Hosea 6:1-7:2

God is a lion and Israel is his prey.  He tears Israel apart as prey and carries her to his lair.  Israel is sinful and Hosea calls Israel to go back to God.  Israel is to return to God, demonstrate loyalty, and face judgment.

Podcast details:

Season 5, Episode 8

Adapted from Lifeway Lesson Titled: "The Hollow Promises"

Text: Hosea 6:1-7:2        Date: October 23, 2022, edited October 23      

Place: First Baptist Church, Class: Adult 1 City: Beeville, Texas

Illustrations: expounding on "Loyalty"

Topics: loyalty; though God causes suffering God also heals; love lasts; encountering God; footprints of faith or footprints of disloyalty; God judges the wicked; sin harms our relationship with God and others; relationship with God verses rituals; harvest; restoration

Notes:

I am working with my own exegetical work and a lifeway lesson in order to teach a Sunday morning class at church.  I am teaching regularly until further notice.