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Lesson Summary:

Hosea explains Israel’s judgment and how it will cause them to seek the Lord.

Focus Passage: Hosea 5.

Outline and Lesson Goal

Principles and Applications

I. The Reading of the Judgment (Hosea 5:1-5)

Principle: Failure to acknowledge our Sin can only lead to Judgment.
Application: How are you failing to recognize the sin in your life?
Scripture Reference

⁸If we say that we have no sin, we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us.
⁹If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
¹⁰If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar and His word is not in us.
I John 1:8-10 (NASB)

II. The Reasons for the Judgment (Hosea 5:6-12)

Principle: Following men instead of God is a certain way to call on the judgment of the Lord.
Application: How does your life show you are following the lead of God instead of the lead of men?
Scripture Reference

Some boast in chariots and some in horses, But we will boast in the name of the Lord, our God.
Psalms 20:7 (NASB)

III. The Return from the Judgment (Hosea 5:13-15)

Principle: God uses affliction to draw us back to Himself.
Application: How are you earnestly seeking the Lord in your affliction?
Scripture Reference

¹¹For I know the plans that I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans for welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a hope.
¹²Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you.
¹³You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart. Jeremiah 29:11-13 (NASB)