The Depths of God's Love for Us


I. The Condition of the Ones God Loves - Hosea 1--14
A. The general condition
1. Departing from the Lord - Hos. 1:2
2. Backslidden - Hos. 11:7; 14:4
B. The condition revealed in Hosea's family
1. His wife (a harlot) - Hos. 1:2
2. His first son (Jezreel = God will scatter) - Hos. 1:3-5
3. His daughter (Lo-ruhamah = no mercy) - Hos. 1:6-7
4. His second son (Lo-ammi = not my people) - Hos. 1:8-9
C. The various aspects of a backslidden condition
1. A decided point of departure - Hos. 2:5
2. A false life-style - Hos. 2:11-13
3. Loving substitutes - Hos. 3:1
4. Periods of utter void - Hos. 3:3-4
5. Breaking all restraint - Hos. 4:2
6. Rejecting light - Hos. 4:6
7. Influenced by corrupt examples - Hos. 4:6-9
8. Ceased obeying the Lord - Hos. 4:10; 9:17
9. Possessed with a spirit of harlotry - Hos. 4:11-14
10. Stubborn and rebellious - Hos. 4:16-19; 8:1
11. Refusal to turn to God - Hos. 5:4
12. Pride - Hos. 5:5
13. Trying to find a withdrawn God - Hos. 5:6
14. Shallow commitment - Hos. 6:4; 13:3
15. Deliberately defiling God's promised land - Hos. 6:7-10
16. The blinding effect of sin - Hos. 7:1-3
17. Planning and waiting to sin - Hos. 7:4-7
18. No calling on the Lord - Hos. 7:7
19. Insensitive to God's discipline - Hos. 7:8-16
20. Presumptuous - Hos. 8:1-6
21. Losing all spiritual principles - Hos. 8:7-14
22. A life of wandering away from God's house - Hos. 9:1-6, 11-17
23. Losing all hope due to the corruption of the prophets - Hos. 9:7-9
24. Changed over to shameful affections - Hos. 9:10
25. The backlash of guilt - Hos. 10:1-8
26. Trusting in false supports - Hos. 10:13
27. Despitefully rejecting God's call - Hos. 11:2
28. Refusing to repent - Hos. 11:6
29. Bent on backsliding - Hos. 11:7; 14:4
30. Lies and deceit - Hos. 11:12; 12:1
31. False security - Hos. 12:8
32. Provoking God - Hos. 12:14
33. Constant sinning - Hos. 13:2, 12
34. The sorrows from vacillating with God - Hos. 13:13
35. The kickback of iniquity (stumbling) - Hos. 14:1
II. The Revelation of God's Unconditional Love - Hosea 1--14
A. Aspects of God's Love
1. Demonstrated love - Hos. 1:1-9
2. Shocking love - Hos. 1:10
3. Gathering love - Hos. 1:11
4. Corporate love - Hos. 2:1
5. Hedging-up love - Hos. 2:6
6. Disappointing love - Hos. 2:7
7. Depriving love - Hos. 2:9
8. Exposing love - Hos. 2:10
9. Alluring love - Hos. 2:14a
10. Comforting love - Hos. 2:14b
11. Surprising love - Hos. 2:15
12. Protecting love - Hos. 2:16-17
13. Eternal love based on God's own character - Hos. 2:19
14. Faithful love - Hos. 2:20; 11:12
15. Responding love - Hos. 2:21-22
16. Mutual love - Hos. 2:23
17. Unconditional love - Hos. 3:1
18. Restoring love - Hos. 3:2-3
19. Indestructible love - Hos. 3:5
20. Ignoring love - Hos. 4:17
21. Withdrawing love - Hos. 5:6
22. Afflicting love - Hos. 5:15
23. Healing love - Hos. 6:1; 7:1
24. Resurrecting love - Hos. 6:2
25. Dependable love - Hos. 6:3
26. Promised love - Hos. 6:11
27. Written love - Hos. 8:12
28. Merciful love - Hos. 10:12
29. Calling love - Hos. 11:1
30. Training love - Hos. 11:3
31. Drawing love - Hos. 11:4a
32. Relieving love - Hos. 11:4b
33. Stooping love - Hos. 11:4c
34. Feeding love - Hos. 11:4d
35. Compassionate love - Hos. 11:8
36. Reminding love - Hos. 12:3-6
37. Practical love - Hos. 12:9-10
38. Waiting love - Hos. 12:12
39. Steadfast love - Hos. 13:4-6
40. Death- and grave-conquering love - Hos. 13:4-6
41. Pitying love - Hos. 14:1
42. Accommodating love - Hos. 14:2
43. Unrestricted love - Hos. 14:4
44. Refreshing love - Hos. 14:5
45. Beautifying love - Hos. 14:6
46. Reviving love - Hos. 14:7
47. Capturing love - Hos. 14:8
48. Understanding love - Hos. 14:9