The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1927-11-10
Lesson for November Is
HOSEA breaches GODS LOVE

HOSEA breaches GODS LOVE
LESSEN TEXT-Hosea 11:1-4:s. 81
14:4-S.
GOLDEN TEXT desire mercy and
not sacrifice and the knowledge OF
God more than burnt offerings.
PRIMARY TOPIC-Gods Wonderful
Love.
JUNIOR TOPIC-Gods Wonderful
Love.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP
IC-The Exchanging Love of God.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOP
IC-The Loving Kindness of GOD.
Hosea's message was primarily to
Israel. The nation was outwardly
prosperous, for it's height Of temporal
glory was reached in the time of Jero-
boam II. (See II Kings 1920. With
this prosperity came luxury, immoral
fly and apostasy. Calf worship and
Baal worship were substituted for the
worship of God.
!. The Apostasy Of Israel (chs. 1-3).
Israel's covenant relationship with
Jehovah is presented under the figure
of a marriage. Their spiritual who're
dom Is symbolized by the example Of
an unfaithful wife.
/. The marriage III, p.
Hosea was commanded by God to
take an unchaste woman to be his
wife. While this was a strange act,
yet it was right, for it was commanded
by God, and it's motive was the eleva-
ton of the woman to the prophets
moral plane. 1t was designed to show
Gods wonderful condescension and
love in entering into covenant rela-
tionship with a nation of such immor-
ality. The nation had no more to
commend it when God chose it than
this unchaste woman when Hosea con-
tracted marriage with her.
2. The unfaithful wife Och. y.
Notwithstanding the wonderful con-
descension on the part of the prophet
in contracting marriage with this
woman, Conner, the unfaithful wife,
departs from him to consort with her
former base lovers. This shows Israel's
base ingratitude in their departure
from God to go after idols. Sore chas-
tisement fell upon her for her unfaith-
fulness.
8. Illustration of Conner, the unfaith-
full wife Och. 81.
This illustrates Gods undying love
for Israel The motive governing the
prophets act was love. Gods love for
Israel is Just as real. His grace will
vet move Him to take back that nation
to Himself.
u. Gods Love for Israel (Hosea
lila, s, 81.
1. Its beginning ". ~.
It began when Israel as a nation
was in its childhood. God loved the
nation even while in Egypt.
2. Called my son out Of Egypt" ".
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God called Israel out of the bond
age of Egypt and brought them into
Canaan, the land of freedom-howing
with milk and honey. Such love and
favor placed Israel under peculiar OBJ
legation to God.
3. "Taught Ephraim to go' ". 81.
In spite of Israers backsliding ".
p, God is represented as teaching
Israel how to walk, even as father
taking up his child in his arms. God
watched over them as parents watch
over their children by night.
4. II drew with cords of man ".
~.
Observe that His drawing was not
with a stout rope as used with an I'M
ruly heifer Och. 10:1D, but a cord
such as a man could bear. Gods Won
derful love in Christ should constrain
MS to obey and serve Him.
8. Took off the yoke from the Jaws
and placed food before them ". ~.
The figure is of a husbandman lift
ing the yoke from the oxen so that
they could eat.
6. Unwillingness to give them up
wv. 8, 81.
In spite of all Israel's sin, God was
unwilling to destroy them.
I'll. God Pleads for Repentance
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Notwithstanding their awful sins,
God urged Israel to turn unto Him.
He Is doing the same to backsiders to-
day. He made promise unto them.
1. II will heal their backslidings" ".
~.
This on the condition of frank and
full confession.
2. 81 will love them freely ". ~.
This is characteristic of God. Only
God can express unmerited love.
3. 81 will be as the dew to Israel"
". 81.
God will refresh the nation as dew
does the parched grass.
4. Growth promised ". 81.
5. Beauty assured ". g..
6. Pleasant fragrance ". y.
While this Is picture Of the re-
stored nation, something similar may
be seen in the fragrant, fruitful lives
OF men and women who have sinned
and come back to God.