2015.09.22 Hosea 11
God´s
unfailing love is the basis of our Redemption
This book is God´s self-revelation….. We know God because
He has revealed himself to us…. First in His Word…. And then ultimately in the
person of work of the Lord Jesus Christ…. He is the incarnate God… As we study the Prophesies of Hosea… We see God´s unfailing love for a wicked and
rebellious people…. As Hosea tells of coming judgment and pleads for genuine
repentance…. We could outline Hosea by
looking at God´s revelation of Himself as he pleads for repentence and reconciliation.…The
first 10 chapters focus on disobedience and coming Judgment… They display three
aspects of His character….
1
God is Sovereign… Ch 1-3
2
God is Holy… Ch 4-7
3
Just… Ch 8-10
4
Loving….. Ch 11-14
The last 4 chapters focus on God´s Love….
Review: Chapters 11-14
The LORD`s self-disclosure in this chapter has caused
many scholars to say that chapter 11 is one of the greatest chapters in the
Bible….
That´s where we find ourselves tonight….
Hosea
11: 1,2 KJV
1
When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt.
2 As
they called them, so they went from them: they sacrificed unto Baalim, and
burned incense to graven images.
Hosea 11: 1,2 slt 2000
1 Als Israel jung war, liebte ich ihn, und aus Ägypten
habe ich meinen Sohn gerufen.
2 Aber sobald man sie rief, wandten sie sich vom
Angesicht [der Rufenden] ab.1 Den Baalen opferten sie, und den Götzenbildern
räucherten sie.
1… child,
then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt.… Here
God remembers His tender love for Israel… The Hebrew is excellent….. God says I loved and I called my son…..
That is what we saw when more than 500 years before the time of Hosea He
brought them out of slavery in Egypt… Here we see the wonderful truth of the Fatherhood
of God…. It is a picture of unconditional love and sacrifice… This is a perfect
place to remember John 3: 16….
This prophesy was fulfilled in the life of Jesus…. Matthew 2:13- 15 shows how the words “out of Egypt I called My son” were
fulfilled when the child Jesus return from Egypt after escaping from Herod's
massacre of the young boys of Bethlehem..…..
5th fact about God…
5
God is our Father…. Romans 8: 12-17 turn please…
Romans
8: 12-17 NKJV
12
Therefore, brethren, we are debtors—not to the flesh, to live according to the
flesh. 13 For if you live according to the flesh you will die; but if by the
Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. 14 For as many as
are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God. 15 For you did not receive
the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by
whom we cry out, “Abba, Father.” 16 The Spirit Himself bears witness with our
spirit that we are children of God, 17 and if children, then heirs—heirs of God
and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him, that we may also be
glorified together.
Romans 8: 12-17
slt 2000
12 So sind wir also, ihr Brüder, dem Fleisch nicht
verpflichtet, gemäß dem Fleisch zu leben!
13 Denn wenn ihr gemäß dem Fleisch lebt, so müßt ihr
sterben; wenn ihr aber durch den Geist die Taten des Leibes tötet, so werdet
ihr leben.
14 Denn alle, die durch den Geist Gottes geleitet werden,
die sind Söhne Gottes.
15 Denn ihr habt nicht einen Geist der Knechtschaft
empfangen, daß ihr euch wiederum fürchten müßtet, sondern ihr habt den Geist
der Sohnschaft empfangen, in dem wir rufen: Abba, Vater!
16 Der Geist selbst gibt Zeugnis zusammen mit unserem
Geist, daß wir Gottes Kinder sind.
17 Wenn wir aber Kinder sind, so sind wir auch Erben,
nämlich Erben Gottes und Miterben des Christus; wenn wir wirklich mit ihm
leiden, damit wir auch mit ihm verherrlicht werden.
What wonderful news…. Because of His unfailing love and
mercy…. Not only are we not destroyed…. God provides a substitute….. His only
Begotten Son….The Lord Jesus Christ… But we are adopted into His family…
Back to Hosea 11…
2…
As they called them, so they went from them… God called Israel
out of bondage in Egypt….. He delivered them from the idolatry of the
Egyptians…. but the idolatry of the Canaanites corrupted Israel…… and they
forsook the LORD and followed the Baals…… Look at the tender love of the Lord
for these rebels…
Hosea
11: 3,4 KJV
3 I
taught Ephraim also to go, taking them by their arms; but they knew not that I
healed them.
4 I
drew them with cords of a man, with bands of love: and I was to them as they
that take off the yoke on their jaws, and I laid meat unto them.
