Introduction

• John 3:16

• I John 4:9-10

• Romans 5:8-10

“Christ died for us” to accomplish four things:

• Justified by his blood,

• Saved from wrath

• Reconciled to God

• Saved by his life.

How do we understand God’s love toward us?

Learned by communion and intimate fellowship with Christ

Hosea, a picture of Christ

“LORD said to Hosea, Go, take unto thee a wife”!

Hosea’s wife

• Hosea 1:2a

• Gomer means “come to end” or “fail”

Why did God ask Hosea to do this?

• Hosea 1:2b

Jeremiah 3:20

Romans 5:8

Lesson 1: Hosea chose his bride from a fallen tribe

• Romans 5:8

• I Timothy 1:15

• Luke 19:10

Lesson 2: Gomer forsook her husband

• Hosea 2:5

When the time came, she walked the way of her people.

• Hosea 8:14

• Psalm 106:21

• Jeremiah 2:32

Why do people forget their God?

• Hosea 13:6