Hosea 7 – The Oven, the Bread, and the Dove Audio for Hosea 7: Hosea 7-9 – Reaping the Whirlwind A. A heart like an oven. 1. (1-3) The sinful ignorance and willful blindness of Israel. “When I would have healed Israel,Then the iniquity of Ephraim was uncovered,And the wickedness of Samaria.For they have committed…
Hosea 6 – “Come, Let Us Return to the Lord” Audio for Hosea 6: Hosea 4-6 – Come, Let Us Return to the Lord A. A call to return to the LORD. 1. (1-2) Israel should trust in the God who chastened her. Come, and let us return to the LORD;For He has torn, but…
Hosea 5 – The Folly of Trusting in Man’s Deliverance Audio for Hosea 5: Hosea 4-6 – Come, Let Us Return to the Lord A. Israel’s sinful idolatry. 1. (1-3) Israel’s leaders are rebuked for the sinful state of the nation. “Hear this, O priests!Take heed, O house of Israel!Give ear, O house of the…
Hosea 4 – Israel’s Sin and God’s Remedy Audio for Hosea 4: Hosea 4-6 – Come, Let Us Return to the Lord A. The charge against Israel. 1. (1-3) A statement of the charge: Israel’s sin and God’s remedy. Hear the word of the LORD,You children of Israel,For the LORD brings a charge against the…
Hosea 3 – The Restoration of an Adulterous Wife Audio for Hosea 3: Hosea 1-3 – The Prophet and the Prostitute A. The restoration of Gomer. 1. (1) God commands Hosea to love Gomer again. Then the LORD said to me, “Go again, love a woman who is loved by a lover and is committing…
Hosea 2 – Sin, Judgment, and Restoration Audio for Hosea 2: Hosea 1-3 – The Prophet and the Prostitute A. Israel’s sin. 1. (2-3) Charges against Israel. “Bring charges against your mother, bring charges;For she is not My wife, nor am I her Husband!Let her put away her harlotries from her sight,And her adulteries from…
Hosea 1 – The Prophet and the Prostitute Audio for Hosea 1: Hosea 1-3 – The Prophet and the Prostitute A. The life and times of the Prophet Hosea. 1. (1a) Hosea the man. The word of the LORD that came to Hosea the son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and…
Joel 3 – Judgment in the Valley of Decision Audio for Joel 3: Joel 2:21-3:21 – Come, Let Us Return to the LORD A. A warning to the nations. 1. (1-3) A promise to bring back scattered and mistreated Israel. “For behold, in those days and at that time,When I bring back the captives of…
Joel 2 – The Day of the LORD and the Restoration of the LORD Audio for Joel 2: Joel 1:1-2:20 – The Day of the LORD Brings Judah Low Joel 2:21-3:21 – Come, Let Us Return to the LORD A. A mighty army to invade Judah. 1. (1-5) What the mighty army looks like. Blow…
Joel 1 – The Day of the LORD Brings Judah Low Audio for Joel 1: Joel 1:1-2:20 – The Day of the LORD Brings Judah Low A. Locusts devastate the land of Judah. 1. (1-4) The remarkable plague of locusts upon Judah. The word of the LORD that came to Joel the son of Pethuel….
Amos 9 – Raising Up the Ruins Video for Amos 9: Amos 9 – How Long, Oh Lord? Audio for Amos 9: Amos 7-9 – Raising Up the Ruins A. Judgment brings ruin. 1. (1-4) God’s judgment is inescapable. I saw the Lord standing by the altar, and He said:“Strike the doorposts, that the thresholds…
Amos 8 – Like a Basket of Ripe Fruit Audio for Amos 8: Amos 7-9 – Raising Up the Ruins A. Rotting and corruption in Israel. 1. (1-3) The basket of summer fruit. Thus the Lord GOD showed me: behold, a basket of summer fruit. And He said, “Amos, what do you see?” So I…