Study From the Book of Hosea,10

                                             Study From the Book of Hosea,10

This is the final part of the series of the study.  It covers the end of the second section that deals with consequences of sins but also covers the third and the last section, which deals with God’s promised blessings for repentance. The latter is coded in the last chapter of the book, chapter 14.

Principle 26, (13:4)- “.. and you shall know no God but Me; for there is no savior besides Me.”

Lesson 26: Passages like these show us the truth of the Trinity. There is only one God; yet the Scripture plainly calls Jesus our Savior (Acts 13:23; Phil 3:20;2 Pet 1:11). Therefore, Jesus and the Father are one (John 10:30).

Principle 27, (13:6) – “When they had pasture, they were filled; they were filled and their heart was exalted, therefore they forgot Me.”  

Lesson 27: The history of Israel suggests that the nation turned from God most often, not in times of hardship, but in times of prosperity. We must beware of the same traps (Deut.8:10-18).

Principle 28, (14:2) “Take words with you, and return to the Lord.”

Lesson 28: Why does God insists that we confess our sins to Him (Ps.32:5;1 John 1:9)? Why should we “take words “with us when we return to the Lord? Confession breaks the power that sin wields over us in the dark.

Principle 29, (14:9)- “For the ways of the Lord are right; the righteous walk in them..”

Lesson 29: The Lord Jesus died not only to save us from the penalty of sin, but also from its power. We are not free to sin because we live under grace (Rom 6:15); rather , His grace enables us to walk in His righteous ways.