The Results of SinHosea 9 & 10

Hosea 8:14For Israel has forgotten his Maker

Hosea’s Sermons the listing of the sins,

the pronouncement of judgment,

the call to repentance and

the promise of restoration.

Hosea’s Story the loving God the faithless human heart the deceptive attractiveness of

the world

The Results of Sin

I. Loss 9:1–17

II. Judgment 10:1-11

III. A Call for Repentance

10:12-15

The Results of Sin

I. Loss 9:1–17

The Results of Sin1. Loss 9:1–17

a) Joyb) Spiritual Privilegesc) Inheritanced) Hope

Boice“They said in effect, ‘Who in his right mind would prophesy a judgment like this when we are in the midst of such a bountiful harvest, in itself a proof of God’s blessing?’“

The Results of Sin1. Loss 9:1–17

a) Joyb) Spiritual Privilegesc) Inheritanced) Hopee) Fruitfulness of Former

Glory

CalvinHe now declares that God was so angry, that no success could be hoped for. And this warning ought to be carefully noticed; for we see that hypocrites as long as God spares or indulges them, take occasion to be secure: they think that they have sure peace with God, when he bears with them even for a short time; and further, except the drawn sword appears, they are never afraid. Since, then, men sleep so securely in their vices, especially when the Lord treats them with…

Calvinforbearance and kindness, the Prophet here declares, that the Israelites had no reason to rejoice for their prosperity, or to flatter themselves under this cover, that the Lord had not immediately taken vengeance on them; for he says, that though all people under heaven were prosperous, yet Israel would be miserable, because he had committed fornication against his God.

Proverbs 14:14The backslider in heart will be filled with the fruit of his ways…

Jeremiah 3:6The Lord said to me in the days of King Josiah: “Have you seen what she did, that faithless one, Israel, how she went up on every high hill and under every green tree, and there played the whore?

Galatians 6:7-8Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap. 8 For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.

Proverbs 3:11-12My son, do not despise the Lord’s discipline or be weary of his reproof, 12 for the Lord reproves him whom he loves, as a father the son in whom he delights.

Psalms 119:71It is good for me that I was afflicted, that I might learn your statutes.

The Results of Sin

I. Loss 9:1–17

II. Judgment 10:1-11

The Results of Sin

Judgment 10:1-11a) Sinb) Shamec) Suffering d) Sentence

Matthew HenryBut all earthly prosperity is but a collection of bubbles, soon destroyed like foam upon the water. Sinners will in vain seek shelter from that Judge, whom they now despise as a Saviour.

The Results of Sin

I. Loss 9:1–17

II. Judgment 10:1-11

III. A Call for Repentance

10:12-15

HenryWhen we make the world, and the things of it, our idol and our portion, it is just with God to show us our folly, and correct us. None may expect to dwell in the Lord’s land, who will not be subject to the Lord’s laws, or be influenced by his love. When we enjoy the means of grace, we ought to consider what we shall do, if they should be taken from us. No famine is so dreadful as that of the soul.