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Lesson Summary:

Hosea chronicles the rise and fall of Israel.

Focus Passage: Hosea 13.

Outline and Lesson Goal

Principles and Applications

I. The Auspicious Beginning (Hosea 13:1-3)

Principle: Without God, we are Spiritually Dead and on the Path to Destruction.
Application: What path are you on right now? Are you on the path to life or to destruction?
Scripture Reference

⁴What shall I do with you, O Ephraim? What shall I do with you, O Judah?
For your loyalty is like a morning cloud And like the dew which goes away early.
⁵Therefore I have hewn them in pieces by the prophets; I have slain them by the words of My mouth; And the judgments on you are like the light that goes forth.
⁶For I delight in loyalty rather than sacrifice, And in the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.
Hosea 6:4-6 (NASB)

II. The Astonishing Turnaround (Hosea 13:4-11)

Principle: When we forget God, He will oppose us to bring us back to Himself.
Application: Where in your life have you forgotten your God?
Scripture Reference

¹⁹It shall come about if you ever forget the Lord your God and go after other gods and serve them and worship them, I testify against you today that you will surely perish.
²⁰Like the nations that the Lord makes to perish before you, so you shall perish; because you would not listen to the voice of the Lord your God.
Deuteronomy 8:19-20 (NASB)

III. The Abysmal End (Hosea 13:12-16)

Principle: When we refuse to Repent, Judgment is Inevitable.
Application: What do you need to do to avoid disaster in your life?
Scripture Reference

The days of punishment have come, The days of retribution have come; Let Israel know this! The prophet is a fool, The inspired man is demented,
Because of the grossness of your iniquity, And because your hostility is so great.
Hosea 9:7 (NASB)