1. Love of Family (Hosea 11:1-4)
When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called my son (Hosea 11:1) niv
God loves the people of Israel with great love from Israel was a child. after leaving Egypt God called Israel my people (My Son) . (Love of family)
But the more they were called, the more they went away from me. They sacrificed to the Baals and they burned incense to images. (2)
Family love is still love even though the child did not obey. though it was loved by the people of Israel as a family but they still love God even turned to Baal
God is the father. God wanted the Israelites to call HIs Father because God is calling them children (family relationships) but even the nation of Israel came to the god Baal. Baal can not be used as a family, because the only statue of Baal is not God.
God is our family. God lives and He is not created. He is immortal for ever. God is the father of us whether you love him as a Father?
It was I who taught Ephraim to walk, taking them by the arms (3a)
Love of family is taught to walk when children can not walk by himself and his family would teach until he can walk .
but they did not realize , it was I who healed them (3b) . but God taught to walk, God also heals.
Love of family is that of educating and caring for family. (taught to walk and heal)
I led them with cords of human kindness,
with ties of love.
To them I was like one who lifts
a little child to the cheek,
and I bent down to feed them.
(hosea 11:4)
love of God also cares for love is God bending to feed Israel (family bonds of love relationship)2. Love of Discipline (Hosea 11:5-7)
Will they not return to Egypt
and will not Assyria rule over them
because they refuse to repent?
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A sword will flash in their cities;
it will devour their false prophets
and put an end to their plans.
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My people are determined to turn from me.
Even though they call me God Most High,
I will by no means exalt them.
God's love is the love of discipline, they must return to Egypt, they should be admonished that they may repent.
their condition was God's intention to return to him. discipline is proof that God loves her family
3. Love without wrath (Hosea 11: 8-11)
“How can I give you up, Ephraim?
How can I hand you over, Israel?
How can I treat you like Admah?
How can I make you like Zeboyim?
My heart is changed within me;
all my compas will not carry out my fierce anger,
nor will I devastate Ephraim again.
For I am God, and not a man —
the Holy One among you.
I will not come against their cities.sion is aroused.
They will follow the Lord;
he will roar like a lion.
When he roars,
his children will come trembling from the west.
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from Assyria, fluttering like doves.
I will settle them in their homes,”
declares the Lord.
When he roars,
his children will come trembling from the west.
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They will come from Egypt,
trembling like sparrows,from Assyria, fluttering like doves.
I will settle them in their homes,”
declares the Lord.
God should punish Israel, but God will not punish more like Sodom and Gomorrah, "My heart is changed within me; all my compas will not carry out my fierce anger, nor will I devastate Ephraim again"
" For I am God, and not a man — the Holy One among you" .
"The Holy one among you" Jesus Christ that is coming to earth to save mankind from the wrath of God.
Jesus Christ died on the cross. justification and redemption, so we are not subject to the wrath of God halleluyah
