PROPHETS OF OLD - HOSEA

(Message by Tanny Keng)

0. Introduction

a) 13 Yet the Lord testified against Israel and against Judah, by all of His prophets, every seer, saying, “Turn from your evil ways, and keep My commandments and My statutes, according to all the law which I commanded your fathers, and which I sent to you by My servants the prophets.” (2 Kings 17:13 NKJV)

b) Who were these prophets? They were the ones who tried to turn their nations back to God. Predicting the future as revealed by God was just one part of a prophet's job; his main role was to preach God's word to the people - warning, instructing, and encouraging them to live as they ought.

c) Here is one of them.

1. Who?

a)  Hosea.

2. When?

a) 753-715 B.C.

3. Ministered during the reign of these kings:

a) The last seven kings of Israel; Azariah (Uzziah), Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah of Judah.

b) Scripture text: The book of Hosea.

4. Main message

a) Condemned the people of Israel because they had sinned against God as an adulterous woman sins against her husband.

5. Significance

a) When we sin, we sever our relationship to God, breaking our commitment to him. While all must answer to God for their sins, those who seek God's forgiveness are spared from eternal judgment.

 

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