through force, circumstances, etc. He will personally rescue His undeserving people

without help from their armies or weapons

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Worksheet 6Worksheet 6 I must pray for divine guidance, support, and strength:

◦ To carry out this action plan◦ To make Hosea’s goals for me––my dreams

Hosea expects me to accept God’s love, unconditionally But I am still trying to earn God’s love I am a performer who has always lived by report cards I must start accepting the fact that God loves me, in

spite of myself I need to pray whenever I think I can make God love

me and spend more time with Christ as my Savior who loved me before I was born, as my High Priest who loves me in spite of my sins, and as my King who loves me enough to come back for me

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6. Develop an action plan in 7 simple steps:1)Always make prayer for divine guidance and

support, a part of your plan2)Let the writer/Holy Spirit reset your goals;

make his expectations for you––your dreams 3)Plan the journey step-by-step, asking:

Where does he want me to go? (Spell out his goal for you)

Where am I now? (Be honest with yourself about how close you are to reaching the goal: near or far from it)

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How did I get here? (Think about what you have done up to now, to get where you are)

How can I get where I should go? (List course corrections [changes] you need to make in order to reach the goal)

Where do I go from here? (Plot the moves you must make in order to pull off these changes and reach the goal)

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Worksheet 6bWorksheet 6bBringing God’s Word to life is a process called Application, in 6 steps…

1. Divide verse 4 into an event, idea, or argument…

Hosea’s son being named JEZREEL..“God Scatters”

2. Ask: Is the writer for or against what he says?

3. Ask: Does the writer inform, educate, or persuade?

4. Ask: Does the writer expect you to adopt, adapt, or adjust to what he says?

5. Reexamine old thoughts on the subject in the new light

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Worksheet 6cWorksheet 6cBringing God’s Word to life is a process called Application, in 6 steps…

1. Divide verse 9 into an event, idea, or argument…

Hosea’s son being named Lo-Ammi..“not my people”

2. Ask: Is the writer for or against what he says?

3. Ask: Does the writer inform, educate, or persuade?

4. Ask: Does the writer expect you to adopt, adapt, or adjust to what he says?

5. Reexamine old thoughts on the subject in the new light

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Think about this carefully:Can there be accuracy

without full truth?Give an example how

there can or cannot be.

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Hosea – The Book formationHosea – The Book formation◦The first 3 chapters is the foundation of

the book◦How many times is the word “I” used in

Chapters 4-14 of Hosea? 84 times

◦Who is “I”? Why is this important to me? The LORD YHWH. It is YHWH who works out our salvation

◦Sins of Israel – 4,6,7,12◦Punishment – 5, 8 (famous proverb found

here—What is it?), 9, 10,12,13◦God’s Hope – 11 (Agape Love)◦Repentance brings blessings - 14

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Hosea – The Tragic LoveHosea – The Tragic Love

◦When Gomer leaves Hosea and sleeps around with other men of the city Hosea would be prophesying in the

morning to the people of Israel and in the evening he searches for Gomer in the brothels

He was ridiculed because he was attempting to guide the nation with his prophecies but couldn’t even control his wife

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Hosea – God’s LoveHosea – God’s Love

◦When men started ridiculing Hosea because of his wife by asking him the question, “ How can a holy man like you, love an adulterous woman like Gomer?”

◦Hosea answered them by saying, “ I love my wife, the same way God loves an adulterous nation like us”

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Hosea – In briefHosea – In brief

◦Gomer, like Israel, was looking for love in all the wrong places.

◦Gomer had the love of her husband and Israel the love of her God.

◦Israel had begun to worship the pagan

god Ba’al ( עלXּב) which was a Phœnician diety and also is the common word meaning husband, master, owner(with a modification).

◦Just as Hosea was Gomer’s husband, God was Israel’s husband.

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Hosea – Why Israel?Hosea – Why Israel?

◦We might ask the question, “Why did God choose Israel and why did he have such a compassion towards the nation of Israel?”

◦Why not Greece?- with great philosophers like Aristotle and Plato.

◦Why not Rome?- the majestic city of the Caesars.

◦Why not Babylon? –The city of scientists.◦God chose a tiny nation Israel , because it

was mocked by Greece, Rebuked by Rome and enslaved by Babylon. God cares for the meek and Humble

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Hosea- God’s LoveHosea- God’s Love

◦God takes his love to the undeserving little nation of Israel and calls them, “You are the apple of my eye.”

◦The book of Hosea stresses on one thing- The one word that defines Christian faith is the word Forgiveness.

◦God gives us a chance to start again, start afresh. We might have sinned big time. But God is a forgiving God and he cleanses our sins when we ask for forgiveness in complete submission

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The Law of Non-Contradiction means: a

statement cannot be true if that statement

contradicts something that is true. Give an

example of a discovery that would help you

believe or not believe something is true?

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