Session 7 Hosea 1:2-9; 3:1-5

UNFAITHFULNESS SEEN (HOSEA 1:8-9)

the name of one more child.

8 After Gomer had weaned Lo-ruhamah,
she conceived and gave birth to a son.
9 Then the LORD said:
Name him Lo-ammi, for you are not my people, and I will not be your God.

EXAMINE:

Here, God declared His rejection of His covenant people.

Enlist a volunteer to read Exodus 6:7

Exodus 6

7 `Then I will take you for My people, and I will be your God;
and you shall know that I am the LORD your God, who brought you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians.

and another to read Leviticus 26:12.

Leviticus 26

12 `I will also walk among you and be your God, and you shall be My people.

Point out that through the birth of Hosea’s third child,
God revealed that Israel was no longer keeping the covenant
and called into question their identity as His children.
He reversed the covenantal language found in Exodus and Leviticus (Day 3 Daily Exploration, p. 66).

ASK:

• What does the naming of Lo-ammi reveal about God’s expectations for His covenant people? (p. 63)

RECAP:

Briefly summarize Hosea 2.

TRANSITION:

God directed Hosea to take Gomer back
even though she was now involved with another man.
Hosea was to do this as an illustration of God’s love for Israel.