HOSEA OUTLINE

--A. Ralph Johnson

 

Theme: Unfaithful Israel. 

Warning to Israel, the Northern Kingdom. (Contemporary with Isaiah, about 721 B.C.)

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KEY WORDS

OUTLINE

1:

WIFE

Introduction: In the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah, Kings of Judah.

I.        Hosea’s Family Picture

A.      Hosea’s family (2-9)

Hosea commanded to take a wife of whoredom –picturing Israel (2)

Son: Jezreel, “visit,” or “avenge” (4)

Daughter: Lo-ruhama “No mercy” (6)

Son: Lo-ammi “Not my people” (9)

Promise of return (10-11)

2:

RETURN

B.       Jehovah appeals to his unfaithful wife who he has divorced to return

“Contend with your mother”  (1-7)

Judgment to come for her unfaithfulness (8-13)

Promise to accept her back (14-23)

3:

BOUGHT

C.       Israel is to be bought back from her lover.

[MESSIANIC] Israel to abide many days without a king but will return under “David”

4:

CONTROVERSY

II.      Unfaithfulness of Israel

A.      A controversy with Israel

1.        Deplorable things taking place (1-19)

5:

JUDGMENT

2.        Judgment upon the priests, the house of Israel and the king (1-7)

3.        Sound the alarm! Both Israel and Judah to be punished. (8-15)

6:

RETURN

4.        Call to return. (1-3)

5.        Israel and Judah to be judged. (4-11)

7:

REBELLION

B.       Rebellion of Samaria and Ephraim

1.        Samaria hot as an oven with sin (1-7)

2.        Ephraim (8-16)  8 Half-baked.  11 Silly dove.  16 Deceitful bow.

8:

JUDGMENT

C.       Judgment upon Samaria and Ephraim

1.        Samaria shall reap a whirlwind from Assyria (1-7)

2.        Ephraim will be devoured by fire (8-14)

9:

BONDAGE

D.      They will return to bondage

1.        Ephraim to eat unclean food in Egypt and Assyria. (1-9)

2.        Ephraim’s glory to fly away and they will wander among the nations. (10-17)

10:

VINE

E.       A luxuriant vine

1.        Israel is a Luxuriant vine who’s heart is divided. (1-3)

2.        Samaria and Ephraim to be carried to Assyria. (4-8)

3.        Ephraim like a rebellious heifer to have a yoke put on her neck (9-11)

4.        Break up the fallow ground. God’s judgment is coming (12-15)

11:

FATHER

F.       Father’s love for a rebellious child

1.        Jehovah anguishes at giving them up to Assyria and Egypt.

[MESSIANIC] “Out of Egypt” (11:1; see Matt. 2:15)

12:

JUDAH

2.        Ephraim and Judah’s sin

13:

BREATH

G.       Destroying breath

Coming destruction upon Israel for their sin.

14:

RETURN

CONCLUSION: Return, O Israel