Hosea 11:3,4
slt 2000
3 Und ich war es doch, der Ephraim gehen lehrte, der sie
auf seine Arme nahm. Aber sie haben nicht erkannt, daß ich sie heilte.
4 Mit menschlichen Banden zog ich sie, mit Seilen der
Liebe; ich hob ihnen gleichsam das Joch auf vom Kinn und neigte mich zu ihnen,
um ihnen Nahrung zu geben.
3a…
I taught Ephraim to walk… but they did not know that I healed them: God
does so much for His people that we are unaware of….. Often we attribute
blessings that come directly from the hand of God to some other source…. This
is exactly what the Children of Israel were doing when they credited their
prosperity and wellbeing the false gods of the pagans around them….
3b…
Taking them by their arms… The picture is of a parent teaching a
child how to walk by holding the child's arms and supporting the child as they
make their awkward steps.
4… I
drew them with gentle cords, with bands of love… When
God draws His people to Himself… it is
with gentle cords of love… not with harsh manipulation…. God wants to win us
over, but not will brute force….
"Understand,
then, it is true that no man comes to God except he is drawn; but it is equally
true that God draweth no man contrary to the constitution of man, but his
methods of drawing are in strict accordance with ordinary mental operations. He
finds the human mind what it is, and he acts upon it, not as upon matter, but
as upon mind. The compulsions, the constraints, the cords that he uses, are
'cords of a man.' The bands he employs are 'bands of love.'" (Spurgeon)
4a… as
they that take off the yoke on their jaws … refers to relaxing
and loosening the yoke-collar of a plowing animal, giving the animal rest and
the freedom to breathe.
4b… I
laid meat unto them … God humbled Himself to minister to His needy
people….. One might almost think it is beneath the dignity and honor of God to
stoop so for His people, but He never thinks so….. This is the heart of God
perfectly reflected in the servant
nature of Jesus…. (Philippians 2).
Hosea
11: 5-7 KJV
5 He
shall not return into the land of Egypt, but the Assyrian shall be his king,
because they refused to repent.
6
And the sword shall abide on his cities, and shall consume his branches, and
devour them , because of their own counsels.
7
And my people are bent to backsliding from me: though they called them to the
most High, none at all would exalt him .
Hosea 11: 5-7 slt 2000
5 Er soll nicht nach dem Land Ägypten zurückkehren,
sondern der Assyrer soll ihr König werden, weil sie nicht umkehren wollen!
6 Und das Schwert soll in ihren Städten umgehen und ihre
Riegel vernichten und sie wegen ihrer Ratschläge verzehren.
7 Mein Volk hält am Abfall von mir fest2; ruft man es
nach oben, so erhebt sich gar niemand!
5…
Because they refused to repent… In this sense, it wasn't so
much the sin of Israel that got them into trouble…. It was their stubborn
refusal to repent after their sin….. Because they refused to repent…. God would
make sure that war and exile waited for them….
7…
My people are bent on backsliding from Me… Though they call to the Most High,
none at all exalt Him… Backsliding means that at one time….
Israel had a close…. genuine walk with God…. Now that is in the past, and their
profession of faith is simply empty…. They call to the Most High in a formal religious
way….. but they do not obey Him from their hearts or exalt Him with their lives….
Even now the Lord is deeply grieved at their rebellion
and stubbornness… They are causing their
own punishment…. Even as the Lord is offering them mercy….
Jonah understood this very well…Turn with me to Jonah ch
2…v8…
Jonah
2: 8,9
NKJV slt 2000
8“Those
who regard worthless idols forsake their own
Mercy.
9
But I will sacrifice to You with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay what I
have vowed.
Salvation
is of the Lord.”
The
Lord did not give up on Jonah…. He does not want to give up on the Children of
Israel either… His Father´s heart is broken…. Back
to Hosea 11…v 8…
Hosea
11: 8,9 KJV slt 2000
8
How shall I give thee up, Ephraim? how shall I deliver thee, Israel? how shall
I make thee as Admah? how shall I set thee as Zeboim? mine heart is turned
within me, my repentings are kindled together.
9 I
will not execute the fierceness of mine anger, I will not return to destroy
Ephraim: for I am God, and not man; the Holy One in the midst of thee: and I
will not enter into the city.
8 Wie könnte ich dich dahingeben, Ephraim, wie könnte ich
dich preisgeben, Israel? Wie könnte ich dich behandeln wie Adama, dich machen
wie Zeboim? Mein Herz sträubt sich dagegen, mein ganzes Mitleid ist erregt!
9 Ich will nicht handeln nach der Glut meines Zorns, will
Ephraim nicht wiederum verderben; denn ich bin Gott und nicht ein Mensch, als
der Heilige bin ich in deiner Mitte und will nicht in grimmigem Zorn kommen.
