Hoses 1:1-11
Hosea 1:1-11 The Love of God
Introduction: How did the Lord want the prophet Hosea’s life to picture His own love?
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God’s Love is the Initiating Love of a Father that Compels Us to Love Him verses 1-4
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When did God begin to Love Israel? Verse 1 see Exodus 4:22-23
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Why did God love Israel? Deuteronomy 7:7-8
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Why does God choose to savingly love anyone? Ephesians 1:4-5; John 15:16
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How did Israel respond to God’s calling to them through the prophets? Verse 2
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How had God shown his love to Israel in the past? Verses 3-4
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How should you respond to God’s intentional love that takes the initiative to love you?
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I John 4:10-11,19
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How can you take intentional initiative to love people around you?
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God’s Love is a Jealous Love that Convicts of Unfaithfulness verses 5-7
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How should Hosea’s wife respond to Hosea’s loving efforts to restore her back to his side?
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How should you respond to those people who have shown true love to you?
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How should you respond to God’s true love shown to you?
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How does our Loving God respond when you are bent on rejecting His love? Verses 5-7
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How does God’s expression of love set an example for how parents should love their children when they disobey? See Proverbs 13:24; 22:15; 23:13-16
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How is God’s discipline different than giving valentine candy to a disobedient child? Hosea 12:2;
Hebrews 12:6-9
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What is God’s goal when He disciplines us? Hebrews 12:10-11; Hosea 14:1-4
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God’s Love Feels Compassion and Comforts Those Who Return to Him
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How does God feel when He must bring pain into lives He is calling to repentance? Verse 8
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What does the Lord want us to know about Him?
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In what way did the Lord say He “turned” or “changed”? verses 8-9 with Malachi 3:6
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What does God determine to do for those who repent instead of giving the deserved judgment?
Verses 10-11; Hosea 3:5
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How does the Lord want you to respond to His love?
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How could your love practically grow in showing God-like love to others this week?
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