Hosea was a prophet of God who lived and prophesied during the reigns of some of the kings of Israel and Judah that we have already visited in our journey. God gave Hosea a special message to those rebellious ten tribes of Israel who had gone away and refused to follow the kings of the house of David in Jerusalem.
Hosea prophesied to God’s beloved people concerning the very sad way in which they lived. They did not act like those who belonged to Jehovah. Thus, the Lord caused Hosea to live in a relationship with a wife that was a picture of the rebellious ways of Israel against God.
Two children were born to Hosea, and their names reflected the very solemn way in which God was going to have to deal with His beloved people. The name of one child means “not having obtained mercy” while the name of the other means “not My people.” But God in grace would bring His people back so that the names would instead mean “My people” and “received in mercy.”
We will rest while you find the following verses:
1. The Lord Jesus told a parable about some ungrateful people who sent a ____________ to their king saying that they hated him and would not obey him. This was a picture of the way the Jews felt about the Lord Jesus.
Luke 19:___
But
2. The religious leaders of the Jews hated the beloved disciple of the Lord Jesus named Stephen. In order to kill him, they stirred up the ____________ by telling lies about him. Acts 6:___
And
3. Ananias, with his ____________’s help, lied to the Holy Spirit and kept back part of the price of some land they sold. They died as God’s judgment for what they had done. Acts 5:___
And
4. Those who labored in the gospel with the Apostle Paul have their ____________ written in the book of life. Philippians 4:___
And
5. One of the things that God is rich in is ____________ shown towards man.
Ephesians 2:___
But