Sermon Tone Analysis

Hosea 5

June 01, 2006

 

*Intro:* Las week we saw Israel (the northern kingdom) is on trial.

*A- The charges brought against them are stated in Hosea *

*              4:1**.*

#1-* *“There is no truth (or faithfulness to one’s word)

#2- There is no mercy (or devotion to godlikeness)

#3- There is no knowledge of God in the land.

*                   *1- Could say the this of our nation, the same goes for

                       our society.

a- The logical response would be “are you judging

                                  me (us)”.

- “No just look at the evidence”.

*> In such a society:*

*#1- A moral depravity will prevail:*

*                   *1- A person’s character will not count, his integrity will not

                       be and issue

*#2- Another evidence of a society that has rejected God is *

*       ENVIRONMENTAL DESTRUCTION:*

*                   *1- Hurricanes, Tsunamis, Earthquakes.

(Sign of the end times)* Matthew 24:7, *For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.

And there will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places.

*#3- Another evidence of a society that has rejected God is *

*       DEBASEMENT OF LEADERSHIP:*

*2 Timothy 4:3-4, *For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but according to their own desires, /because/ they have itching ears, they will heap up for themselves teachers; and they will turn /their/ ears away from the truth, and be turned aside to fables.

*#4- Another evidence of a society that has rejected God is *

*       PERSONAL EMPTYNESS:*

                   1- The excesses of the successful.

*#5- The last evidence of a society that has rejected God is *

*       RUIN ON A NATIONSIDE SCALE:*

                   1- This is a people who have gotten their own way and

                        “their own way” is a punishment itself.

a- A society who wants nothing to do with God will

                                become a Godless society.

- It’s desire becomes it’s own punishment.

*B- With this court setting in mind Chapter 5 is a*

*              parenthetical statement by the Lord before **Israel** gives*

*              its defense.*

* *

*The general theme of Chapter 5:* “Maybe you don’t know God BUT HE knows you”

                   1- Kind of like a child hiding his face in the corner playing

                       hide and go seek.

a- He can’t see you BUT you can see him.

*REMEMBER* *Psalm 139:1-6*

*          A- If you recall this Psalm was progressive with the *

*              foundation being GOD ALL KNOWING or (Omniscience)*

*                   *1- Because God is(Omnipresent) He knows all.

2- Because God is (Omnipotent) He knows all.

3- Because God is all of these, we rejoice because He

                       is HOLY.

*                             a- What would anyone else with such attributes *

*                                do with them???    *

- What is man’s reaction to these attributes??

- 1st reaction HIDE! (Adam & Eve)

- 2nd reaction RUN! (Jonah)

- 3rd reaction SUBMIT in holiness (every godly person who has ever

                                                        lived)

          *B- So Israel because of your un- submitted heart God*

*              knows your WALK, WITNESS, WORSHIP, AND He knows *

*              that you are WAIVERING, WARRING and WRESTLING.

*                      1- *BUT know this;* during all of this He is WAITING.

* *

*          A- To start off REMEMBER why we are transparent before*

*              God JUDGEMENT.*

*                   *1- Not the kind of JUDGEMENT where you die and go to

                       the bad place.

a- BUT an accurate judgment where you are at with

                                God and changes that will bring you back to

                                 where you need to be.

*Romans 2:4, *Or do you despise the riches of His goodness, forbearance, and longsuffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance?

*Acts **1:24**, ...*“You, O Lord, who know the hearts of all, ...

 

                                      - *What follows is* God Spiritual evaluation of

                                        Israel.

(Judah not much better)

 

*#1- So 1st **Israel**’s **walk.*

*Read Verses 1-3*

*          A- Just as in the book of Revelation 2-3 the one who is held *

*              accountable for the Spiritual state of the people are the *

*              Spiritual leaders.*

*Revelation 2:1, *“To the angel of the church of (the 7 of them) write,...

                    1- “O house of the King” = Secular leadership.

*Romans 13:1, *Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities.

For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed by God.

*James 3:1, *My brethren, let not many of you become teachers, knowing that we shall receive a stricter judgment.

*                   *2- A Snare to “ Mixpah” = Watchtower  (South)

                   3- A net spread on Tabor = Mound  (North)

*                             a- Internet = Web, net.*

*Read Verse 2 (See the intent of God)*

*          B- Rebuke = Discipline *OR Sever punishment designed to

                                restore one to proper behavior.

*Proverbs 13:24, *He who spares his rod hates his son, But he who loves him disciplines him promptly.

* Read Verse 3*

*          A- Ephraim was the choice land and tribe of the North.*

*                    *1- The idea here that even the best has now fallen.

a- They are “defiled” = Used of an adulteress

*#2- Next God evaluates **Israel**’s **Witness.*

*A- They are dragging down their sister Judah.*

*                   *1- Scripture and a fact of life:        

*Galatians 5:9, *A little leaven leavens the whole lump.

a- Whatever sin you bring into your house it will

                                grow and multiply UNTILL = “THE BLOB”

                                      - Jesus recognized sin in the temple : HE

                                        THREW IT OUT.