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Book Book of of HoseaHosea

Bible Study – Book of Bible Study – Book of HoseaHosea

Jeroboam II (790-749) A reign of great prosperity

Zechariah (748) Reigned 6 months. Was killed by Shallum

Shallum (748) Reigned 1 month. Was killed by Menahem

Menahem (748-738) Unspeakably cruel. was a puppet of Assyria

Pekahiah (738-736) Was killed by Pekah

Pekah (748-730) Was killed by Hoshea. Galilee captivity (734)

Hoshea (730-721) Fall of Samaria (721) End of the Kingdom

Kings of Israel, The Northern KingdomKings of Israel, The Northern Kingdom

Bible Study – Book of Bible Study – Book of HoseaHoseaHosea’s National Message for us today:Hosea’s National Message for us today:

1. God's great love for us. His desire to show 1. God's great love for us. His desire to show

mercy.mercy.2. Inward corruption of a nation is more 2. Inward corruption of a nation is more

dangerous than its external enemies.dangerous than its external enemies.3. The folly of sacrificing national interests 3. The folly of sacrificing national interests

to personal advantage. 5:10 - 11to personal advantage. 5:10 - 114. The penalty of condoning vice. 4:13 - 184. The penalty of condoning vice. 4:13 - 185. The rapid decline of nation, when religious 5. The rapid decline of nation, when religious

leaders become corrupt. 4:9leaders become corrupt. 4:96. The nemesis of neglecting God's law. 4: 6; 6. The nemesis of neglecting God's law. 4: 6;

8:1, 128:1, 12


Hosea’s Church Message for us Hosea’s Church Message for us today:today:

1. God suffers when His people are 1. God suffers when His people are unfaithful to unfaithful to

Him. Him. 2. God cannot condone sin.2. God cannot condone sin.3. God will never cease to love His own3. God will never cease to love His own4. He seeks to win back those who have 4. He seeks to win back those who have

forsaken Himforsaken Him


Hosea 4:1-19Hosea 4:1-19


Test For KnowledgeTest For Knowledge

– 1. Why were the Lord’s people 1. Why were the Lord’s people destroyed? (6)destroyed? (6)

– 2. Why would God reject them? (6)2. Why would God reject them? (6)– 3. Who will the people be like? (9)3. Who will the people be like? (9)– 4. How did Israel slide back? (16)4. How did Israel slide back? (16)





– 1. Who did Hosea prophesy would fall? 1. Who did Hosea prophesy would fall? (5)(5)





– 1. When will the Lord revive and raise 1. When will the Lord revive and raise up Israel? (2)up Israel? (2)

– 2. With what was Judah’s goodness 2. With what was Judah’s goodness compared? (4)compared? (4)

– 3. What does the Lord desire? (6)3. What does the Lord desire? (6)





– 1. To what is Ephraim likened? (8, 11)1. To what is Ephraim likened? (8, 11)





– 1. What will happen to the calf of 1. What will happen to the calf of Samaria? (6)Samaria? (6)

– 2. What would Samaria reap? (7)2. What would Samaria reap? (7)– 3. How did Ephraim regard God’s law? 3. How did Ephraim regard God’s law?

(12)(12)– 4. What had Israel forgotten? (14)4. What had Israel forgotten? (14)– 5. What would happen to Judah? (14)5. What would happen to Judah? (14)


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