Hosea, a picture of Christ

Lesson 3: Hosea still provided for Gomer, even though she left him

• Hosea 2:8

All that time Gomer thought her lovers were taking care of her

• Hosea 2:5

Saul of Tarsus

• How he hated Christ and the people who loved Christ

• But he was God’s own

• Acts 22:1-6

• James 1:17, 3:27

Lesson 4: One day Gomer came to herself

• Hosea 2:6

• Hosea 2:10-12

  • God stripped her

  • God broke her

  • God humbled her

  • God made her sorry

• Isaiah 53:6

• Job 42:56

• Prodigal Son

  • Luke 15:14-16

• Why couldn’t she go home?

Lesson 5: Hosea had to buy her back

• Hosea 3:1-2

• Hosea bought her. Why?

  • Because He loved her!

• After all she had done, Hosea had paid and bought her back.

• Hosea 3:3

• Justice and Law had us in chains.

• Whatever the Law required, our savior had to pay for every single sin.