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.
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.
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.
Have you heard the story of the husband whose wife ran away not just once, but twice, for a life of prostitution? That’s the story we’ll hear as the Bible Bus takes us through the second part of Dr. McGee’s intro to the magnificent book of Hosea.
In our first study, we’ll learn Hosea’s tragic story is a model of God’s broken heart for the nation of Israel. Hosea speaks from first-hand experience, to warn the people they are breaking God’s heart just as surely as his own family’s circumstances have broken his.
