Hosea 6:4-9:17
Big Idea: God Will Lovingly Do Whatever It Takes To Restore And Heal Sinful People
God will do whatever it takes to restore and heal sinful people:
1) God clearly declares His desire (6:4-6)
“And He said to him, ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment.'”
– Matthew 22:37-38
“But I have this against you, that you have abandoned the love you had at first. Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent and do the works you did at first. If not, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place, unless you repent.”
– Revelation 2:4-5
2) God lovingly reveals sin (7:1b-16)
4 types of sinful unfaithfulness God reveals (7:4-16):
1) Smoldering sin like an oven (7:4-7)
2) Cultural compromise like a burned cake (7:8-10)
3) Fleeting faithfulness like a dove (7:11-12)
4) Warped weapons like a treacherous bow (7:13-16)
3) God justly executes judgment on sin (8:1-9:17)
4) God graciously restores and heals (6:7-7:1a)