Peter Barnes | Hosea 6:1-11
SERMON NOTES
A FALSE REPENTANCE
Hosea 6:1-11; 2 Corinthians 7:2-12
– like Mark 15:19
– Derek Kidner says that in Hosea 6:1-3 Hosea is speaking, and that 6:4-6 shows that Israel rejected what he said. But verses 1-3 seem to come from Israel and verses …
Peter Barnes | Hosea 5:1-15
SERMON NOTES
A MOTH AND A LION
Hosea 5:1-15; Hebrews 10:26-39
1. God is like a moth as Israel decays.
– 5:1 (priests, people, princes); 5:12
– decay through sexual immorality (5:3-4), pride (5:5), religious activity without faith (5:6, 7, 11; note 6:6; see too …
Peter Barnes | Hosea 4:7-19
SERMON NOTES
LIKE PEOPLE, LIKE PRIEST
Hosea 4:7-19; Galatians 6:1-10
Because of the priests, sin is spiralling out of control.
1. The priests have come to thrive on sin.
– 4:7-9; the more priests, the more sacrifices, and the more sin (cf. Lev.6:25-26); like a …
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)
– …
Peter Barnes | Hosea 3:1-5
SERMON NOTES
LOVING THE UNLOVELY
Hosea 3:1-5; Romans 5:1-11
An illustration of Romans 5:8. James Montgomery Boice even calls it ‘the greatest chapter in the Bible’ – an exaggeration.
1. God loves and redeems the unlovely.
– 3:1-2; Lev.20:10; Matt.5:31-32
– for the raisin cakes, …
Peter Barnes | Hosea 2:14-23
SERMON NOTES
THE DIVINE LOVER
Hosea 2:14-23; Revelation 19:1-10
God re-establishes the marriage with His people.
1. God woos His people.
– 2:14-16; Israel had been referring to Yahweh as ‘Baal’
– 2:14-16 greatly encouraged Helen Roseveare in the Belgian Congo when she was downcast…
Peter Barnes | Hosea 2:2-13
SERMON NOTES
THE UNFAITHFUL LOVER
Hosea 2:2-13; 2 Timothy 2:1-13
Calvin says that this shows that we need to be reproved very often.
1. God warns us to repent.
– 2:2; a divorce is threatened (Isa.50:1; Jer.3:8)
– 2:4-5; Israel is chasing after the Baal …
Peter Barnes | Hosea 1:1-2:1
SERMON NOTES
NO HOME SWEET HOME
Hosea 1:1-2:1; Romans 9:14-29
James Montgomery Boice called this ‘the second greatest story in the Bible’. ‘Hosea’ means ‘He saves’. Israel is God’s wayward bride (cf. Isa.54:5; Jer.31:32; Eph.5:25; Rev.19:7-9)
– about 750 B.C.
1. Obeying God’s strange commands.…
