The Return of Israel

Lesson Summary:

Hosea prophesies the complete repentance, restoration, and return of Israel.

Focus Passage: Hosea 14.

Outline and Lesson Goal

Principles and Applications

I. Requirements for the Return (Hosea 14:1-3)

  • Principle: Returning to God Requires True Repentance.
  • Application: How does your life show that you have truly repented from your sins?
  • Scripture Reference

37 Now when they heard this, they were pierced to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Brethren, what shall we do?”
38 Peter said to them, “Repent, and each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
Acts 2:37-38 (NASB)

II. Results of the Return (Hosea 14:4-7)

  • Principle: Returning to God results in Complete Restoration.
  • Application: How has the Lord restored you after your repentance?
  • Scripture Reference

12 Who is the man who fears the LordHe will instruct him in the way he should choose.
13 His soul will abide in prosperity, And his descendants will inherit the land.
14 The secret of the Lord is for those who fear Him, And He will make them know His covenant.
Psalms 25:12-14 (NASB)

III. Reasons for the Return (Hosea 14:8-9)

  • Principle: Returning to God’s Ways is the only Wise Path to Life.
  • Application: How does your life show that you are walking in the ways of the Lord?
  • Scripture Reference

How blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked,Nor stand in the path of sinners,Nor sit in the seat of scoffers!
But his delight is in the law of the Lord,And in His law he meditates day and night.
He will be like a tree firmly planted by streams of water,Which yields its fruit in its season
And its leaf does not wither;And in whatever he does, he prospers.
Psalms 1:1-3 (NASB)

Conclusion: So What?

Credits

  • Music: How Deep the Father’s Love for Us by Stuart Townsend
  • Performed by Stacey Figueroa
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