Hosea 4:1-3 — Summary of God’s Case Against Israel
GOD’S CASE AGAINST ISRAEL EXPOSES HER MORAL FAILURES DERIVED FROM NOT KNOWING GOD -- LEADING TO COSMIC CONSEQUENCES
Hosea 3:1-5 — Loyal Love Demonstrated in Renewal of Hosea’s Marriage
THE INEXPLICABLE LOVE OF GOD PERSISTS IN RECOVERING HIS PEOPLE INTO COVENANT RELATIONSHIP
Hosea 2:14-23 — Restoration and Renewal of the Marriage Relationship
GOD’S STEADFAST LOVE AND FAITHFULNESS WILL RESTORE AND RENEW HIS COVENANT RELATIONSHIP TO ISRAEL IN THE END TIMES
Hosea 2:1-13 — Religious Syncretism of Israel and Its Tragic Consequences
FORSAKING GOD CREATES A VACUUM FILLED BY SYNCRETISTIC WORSHIP THAT HAS SHAMEFUL AND DEVASTATING CONSEQUENCES
Hosea 1:10-11 — Blessings of Messianic Restoration of Israel
THE FUTURE MESSIANIC RESTORATION OF ETHNIC ISRAEL WILL BE GLORIOUS AND PERMANENT
Hosea 1:1-9 — Story of the Prophet Who Married the Prostitute
ISRAEL’S CORRUPTION AS PICTURED IN HOSEA’S MARRIAGE TO THE PROSTITUTE AND HER CHILDREN OF HARLOTRY PROVIDES THE BACKDROP FOR GOD’S AMAZING UNCONDITIONAL LOVE
Amos 9:11-15 — Conclusion: Promise of Millennial Restoration and Blessing
RESTORATION TO THE PROMISED LAND AND REVERSAL OF FORTUNES CHARACTERIZE FUTURE MILLENNIAL BLESSING
Amos 9:1-10 — Vision of the Lord Beside the Altar — Israel Doomed with No Escape
THE AWESOME ALL-POWERFUL GOD JUDGES WITH THOROUGHNESS AND FINALITY REGARDLESS OF CLAIMS OF SPECIAL PRIVILEGE
Amos 8:1-14 — Vision of the Perishing Summer Fruit — Israel Destined for Imminent Judgment
THE ROTTEN NATION OF ISRAEL CONDEMNED TO ITS DESERVED JUDGMENT WITH NO MORE OPPORTUNITY FOR RECOVERY
Amos 7:10-17 — Historical Interlude — Confrontation at Bethel: Dealing with Opposition
GOD’S MESSENGER MUST STAND UP TO OPPOSITION BY RELYING ON DIVINE AUTHORITY
Amos 7:7-9 — Vision of the Plumb Line — Israel Measured and Found Crooked
FAILURE TO CONFORM TO GOD’S STANDARD (RIGHTEOUSNESS) CONDEMNS ISRAEL TO CERTAIN JUDGMENT WITH NO MORE DELAY
