Heart of God
Hosea 11 warns that chasing idols leads to emptiness. Today, many people chase this online form of validation that never truly satisfies.
What is social media approval (likes, followers)?
In Hosea 6:1, God’s people are told, “Come, let us ______ to the Lord,” showing that God still wants them back.
What is return?
In Hosea 2, God leads Israel into the “wilderness” not to destroy them, but to do this loving thing that brings them back to Him.
What is restore them (or pursue them with love)?
In Hosea 3:1, God commands Hosea to pursue his unfaithful wife, Gomer—showing that God does this for us even when we wander.
What is pursue us with unconditional love?
This is the very first book of the Bible.
What is Genesis?
God's love is not based on performance or earned by grades, popularity, or achievements. Rather, it is based on God's ________ love for us.
What is unconditional?
Hosea 6:2 promises that God will revive and raise up His people, teaching that God can do this with broken hearts, broken purity, and broken purpose.
What is restore?
Hosea 2:16 says Israel will no longer call God “my master (Baal),” but this intimate name reflecting renewed covenant love.
What is “my husband”?
Hosea 11:8–9 reveals that God’s love is so strong that it restrains this part of His character, showing He is compassionate, not vengeful.
What is His wrath (or judgment)?
This Old Testament character survived the lions’ den because he continued praying to God despite the king’s decree.
Who is Daniel?
In Hosea 11:1, God describes loving Israel like this, saying, “When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of ___ I called my son.”
What is Egypt?
Hosea 6:3 calls God’s people to “strive to know the Lord,” emphasizing that God desires this instead of empty religious routines.
What is a personal relationship with Him?
In Hosea 2:19–20, God says He will “betroth” Israel to Himself forever, showing that His faithfulness remains even when His people wander. This teaches the major theme that God never does this to His people.
What is give up on them?
Hosea teaches that false gods and even modern idols—like image, achievement, or endless scrolling—offer nothing back, but the true God does this in response to our pain and struggles.
What is feel deeply / care for us personally?
Known for her courage, this woman approached the king uninvited to save her people, saying, “If I perish, I perish.”
Who is Esther?
According to Hosea 11:5–6 and Hebrews 12:6, God’s correction isn’t rejection but this type of loving act that redirects His children.
What is discipline?
In Hosea 14:1, God speaks not as a harsh judge but as a loving Father, saying, “Return, O Israel,” demonstrating this surprising truth about God’s heart.
What is God wants us back / God invites us even when we’ve sinned?
At the end of Hosea 2, God reverses the names “No Mercy” and “Not My People,” showing that He not only forgives but does this deeper work of identity transformation.
What is restore (or rename) them as His people?
Hosea doesn’t just pursue Gomer; he purchases her back, paying a cost she could never repay.
This bought-back restoration foreshadows a future act where God would redeem His people not with silver or barley, but with this ultimate price.
What is the sacrificial death of Christ (His own blood)?
In Acts 8, this Old Testament prophet’s writings were being read by the Ethiopian eunuch when Philip explained the gospel to him.
Who is Isaiah?
In Hosea 11:8–9, God asks, “How can I give you up?” demonstrating that while justice demands consequences, this attribute of God refuses to let His people be destroyed.
What is God’s relentless compassion?
According to Hosea 14:2, the way back to God isn’t performance or perfection but coming to Him with this simple but powerful act.
What is repentance with honest words (confession)?
God promises to turn the “Valley of Achor”—a place of trouble connected to Achan’s sin—into this hopeful gift for His people.
What is a door of hope?
In Hosea 2:19–20, God repeats this word three times, emphasizing His unbreakable, marriage-like commitment to restore His people forever.
What is “betroth”?
In the New Testament, only one prophet from the Old Testament is mentioned by name in the Epistle of Jude. Identify this prophet.
Who is Enoch?