8a…
How can I give you up, Ephraim?... Though the dark clouds of
judgment are on the horizon…. God takes no pleasure in the chastening about to
come upon Israel…. Instead He says,
"My love and compassion is stirred." (Chesed)
Even when we are in sin… and guilty before God…. Yet He
says, How can I give you up? Justice demands that He punish the sin and
rebellion… Yet even now He is determined
to make a way of salvation…. God the Father sends the Lord Jesus Christ…. and
on the cross Jesus was "given
up"… He took our place…
Turn to Ezekiel 18…v30…
Ezekiel
18: 30-32 NLT
Neues Leben
30
“Therefore, I will judge each of you, O people of Israel, according to your
actions, says the Sovereign Lord. Repent, and turn from your sins. Don’t let
them destroy you! 31 Put all your rebellion behind you, and find yourselves a
new heart and a new spirit. For why should you die, O people of Israel? 32 I
don’t want you to die, says the Sovereign Lord. Turn back and live!
Ezekiel 18: 30-32 NLT Neues Leben
30 Deshalb werde ich jeden Einzelnen von euch nach seinem
Verhalten richten, Volk der Israeliten´, spricht Gott, der Herr. `Kehrt um und
hört auf zu sündigen! Lasst nicht zu, dass ihr Schuld auf euch ladet!
31 Trennt euch von euren Verfehlungen, die ihr begangen
habt, und erneuert eure Herzen und euren Geist. Denn warum wollt ihr sterben,
Volk der Israeliten?
32 Ich freue mich nicht über den Tod eines Menschen, der
sterben muss, spricht Gott, der Herr. Kehrt
also um, damit ihr am Leben bleibt!´
Find
(get) yourselves a new heart and a new spirit…. This
phrase reminds us of that great promise of the new birth given through the
mouth of Ezekiel… turn to Ezek 36…v23…
Ezekiel
36: 23-27 NLT Neues Leben
23 I
will show how holy my great name is—the name on which you brought shame among
the nations. And when I reveal my holiness through you before their very eyes,
says the Sovereign Lord, then the nations will know that I am the Lord. 24 For
I will gather you up from all the nations and bring you home again to your
land.
25
“Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. Your filth
will be washed away, and you will no longer worship idols. 26 And I will give
you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit in you. I will take out your
stony, stubborn heart and give you a tender, responsive heart. 27 And I will
put my Spirit in you so that you will follow my decrees and be careful to obey
my commands.
Ezekiel 36: 23-27
Neues Leben
23 So werde ich meinem großen Namen, den ihr bei den
Völkern entweiht habt, seine Heiligkeit zurückgeben. Und wenn ich vor ihren
Augen meine Heiligkeit an euch offenbare, spricht Gott, der Herr, dann werden
die Völker erkennen, dass ich der Herr bin.
24 Denn ich hole euch aus den Völkern und sammle euch aus
allen Ländern und bringe euch in euer Land zurück.
25 Dann gieße ich reines Wasser über euch aus, und ihr
werdet rein sein. Von allen euren Unreinheiten und von allen euren Götzen werde
ich euch reinigen.
26 Und ich werde euch ein neues Herz geben und euch einen
neuen Geist schenken. Ich werde das Herz aus Stein aus eurem Körper nehmen und
euch ein Herz aus Fleisch geben.
27 Und ich werde euch meinen Geist geben, damit ihr nach
meinem Gesetz lebt und meine Gebote bewahrt und euch danach richtet.
Back
to Hosea v 8b…
8b… Admah
and Zeboiim were two cities near Sodom and Gomorrah that
were also destroyed (Deuteronomy 29:23).
God says, "I can't bear to allow My people to be caught up in the
destruction that will come upon all the nations…. as Admah and Zeboiim were
caught up on the destruction that came upon Sodom and Gomorrah….
Again we see that God
does not rejoice in the death of the wicked… Ezek 18: 30-32…
9a…
I will not again destroy Ephraim… Though their sin deserves
it… God will not wipe out Israel….. He will leave a remnant….. and will restore
the nation…..
