Minor Prophets Hosea Jonah Message of the Prophets

Minor Prophets Hosea - Jonah

Message of the Prophets Obadiah: The Destruction of Edom Joel: Call to repentance with locusts Jonah: God’s concern for the sinner Amos: Destruction-Captivity of Israel Hosea: Punishment of an Unfaithful Bride

Outline of Hosea II. God and His faithless people 4: 1 -14: 9 H. Sin results in great loss 9: 1 -9 I. 1. 2. 3. 4. Loss of joy 9: 1 -2 Loss of spiritual privileges 9: 3 -5 Loss of inheritance 9: 6 Loss of hope 9: 7 -9 Israel’s spiritual biography 9: 10 -17 An early fall 9: 10 A terrible punishment 9: 11 -14 An infamous career 9: 15 A final rejection 9: 16 -17

Outline of Hosea II. God and His faithless people 4: 1 -14: 9 J. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. God’s judgement on apostate religion 10: 1 -11 Israel’s sin 10: 1 -2 Israel’s sorrow 10: 3 -5 Israel’s shame 10: 6 Israel’s suffering 10: 7 -8 Israel’s Sentence 10: 9 -11

Outline of Hosea II. God and His faithless people 4: 1 -14: 9 K. A call for repentance 10: 12 -15 1. The exhortation 10: 12 2. The explanations 10: 13 3. The Urgency 10: 14 -15

Outline of Hosea II. God and His faithless people 4: 1 -14: 9 L. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Imagery of a loving God 11: 1 -11 The pain of God’s love 11: 1 -2 The picture of God’s love 11: 3 -4 The chastisement of love 11: 5 -7 The hurt associated with love 11: 8 -9 Results predicted of God’s love 11: 10 -11

Outline of Hosea II. God and His faithless people 4: 1 -14: 9 M. Sin against ancestry 11: 12 -12: 6 1. Description of degenerate Jacob 11: 12 -12: 2 2. Example of historical Jacob 12: 3 -5 3. The appeal to degenerate Jacob 12: 7 -14

Outline of Hosea II. God and His faithless people 4: 1 -14: 9 N. Sin against faithfulness 12: 7 -14 1. 2. 3. 4. Rebukes for sin 12: 7 -8 Long standing relationship 12: 9 -11 An illustration of God’s faithfulness 12: 12 -13 Retribution threatened 12: 14

Outline of Hosea II. God and His faithless people 4: 1 -14: 9 O. From life to death 13: 1 -8 1. 2. 3. 4. Present spiritual death 13: 1 -2 Imminent political death 13: 3 Justice of the death sentence 13: 4 -6 Severity of the death process 13: 7 -8

Outline of Hosea II. God and His faithless people 4: 1 -14: 9 P. 1. 2. 3. 4. From death to life 13: 9 -16 Israel’s rebellion 13: 9 -10 Israel’s retribution 13: 11 -13 Israel’s resurrection 13: 14 -15 a Israel’s ruin 13: 15 b-16

Outline of Hosea II. God and His faithless people 4: 1 -14: 9 Q. Final appeal for repentance 14: 1 -18 1. The call for repentance 14: 1 -3 2. Results of repentance 14: 4 -7 3. Final appeal 14: 8 R. Epilogue 14: 9