PROPHET HOSEA

PROPHET

100

• Hosea was a ___________ of God in the Bible.

prophet

200

• His book is the first of the twelve ____________ in the Old Testament.

Minor Prophets

300

As a contemporary of the _____________, Hosea ministered primarily to the northern kingdom of Israel in the eighth century BC, during the reigns of Kings Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, Hezekiah of Judah, and Jeroboam II of Israel (Hosea 1:1).

Prophet Isaiah  

400

• Hosea one of the  prophets in the Bible.

LONGEST SERVING

500

The central theme of Hosea’s prophetic messages was Israel’s ______________to God.

unfaithfulness

HOSEA'S MESSAGE

100

• Hosea _________________ of painful consequences, invasion, and slavery.

WARNED

200

• And as God promised to ____________________ Israel back,

CALL

300

•  Israel had pursued other _________________ (Hosea 2:2–5).

gods

400

• Hosea’s message was clear "______________________ brings judgment.”

SIN

500

• Even while the people worshipped idols and descended into depravity, God never stopped ___________________ them.

LOVING

HOSEA'S WIFE

100

• Hosea’s wife, _______________ practiced unfaithfulness as a lifestyle.

Gomer,

200

• When she conceived and bore children, God told Hosea to give them prophetic ___________ symbolizing the Lord’s judgment on Israel:

names

300

• Not satisfied with her relationship with Hosea, Gomer sought other ____________ just as

lovers,

400

• He told Hosea to redeem Gomer from slavery and welcome her ______________ (Hosea 3:1–5). 

HOME

500

While God’s punishment was severe, His ___________ was far more extraordinary.

GRACE

COMMANDS OF GOD

100

• But as Israel’s fortune soared, the moral fabric of its society collapsed.  _______________ and spiritual depravity ran rampant.

Corruption

200

During the long reign of King ________________, Israel’s victory in several military campaigns led the nation into a period of unprecedented prosperity and independence.

Jeroboam II

300

• When the Lord first began to speak to Israel through Hosea, God told the prophet, ________________, so that some of her children will be conceived in prostitution.

GO AND MARRY A PROSTITUTE

400

• This will illustrate how Israel has acted like a prostitute by  ______________________(Hosea 1:2, NLT).

turning against the LORD and worshiping other gods”

500

• Following the Lord’s instruction, Hosea married a ______________ to symbolically and poignantly portray Israel’s infidelity to Yahweh.

prostitute

ISRAELITES

100

• Israel began to worship ___________ deities and attribute the works of God to Baal (Hosea 4:1–13).

pagan

200

• The people broke their ________________with God and no longer obeyed His laws (Hosea 6:7; 8:1).

covenant

300

• They stopped ______________ in God and sought foreign alliances (Hosea 5:13).

trusting

400

•  In the eyes of the Lord, Israel’s idol worship and unfaithfulness were equivalent to ______________________________.

spiritual adultery.

500

• Throughout Hosea’s ministry, the prophet expounded on the _____________ metaphor, calling Israel to account for its idolatry and apostasy, laying out God’s charges against the people, and foretelling judgment.

adultery

HOSEA'S CHILDREN

100

• Jezreel foretold a great massacre that would happen in that _________________;

VALLEY

200

• Lo-Ammi means _________________ signaling God’s rejection of Israel; and

"NOT MY PEOPLE,"

300

Lo-Ruhamah means _______________  a reversal of God’s earlier description of Israel (Hosea 1:4—2:1).

"NOT FAVORED,"

400

• Hosea’s bold-faced depiction of Israel as an adulterous wife reveals both the extent of God’s anguish over the betrayal and His ___________ for His people.

LOVE

500

• More than anything, God longs for intimate ___________________ with us.

FELLOWSHIP

TOGETHERNESS

100

• God longs for intimate fellowship with us, even when we repeatedly ________________ Him.  

REJECT

200

• The metaphor also reveals God’s enduring _________________ toward us.

FAITHFULNESS

300

• Ultimately, His goal is for us to _____________ to a fulfilling life marked by dedication and devotion.

RETURN

400

• Yahweh’s love is __________________.

ETERNAL.

500

• His enduring faithfulness is not like human love that can make a solemn _________________ and then break it.

VOW

DELIVERY MESSAGE

100

• The definitive message of Hosea is the _______________ of God’s enduring love.

PROMISE

200

Even when we are _________________, God continues to love and cherish us and provide a way for our restoration (cf. 2 Timothy 2:13).

UNFAITHFUL,

300

• It’s no surprise, then, that
• Hosea means “Yahweh has rescued” or “_________________.”

“salvation.”

400

In Hebrew, it is the same name as ________________ (Numbers 13:16; Deuteronomy 32:44).

JOSHUA

500

• Both Hosea and Joshua are related to the name Yeshua (meaning ________________ ), which in English is Jesus.

“to save”