9b…
For I am God, and not man… The longsuffering, forgiveness, and
compassion of the Lord toward His people seems unbelievable until we remember
that He is not man…. but God….. Thank God that He is not at all like us…
- Man cannot
hold back his anger very long
- Man cannot
bear with others when he is tired, stressed, or annoyed
- Man will not
reconcile if the person who offended him is a person of bad character
- Man is often
only willing to be reconciled if the offending party craves forgiveness and
makes the first move
- Man is often
only willing to be reconciled if the offending party will never again do the
wrong
- Man, when he
does reconcile, does not lift the former offender to place of high status and
partnership
- Man, when he
is wronged, does not bear all the penalty for the wrong done
- Man, when he
attempts reconciliation, will not continue if he is rejected
- Man will not
restore an offender without a period of probation
- Man will not
love, adopt, honor, and associate with one who has wronged him
- Man will not
trust someone who has formerly wronged them
Spurgeon
wrote… What passes for forgiveness among men is nothing like the amazing
forgiveness of God….. "Suppose that someone had grievously offended any
one of you…. and that he asked your forgiveness…. do you not think that you
would probably say to him, 'Well, yes, I forgive you; but I - I - I - cannot
forget it'? Ah! dear friends, that is a sort of forgiveness with one leg
chopped off, it is a lame forgiveness, and is not worth much."
Verse 10…
Hosea
11: 10- 12 KJV slt 2000
10
They shall walk after the LORD: he shall roar like a lion: when he shall roar,
then the children shall tremble from the west.
11
They shall tremble as a bird out of Egypt, and as a dove out of the land of
Assyria: and I will place them in their houses, saith the LORD.
12
Ephraim compasseth me about with lies, and the house of Israel with deceit: but
Judah yet ruleth with God, and is faithful with the saints.
10 Sie werden dem Herrn nachfolgen, der brüllen wird wie
ein Löwe; wenn er brüllt, so werden die Söhne zitternd vom Meer herbeieilen;
11 wie Vögel werden sie aus Ägypten zitternd herbeieilen
und wie Tauben aus dem Land Assyrien; und ich werde sie in ihren eigenen
Häusern wohnen lassen, spricht der Herr.
1 Ephraim hat mich mit Lügen umgeben und das Haus Israel
mit Betrug; auch Juda schweift immer noch umher neben Gott, dem Heiligen, der
treu ist.
10…
When He roars, then His sons shall come trembling from the west…God
speaks of the ultimate restoration of Israel…. an expression of His mercy to
Ephraim….. He will even now show mercy… He will redeem and restore Israel…
12…
Ephraim has encircled Me with lies… God makes these promises
knowing they will not repent…
This is the miracle
of the grace of God….. He knows that we don´t love and serve him from our
hearts…. He knows that we are stubborn and unwilling to repent… And yet… As we
read in Ezekiel 36…. God says I will act
for my great names sake….. Look at those verses again in closing…. Let´s see those
wonderful things that he says He will do…
V23..
Ezekiel
36: 23-27 NLT Neues Leben
23 I
will show how holy my great name is—the name on which you brought shame among
the nations. And when I reveal my holiness through you before their very eyes,
says the Sovereign Lord, then the nations will know that I am the Lord. 24 For
I will gather you up from all the nations and bring you home again to your
land.
25
“Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. Your filth will
be washed away, and you will no longer worship idols. 26 And I will give you a
new heart, and I will put a new spirit in you. I will take out your stony,
stubborn heart and give you a tender, responsive heart. 27 And I will put my
Spirit in you so that you will follow my decrees and be careful to obey my
commands.
Ezekiel 36: 23-27
Neues Leben
23 So werde ich meinem großen Namen, den ihr bei den
Völkern entweiht habt, seine Heiligkeit zurückgeben. Und wenn ich vor ihren
Augen meine Heiligkeit an euch offenbare, spricht Gott, der Herr, dann werden
die Völker erkennen, dass ich der Herr bin.
24 Denn ich hole euch aus den Völkern und sammle euch aus
allen Ländern und bringe euch in euer Land zurück.
25 Dann gieße ich reines Wasser über euch aus, und ihr werdet
rein sein. Von allen euren Unreinheiten und von allen euren Götzen werde ich
euch reinigen.
26 Und ich werde euch ein neues Herz geben und euch einen
neuen Geist schenken. Ich werde das Herz aus Stein aus eurem Körper nehmen und
euch ein Herz aus Fleisch geben.
27 Und ich werde euch meinen Geist geben, damit ihr nach
meinem Gesetz lebt und meine Gebote bewahrt und euch danach richtet.
23a
I will show how holy my great name is…
23b I reveal my holiness through you…
24 I
will gather you up from all the nations and bring you home again…
25
“Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean…
26a
I will give you a new heart…
26b I
will put a new spirit in you…
26c I
will take out your stony, stubborn heart and give you a tender, responsive
heart…
27 I
will put my Spirit in you so that you will follow my decrees and be careful to
obey my commands.
Jonah
was 100% correct… Salvation is of the LORD!
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