Sermons on the book of hosea

A sermon on the rocky love story of hosea and gomer modern day setting of the story provided by allan r. Hosea overview spurgeons verse expositions of the bible. The marital life of hosea and his wife, gomer, provide the rich metaphor which clarifies the themes of the book. The book of hosea describes hoseas marriage to gomer and its. Hosea revealed little about his background, though his book of prophecy offers a few glimpses into his life. This book is literally a message of salvation to a. 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. Hosea with book summary versebyverse bible commentary.

The wonders of redeeming love sermons and outlines. I took this video fragment from a video on the dutch hour of. And if he was right that all the world loves a lover, then the best loved book in the entire bible should be the prophecy of the prophet hosea. All the sermons and outlines on this site are free for you to use as the lord leads you. Our sermon ideas on hosea will help you preach a powerful message on gods unconditional compassion for his people. This past sunday, bart, preached an excellent sermon from hosea 4 that was very convicting and encouraging. To understand the book of hosea, one must understand the background against which was written. In the book of hosea, god asks a prophet to marry a prostitute and he continues to love her in spite of her adultery and unfaithfulness.

When hoseas wife, gomer, committed adultery against him, he suffered the agony of betrayal, humiliation, and shame. Secrets from bible marriages study helps and related. Gomer was part of a soft, easy going life of her time, but hosea brought much to this marriage. Undying love the story of hosea and gomer part of the series. I wanted to put his manuscript up here on the blog and encourage those who didnt hear it to either read it here or check out the audio on the sermon tab of our website. Chapter 14 closes with an appeal to true repentance. Hosea is part of that strange section of our bibles known as the minor prophets. The first part of the book of hosea is an account of hosea\s marriage with gomer biographically which is a metaphor for. Oct 18, 2000 at the same time, the reader of the book of hosea also shares the joy, happiness, and love that hosea ultimately achieves. By them hosea expresses his deep woe over israels condition.

Book of hosea overview insight for living ministries. At the same time, the reader of the book of hosea also shares the joy, happiness, and love that hosea ultimately achieves. Hosea prophesied during a very dark time of israel\s history. The prophets of the old testament are divided by scholars into the major prophets and the minor prophets. The first part of the book of hosea is an account of hosea \s marriage with gomer biographically which is a metaphor for the relationship with yahweh and israel. Tgc resource library free online resources from the gospel coalition explore the riches of our extensive library, including the best audio, video and text resources from the gospel coalition and select partners. Jun 19, 2011 this interpretation of hoseas story is well written and gives a cogent voice to a common homiletic approach to this subject. On the road to restoration the book of hosea sermon. There are over 1,100 written sermons and sermon outlines on this site. By reading and preaching through this book, we see a heartpiercing angle on these gospel truths, which then leads us to our final reason we. Chapters are so powerful and personal that i want to walk through them with you and make some brief comments and applications as. Hosea his name meaning to save, salvation is the first of the socalled minor prophets.

Hosea was a contemporary of amos, another prophet to israel. There are two unequal sections in the book of hosea, composed of chapters and 414. The prophets name means salvation, likely a reference to hoseas position in israel as a beacon of hope to those. The book of hosea may feel complex, but interpretative help is found when we realize that it is intended to be approached as a living parable. 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.

While i really appreciate the head long dive into the indescribable depths of gods love, grace and mercy, i must confess, i find this perspective two dimensional and lacking in regards to the multifaceted manifold wisdom of god. Hosea, a young preacher, is led by god to meet and woo and win a young woman by the name of gomer. Chapters 414 give excerpts from hoseas preaching of grace and. The paperback bible presents the bible by the book and is designed to be portable, readable, and truly personal with ample margins for notations. The chosen people were committing spiritual adultery. This book, number 28 of the old testament, could be read as a fictional novel and thoroughly enjoyed by the reader. The book of hosea illustrates that no one is beyond the offer of our forgiveness because no one sits outside gods offer of forgiveness. See, god doesnt just give us freedom only for the sake of. If there is an area least read in the bible, it is the minor prophets the last twelve books in the old testament. In this second sermon from hosea we find god using the story of hosea and gomer to illustrate what was going to happen to israel due to their drifting into pagan worship practices. Most people in the world have no experience of lasting joy in their lives. Sabbath school lesson 1 quarter 2, 20 spiritual adultery. The book of hosea describes hoseas marriage to gomer and its prophetic meaning for israel. A group of wise men from the east come and visit them and throw.

