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An Impossible Marriage?

February 28, 2021 Mark Massaro Adultery, Family, Glorifying God, God's Character, Gospel, Holiness, Hope, Hosea, Idols, Love, Marriage, Mercy, Reconciliation, Redemption, Sin, Sovereignty, submission, Trusting God, Unfaithfulness, Warning Hosea Relentless Love: The Book of Hosea

Scripture: Hosea 1

Major Themes of Hosea

• Israel has rebelled
• God will bring consequences for their sin and idolatry
• God’s relentless love and mercy
• Hope for redemption

God’s Unbelievable Command

• Go marry a whore
• Marriage is God’s idea

Hosea’s Immediate Response

• He married Gomer and took her to be his wife
• Hosea obeyed God without question

Three Difficult Children

• Jezreel
• No Mercy
• Not My People

Reminder of God’s Covenant Promise

• You will be a great nation
• Salvation for all nations
• Divided kingdoms will be restored under one King (Messiah)

Conclusion

• Hosea’s impossible marriage is a picture of God’s relentless love
• God’s opposite responses to the ugliness of sin: judgment & restoration

Take Aways

• Do you see yourself as a good person?
• Do you judge people like Gomer?
• Do you think your marriage is impossible?
• Do you struggle with God’s sovereignty?
• How are you responding to suffering, worrying, illness, disappointments?
• Do you glorify God in your difficulties or only when things are going well?

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