Studies In Hosea
By James Dobbs
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This is a verse-by-verse study of the Book of Hosea as it relates to Christian living today.
James Dobbs
I graduated from Dallas County High School in Plantersville, Alabama and from Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. I have pastored churches in Arkansas, Idaho, Alabama, Oregon and South Dakota. I retired from the U.S. Air Force. I am married to Pam, and we have five children and twelve grandchildren.
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Studies In Hosea - James Dobbs
In this study in Hosea, all scripture is from the King James Bible, and all commentary references are from Matthew Henry’s Commentary. The study is my understanding by God’s guidance of what this book says to us as Christians today.
Chapter 1
Hosea 1:1 says, The word of the LORD that came unto Hosea, the son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel. We are not told how the word of the Lord came to Hosea, only that it did and that Hosea recognized it as God's word. Hosea was called to be a prophet at a young age and prophesied for many years. Verse adds, The beginning of the word of the LORD by Hosea. And the LORD said to Hosea, Go, take unto thee a wife of whoredoms and children of whoredoms: for the land hath committed great whoredom, departing from the LORD. This is really not what we would expect as a way to follow God. Hosea was told by God to go and take a wife who was a prostitute, and that this would be representative of the relationship between God and His chosen people. They were chasing other gods, and not remaining true to the One real God. If we felt that God was leading us to do the same thing today, would we obey, knowing without a doubt that it was indeed God directing us? Hosea had a relationship with God that was close enough for him to know God's voice, however he heard it. We need that same closeness with God today. Verse three continues, So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; which conceived, and bare him a son. Hosea obeyed God, and took Gomer to be his wife, and they had a son. Hosea was a young prophet, and could have questioned the word of God, but instead he chose to obey it. We as followers of Christ today must be willing to carry out God's will for our lives, even if we do not understand why God directs us to do certain things. Hosea could have thought he certainly misunderstood God's instructions, but instead simply obeyed. I believe Hosea loved Gomer, just as God loved His people even as they were chasing other gods. We know that Hosea and Gomer's relationship was to be representative of God and His relationship to His chosen people. Though Hosea may have known that at first, it was only truly revealed as he lived in obedience to God's call. We are not assured that we will always understand what God is doing through us as we follow Him in obedience to His will, but if we fail to follow, we will never understand. Hosea obeyed God, and so must we. Having just finished the book of Romans, we know that God's people continued to rebel against Him. Verse four concludes, And the LORD said unto him, Call his name Jezreel; for yet a little while, and I will avenge the blood of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, and will cause to cease the kingdom of the house of Israel. God told Hosea what to name his soon and the significance of that name. Jezreel signifies the seed of God, but also can mean the scattered of God. Those who were the seed of God through the promise to Abraham were about to be scattered because of their disobedience to the will of God.
Hosea 1:6 says, And she conceived again, and bare a daughter. And God said unto him, Call her name Loruhamah: for I will no more have mercy upon the house of Israel; but I will utterly take them away. We are still looking at God working through Hosea's family live to reveal His prophecy for Israel. We should be closely aligned with the will of God today so that He can work through us to reveal Himself and His will to the world. Hosea and Gomer had a second child, a daughter, who Hosea was instructed to name Loruhamah, which means not beloved or not having obtained mercy. If we were instructed by God to name a child with a name such as this, would we do it? They now had a son and a daughter, and both were named to signify God's displeasure with His chosen people, Israel. The sons and daughters of Israel had all gone astray from the will of God. God told Hosea that He would have no mercy on the house of Israel, but He would utterly take them away. God had not failed in His covenant with the people of Israel, but they had failed in their covenant with Him. As followers of Christ, we are in a covenant relationship with God through accepting salvation through the sacrifice of Christ. We need to take care that we never allow the circumstances of the world to come between the will of God and us. In their time of success, Israel had turned away from God. Verse seven adds, But I will have mercy upon the house of Judah, and will save them by the LORD their God, and will not save them by bow, nor by sword, nor by battle, by horses, nor by horsemen. The people of God were divided at this time into the nation of Israel and the nation Judah. God had not divided the kingdom, but the people had. Here, God tells Hosea that He will have mercy on the house of Judah. God was going to save them, not by their own military might, but by His mercy. We may often look for our security to our worldly power, but we can truly find security only in the sustaining power of God. We might be the most powerful nation in the world, but if we do not rely on God's mercy for our redemption and strength, then we are doomed to ultimate failure. The people of Israel thought God would protect them, even if they did not follow His laws. They were mistaken, and so will we be if we have the same attitude. To be God's people requires that we are His in everything we do. It is only by the mercy of God that we have hope.
Hosea 1:8 says, Now when she had weaned Loruhamah, she conceived, and bare a son. Verse two adds, Then said