Nothing good comes from turning our backs on God. It’s a sobering reality we see in the people of Israel in Hosea’s timeand also in our culture today.
As our study of the Old Testament book of Hosea continues, we learn we’ve got a lot in common with Israel. We also learn we need to be fixing our hope on the soon return of our Lord Jesus Christ. Join us in Hosea, chapter 3, for more of the intriguing story of Israel and how we can apply it to our lives as well.
A great many people think they can live the Christian life in their own strength, which always means defeat. That’s the wisdom our teacher, Dr. J. Vernon McGee, shares as we study how Joshua’s army got the victory at Jericho because God was leading the charge. But in their next battle against the small city of Ai, they were defeatedbecause they thought they could handle it on their own.
In Hosea, chapter 2, we’ll learn that even though Israel will be disciplined, God is not through with them. Hosea prophesies that after the day of judgment, there will be a great turning to God among all twelve tribes of Israel, and he comforts them by saying that one day God will call them My people once again.
Have you ever wondered if we can out sin God? Or to put it another way, Can we ever sink so low and sin so much that God’s grace can’t reach us? These are the difficult questions our teacher, Dr. J. Vernon McGee, answers as he guides us through the first chapter of Hosea.
