Hosea: Love to the Unlovely – Hear the Charges!

Peter Barnes | Hosea 4:1-6

SERMON NOTES
HEAR  THE  CHARGES!
Hosea  4:1-6;  Romans 1:18-32

From  the  marriage  image  in  Hosea  1-3  to  the  courtroom  in  Hosea  4.

1.  God  charges  His  people  with  sin.

– 4:1;  we  are  meant  to  reflect  the  character  of  God  (e.g. Ex.34:6-7;  Ps.25:10;  86:15)

– 4:2 –  more  specific  charges,  as  Israel  breaks  the  Ten  Commandments

2.  Sin  has  consequences.

– 4:3;  see  Gen.3:17-18;  Isa. 24:4-7;  Rom.8:20-23

–  sin  has  affected  the  natural  world

3.  Unbelief  and  rebellion  begin  with  the  clergy.

– 4:4-6;  some  difficulty  with  verse  4,  but  the  section  is  aimed  at  the  priests  and  prophets.

– Jer.2:8

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