Hosea - Redemption

Hosea – Redemption

Redemption - (W)the act of procuring the deliverance of persons or things from the possession and power of captors by the payment of an equivalent; ransom; release

His personal experience – designed by God, to be an example of the Lord's love for His “bride.” Remember the church is the bride, the Lord Jesus is the bridegroom.

Eph 5:25-27 - Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; Rev 19:7-9 - Rev 21:2 - Isa 54:5 - Eph 5:25 - Rev 21:9 - 2 Cor11:2 - John 3:29 - Rev 21:9-11 -

C1 The marriage of Hosea and Gomer, the harlot (1.2)

• she was an unclean, worldly woman – nothing pure and sweet about her but God directed Hosea to marry her – this was an illustration of how unclean and worldly Israel had become in captivity – it is also a picture of how we are in God's sight without the Lord Jesus (our bridegroom)
• they had three kids – two boys and one girl. The names of the boys meant “God will scatter and not my people.” The name of the girl meant “no more mercy.” (1.4-11)

C2 The unfaithfulness of Gomer

• (2.2, 3)

• but because so much of the world was in her heart – she did not stay with Hosea – she left
• the greatest sin against a loved one is unfaithfulness – Gomer betrayed her husband and went to be with other men – so it is with one who is saved when they worship after anything other than the Lord Jesus.
• [ex – it is a fact that you love your mom – you would do anything to keep that love. Yet when you disobey her you are rejecting that love and saying you don't love her. Do you believe she still loves you even when you disobey? Of course. So it is with the Lord Jesus. He still loves us as His children and in order to restore fellowship, we must repent and ask His forgiveness. Why do we even love Him? I Jn 4.19 b/c “He first loved us.”

1. Would you say Hosea's wife, Gomer, was grateful or ungrateful?
2. Are you grateful or ungrateful for all that has been provided for you in your home?
3. Would you say your mom's heart is happy or sad when you disobey?
4. Would you say the Lord Jesus is happy or sad when you disobey? Remember, “to obey is better than sacrifice” (I Sam 15.22)
5. Are you grateful or ungrateful for the sacrifice the Lord Jesus made for you at Calvary?

C3 The faithfulness of Hosea – the faithfulness of the Lord Jesus

• (3.1) “Go get her” - This is what the Lord told Hosea – in spite of Gomer's rejection of Hosea's love – he did as the Lord commanded. He had to pay a price for her though (3.2) because she was selling her body to have money to live - she yielded her body to sin for money to eat – but her husband loved her still. He faithfully gave all that he had to “redeem” her from sin and self.
• So it is with a child of God, we are “bought with a price” (I Cor 6.20). The Lord Jesus (our bridegroom) loved us so much, He gave His life (all of it) to redeem us back to God, our Heavenly Father. He held back nothing, just like Hosea. No price was too much to redeem His bride to the Father.

1. Do you love the Lord Jesus with all your heart like Hosea loved Gomer?
2. Have you been unfaithful to the Lord Jesus like Gomer was to Hosea?
3. If you have been unfaithful to Him have you asked His forgiveness?
4. What does faithful mean to you? (write student answers on board)
5. What does unfaithful mean to you? (write student answers on board)
6. Have you repented of your sins and trusted in Him and His blood shed at Calvary to redeem you back to God?
7. Who came after Gomer? Hosea/her husband
8. Who came after His people? Jesus/the bridegroom
9. Do you think Gomer would've come home had her husband not come after her?
10. Do you think you will go to heaven without trusting the Lord Jesus to “redeem” you?