Hosea 1:2-2:1 - The People of God

From the introduction to this sermon:

“The last book in the old Hebrew Bible was known as the ‘Book of the Twelve.’ It contained within it the twelve minor prophets. It was probably separated and categorized this way because the writings of these twelve prophets (combined) fit onto one scroll. And that is the way they came down to us.

They are received and accepted as sacred writings, and of divine origin, because Jesus and the apostles accepted them as such. Jesus himself quoted from the book of Hosea, as did the gospel writers, as did the apostles in the epistles. And they quoted them authoritatively. In fact, both this week and next we will pay special attention to how the apostle Paul used the text in front of us.

Last week we introduced the genre of Old Testament prophecy. We looked at its place in redemptive history. We saw that its theme is Christ. And we briefly introduced Hosea. We said that his role was to speak the words of God, in calling God’s people back to covenant faithfulness—calling them back to God because they had gone astray. We introduced the political and cultural situation into which God spoke through Hosea, and now we open the book. We start this morning with chapter one and verse two.”

In this first chapter of Hosea, the prophet is commanded to do an odd thing, a surprising thing. He is told to go take to himself a “wife of whoredoms.” Why? What is the point? Will Hosea obey? And what does it all mean? And where do we find ourselves in this story. Listen to this sermon and find out. The answers might surprise you. To give it a listen, just click the link below.


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