Bible studies on the Minor Prophets, HOSEA No.1, 9 January 2003 ...

Acts 26:24; John 7:20, 8:48 and Matthew 5:11-12.3. What was God’s title for the prophet in this passage?Hosea 9:10-14 The glory departs4. Hosea 9:10. Another link with a parable see Matthew 21:18-19.5. Read about Baal Peor in Numbers 25:1-3. What 2 kinds of impurity andunfaithfulness are seen at Baal Peor and here in Israel? See also Psalm115:18.6. Hosea 9:11-14. What natural disasters arise from the misuse of sex in any age?7. What were Israel’s/Ephraim’s final losses?Hosea 9:15-17 The disinherited8. What 4 judgments are listed here?9. What is God’s last word about the Jews? See Romans11:11-16 and 25-36.Hosea 10:1-15 ‘Time to seek the Lord’10. What is the key verse in this chapter? Why is it key?Hosea 10:1-2 Bounty and betrayal11. “The development of cultic sanctuaries was simply turning part of the profit backinto the business. Altars and pillars were the holy machinery which produced theprosperity.” (J L Mays). Name some modern parallels.Hosea 10:3-6 Disenchantment12. Hosea 10:5. What is the difference between worldly grief and godly grief? 2Corinthians 7:10.Hosea 10:7-10 Days of reckoning13. The fall of Samaria is a foretaste of greater tragedies and judgments. See Luke13:2-5; 23:30-31 and Revelation 6:15-16.Hosea 10:11-15 A choice of harvests14. Hosea 10:11. See Hebrews 5:8 & 12:6. Jeremiah 4:3.15. Israel reacted badly to discipline. What was the result? See Mathew 13:1-9.<strong>Bible</strong> <strong>studies</strong> on the Minor Prophets, HOSEA No. 9, 6 March 2003Readings: Hosea 11:1-12:14Hosea 11:1-11Questions1. Why is chapter 11 so remarkable?Hosea 11:1-4 The cold shoulder2. Hosea 11:1. Why is this such a remarkable verse? See Exodus 4:22 and Matthew2:15. Why is the plural implied or used for ‘son’ in Exodus 4:22 and Hosea 11:2?