Victory Fellowship Bible Study
273 23rd St. S.W., Barberton, OH 44203
Wednesdays at 7pm
Rev. Roderick D. Grabski (330) 858-0223
arod4God@neo.rr.com FACEBOOK: Roderick Grabski
CLASS Six: The Lord No Longer Loves
I. ANNOUNCEMENTS and PRAYER CONCERNS
II. READ / LISTEN to Hosea 8:1-14
a. What are your initial impressions? Notable translation differences?
III. AI - Chapter 8 Summary
IV. God is Speaking in Chapter Eight.
a. (vv. 1-3) Blow the horn!
b. (vv. 4-6) The idol is destroyed. Samaria is a reference to the entire northern kingdom.
c. (vv. 7-10) They will reap what they sow.
d. (vv. 11-14) Israel and Judah will be punished.
V. READ / LISTEN to Hosea 9:1-17
a. What are your initial impressions? Notable translation differences?
VI. AI - Chapter 9 Summary
VII. Hosea is Speaking in 9:1-9
a. (vv. 1-3) The exile to Egypt and Assyria is coming.
b. (vv. 4-6) There will not be enough food to offer sacrifices. Memphis will bury them is a foretelling of the exodus in reverse.
c. (vv. 7-8) Their actions have brought punishment.
d. (vs. 9) They have corrupted themselves. (Genesis 6:11-12)
e. (vv. 9:9 & 10:9) Listen to Judges 19:1-20:11 on Gibeah.
VIII. God is Speaking again in 9:10-17
a. (vs. 10) God recalls His initial pleasure with Israel. But they loved Baal (Shame).
b. (vv. 11-14) They will be made barren. Even the children that are conceived will not survive. Their children born will not survive.
c. (vv. 15-17) Gilgal was Israel’s 1st worship center in the Promised Land.
IX. READ / LISTEN to Hosea 10:1-15
a. What are your initial impressions? Notable translation differences?
X. AI - Chapter 10 Summary
XI. Hosea is Speaking again in 10:1-8
a. (vv. 1-2) The more they prospered, the more idolatrous they became.
b. (vv. 3-4) The original “no kings” protest.
c. (vv. 5-8) Their own idols invoke fear and destruction. See 1Kings 12:28-30
d. (vv. 9-10) God will bring discipline.
e. (vv. 11-12) No more “easy row to hoe.”
f. (vv. 13-15) War is coming.
XII. APPLICATION:
a. Our walk of faith must align with our confession (or talk) of faith. (James 2:17; 1 John 1:6-7)
b. Our political views, actions, and commitments should meet God’s standard of righteousness and expectations, not the world’s. (James 4:4; 1 John 2:15-16)
c. Our life goals should align with God’s command for faithful love, righteousness, and loyalty. (Deuteronomy 10:12; Micah 6:8)
XIII. Final Comments, Questions. Close in Prayer
Next Week: I Am God, Not Man
- Read Hosea 11:1 - 13:16 to prepare.
