Hosea 2 (continue…)

Unfaithful punished His promises of reconciliation. The LORD’s Mercy on Israel (14-23): 1. This passage may not directly talk about ‘the Restoration on Babylonian captivity.’ But in a way yes it does, because RESTORATION is the major theme in the PLAN OF GOD. 2. This is also a prophecy on the eternal salvation of mankind…

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Hosea 2

Unfaithful punished V. 1…My people….Mercy is shown… The first verse is supposed to be the concluding verse of Chapter 1. On the day of the LORD, there will be mercy shown to the people of Israel and they shall be called by God as “My people.” Legal proceedings against the wayward wife (2:1-13): Hosea, in…

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Hosea 1

Family of Hosea (1-9) and Restoration of Israel (10 & 11) V. 2:…take yourself a wife of harlotry… There are 3 ways of interpretation. 1. It happened in a vision as an allegory showing God’s relationship with Israel, 2. Gomer fell into an immoral life after Hosea married her, 3. Hosea knew that Gomer was…

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Amos 9

SOUND TO SIGHT: 5 Visions of judgments to come upon Israel (Chapters 7-9). 1. Vision of Locust swarms (7:1-3) 2. Vision of Consuming fire (7:4-6), 3. Vision of the Plumb line (7:7-17) 4. Vision of the Basket of Summer fruit (8:1-14) 5. Vision of the LORD beside the altar (9:1-10) Amos 9:Vision of the Lord…

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Amos 8

SOUND TO SIGHT: 5 Visions of judgments to come upon Israel (Chapters 7-9). 1. Vision of Locust swarms (7:1-3) 2. Vision of Consuming fire (7:4-6), 3. Vision of the Plumb line (7:7-17) 4. Vision of the Basket of Summer fruit (8:1-14) 5. Vision of the LORD beside the altar (9:1-10) Amos 8:Vision of the Basket…

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