Study the bible online using commentary on hosea and more. This however will only be fulfilled in the time of the end. This sermon was preached by pastor hilmer jagersma on april 8, 2018 at blessings christian church in hamilton ontario. Sermons series one book hosea hosea in marrying gomer, who would become a harlot, and in buying her back, the message is this is what our sin looks like to god and this is what god is willing to do for sinners. This website is dedicated to sharing gods truth with the men of god who minister to others. Prepare your messages on gods word in hosea with sermon outlines or an entire sermon series. Its a sermon series through the old testament prophecy of hosea. The meaning of his name, salvation, is the same as that of joshua cf. When one reads the book of hosea, really reads it, not merely skims over the writing, that person cannot help but feel the pain, anguish. Many people of israel turned away from god to worship pagan idols. Tom constables expository notes on hosea this is also available in the net. More precisely, we call isaiah, along with jeremiah, lamentations, ezekiel, and daniel, major prophets. Certainly, god brings judgment on those who turn from him, but hosea s powerful act of restoration within his own marriage set the bar high for those of us seeking godliness in our lives. During the days of hoseas ministry, israel was a very prosperous nation materially.

In marrying gomer, who would become a harlot, and in buying her back, the message is this is what our sin looks like to god and this is what god is willing to do for sinners. Listen to chuck swindoll s overview of hosea in his audio message from the classic series gods masterwork. The book of hosea is a deeply personal and passionate love story, yet its a difficult story. Hosea, an oldtestament prophet, preached his own life message using his marriage as the sermon illustration. From the first dawning of conversion to the hour of death, it is in solitude mostly that god speaks to the soul. Read hosea commentary using matthew henry commentary on the whole bible complete. Not only does the book of hosea provide an example of gods love to a people who have left god behind, but it also shows us what forgiveness and restoration look like in a close relationship. Through him, god spoke to israel about their need for repentance. These twelve prophets are comprised in one single book in the hebrew bible and are called the twelve. Hosea was a man, but he was a man god used to speak through. 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. Hosea commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. The incredible scandal of gods perfect love found in hosea. When one reads the book of hosea, really reads it, not merely skims over the writing, that person cannot help but feel the pain, anguish, loneliness, fear, anger, opelessness, self pity, self doubt, and jealousy that the poor humble servant of god, hosea, must have felt.

Stop play download podcasts sunday morning sermons. According to the traditional order of most hebrew bibles, it is the first of the twelve minor prophets set around the fall of the northern kingdom of israel, the book of hosea denounces the worship of gods other than yahweh, metaphorically comparing israels abandonment of. It also explains issues such as hosea being instructed to marry a prostitute, gods jealousy, gods love and grace. Find the first chapter of the book of hosea and lets read it together as we consider the. Hosea mentions the four kings of judah first, and then he mentions the king of israel, the northern kingdom.

The condition in the churches today is similar to that in. These little gems can be difficult to interpret, but once unlocked, you find treasure. It comes from the same hebrew root hoshea as the names joshua and jesus. Mar 27, 2019 hosea is part of that strange section of our bibles known as the minor prophets. That is what we see happening in matthew 2 to joseph and mary. Throughout the book, hosea will show us that salvation is found in turning to the lord and away from our sin. As an account full of harsh judgment unfolds, we find in its midst a rare and pure gem. At the same time he shows the future ways of god with his people. An introduction to the book of hosea an argument of the book of. Hoseas love betrayal and judgement by chris appleby if youre familiar with the story of les miserables. This book is literally a message of salvation to a spiritually bankrupt people. Some of the early continue reading outline of hosea. Tgc resource library free online resources from the gospel coalition explore the riches of our extensive library, including the best audio, video and text. According to the superscription, hosea began his prophetic activity during the reign of jeroboam ii c.

Brother ravi zacharias with an excellent sermon on the bible book of hosea. Hosea and gomera sermon about the love of god steven. He was a prophet to the northern kingdom of israel, as the content of the book reveals. The study of the book of hosea is timely for the people of god in the last half of the twentieth century. His passion for his faithless people is in a category of its own. Philo states that the name hosea means what sort of a person is this. 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. Because they were all contemporary with hosea, he mentions them all. To the neighbors and friends who saw his pain, hosea delivered a divine message through words and actions. He brought the unsquandered treasure of a young mans purity, for hosea had never sacrificed upon some wayside altar. The metaphor here works not because gomer is going to love hosea in a particularly powerful way after her faithlessness, although that is a possibility. Hosea is a fascinating story about a prophet who literally embodied what israels unfaithfulness to god was like. This summary of the book of hosea provides information about the title, author s, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of hosea.

The second part of the book contains longish lamentations of hosea. Its all about hoseas lovewhich of course means that its all about gods love. Edification topics we first read a lamenting truth spoken from the mouth of the prophet hosea, my people perish for a lack of knowledge. According to the superscription, hosea began his prophetic activity during the reign of jeroboam ii. The book of hosea part 1 7365 hosea 1 3 by steve kreloff. Title the title is derived from the main character and author of the book. All of our resources exist to guide you toward everlasting joy in jesus christ. Sep 07, 2014 major messages from the minor prophets. Apr 08, 2018 a prophet and a prostitute sermon on hosea 1. The book of hosea was written by the prophet whose name it bears. Preach on topics including the love of god, covenant faithfulness, repentance, and keeping god first. Show sermons by most recent sermons by scripture by speaker by year by series.