Divine romance book hosea

Aug 22, 2012 the entire bible is a divine romance, showing us that throughout the centuries god loved man and had a romance with man. The beginning, the escape, the birth, the divine romance. Book of hosea, heart of life, scripture of the day, proverbs 22, lord is my strength, old testament, bible verses quotes, daily devotional, 7 and 7. This book is available for free download in a number of formats including epub, pdf, azw, mobi and more. To grasp this divine thought, we need to step back and see where romans fits, in light of the entire bible. Thus, the two marriages godisrael and hoseagomer are interwoven in the fabric of the prophets proclamation. They begin with hosea and go all the way to malachi. Probably no part of scripture is commonly read with so little benefit as the minor prophets, owing, no doubt. Another book by this author you must read is the day i was crucified as told by jesus christ. The divine romancerevealing the deeper significance of the. He is showcasing the divine romance between himself and his covenant people. The entire book of hosea servers as a kind of metaphor showing us how israel as gods wife was unfaithful to him even becoming a harlot.

The last twelve books of the old testament are known as the minor prophets. God is the divine farmer who will reap a total harvest the coming judgment, 6. Hosea, a novel kindle edition by christenson, larry. Hosea his name meaning to save, salvation is the first of the socalled minor prophets. The hebrew of the book of hosea is challenging to translate, possibly because the text is corrupt or because it is written in a nonstandard dialect of hebrew. Book of hosea overview insight for living ministries. There are all kinds of references in the bible to the divine love affair. Gods covenant nature manifested through the story of hosea and gomer. Typically the lovers are metaphorical, where the husband is god and the wife or bride is israel, as in the book of the prophet hosea 2.

Hosea revealed little about his background, though his book of prophecy offers a few glimpses into his life. The covenant1 unfaithfulness of gods people israel will result in divine judgment but gods love for his people will ultimately transcend their unfaithfulness. According to the superscription, hosea began his prophetic activity during the reign of jeroboam ii c. The entire bible shows us in chapter after chapter and book after book a divine romance. During the time of the minor prophets, the nation of israel had divided into two separate countries, each with its own government. He is a gracious ruler who comes in by invitation and never forces her or imposes his will on her. God really loves us and he is continually courting us august 22, 2012 by agodman 14 comments the entire bible is a divine romance, showing us that throughout the centuries god loved man and had a romance with man. The divine romancerevealing the deeper significance of. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The divine romancerevealing the deeper significance of the book of.

When we draw near to hosea, we come very near to christ. The restoration of israel and transformation in life by gods love. Hosea probably touches the depths of this poignancy by revealing god as a betrayed yet unrelenting lover. The book is compelling in its christcenteredness and is a masterpiece in expounding. The entire bible is a divine romance, showing us that throughout the centuries god loved man and had. The lord has yoked himself to israel in the most intimate way, likened to the most. Hosea one leader who is david their king abide in christ. Unfaithfulness in marriage always lead to more and more evil and sinfulness. However one must not be confused in thinking what is written in this book is as a novel this is a great book, but one that should not be taken out of the novel realm.

In a few masterful strokes we are given the account of a stirring romance which is used as a type to represent a nations betrothal. The 1997 version is basically the same as the original, but was edited to remove any descriptions of the love scenes and any coarse language to make it suitable for the christian. Larry, has captured the absolute essence of the divine romance. The book of hosea portrays god as one who will exercise judgment on israel by means of military defeat and national destruction. According to the superscription, hosea began his prophetic activity during the reign of jeroboam ii. The divine romance essay introduction referred to by martin luther as a divine wedding ring with six precious stones, the prophetic words penned by the prophet hosea in verses nineteen and twenty of the second chapter of the old testament book that bears his name are the epitome of true romance. A series of letters in defence of divine revelation by. Because of the tragedy in his own personal life hosea was able to see gods infinite love as no other prophet had understood and experienced it. The question discussed, shall the whole word of god be given to the heathen henderson. Seeing how the entire bible is a divine romance and giving. I love his idea of divine romance and think there is a lot to be learned from the author. This is where the divine romance begins to reach out to lost gomer. The divine communications rejected and the ruinous relapse. The shattered romance of his own life led him to see a divine romance.

Hosea is a book of love in the old testament, and it is a beautiful illustration of grace. To grasp the significance of a book, it often helps to survey the book, giving. Dearman captures well the metaphorical theology of hosea. Hoseas wife, gomer, finds herself in the ash heap of lesser loves and hopes deferred. A series of letters in defence of divine revelation. Hosea s wife, gomer, finds herself in the ash heap of lesser loves and hopes deferred. But it is at the same time believed that a remedy of such defects which should consist in the destruction of those principles which are improperly acted on, would be worse than the disorder. Box 551, greenville, alabama 36037 usa hosea, a prophet with an unfaithful wife hosea one in our bible the books of hosea through malachi are called minor prophets. Perhaps the most difficult issue to deal with when interpreting hosea is the issue of divine violence.

Hosea appears to have had the temperament of a poet. Hosea, book of, the first of the 12 books that make up the minor prophets. Book of hosea, also spelled osee, the first of 12 old testament books that bear the names of the minor prophets, considered as one book, the twelve, in the jewish canon. This week we focus on the book of hosea, which shows us the restoration o. The prophets name means salvation, likely a reference to hoseas position in israel as a beacon of hope to those who would repent and turn to god because of his message. Hosea 114 niv the word of the lord that came to hosea. The remainder of the book of hosea consists of a collection of miscellaneous statements expressing hoseas convictions concerning the character of yahweh and yahwehs relation to the people of israel. Jan 23, 2017 the bible is a book of love the entire bible is a divine romance, for it is a record of how god is courting his chosen people whom he eventually marries.

Hoseas primary audience was ephraim another name for the northern kingdom, israel, which is mentioned 35 times in the book. You can also read the full text online using our ereader. The divine romance essay referred to by martin luther as a divine wedding ring with six precious stones, the prophetic words penned by the prophet hosea in verses nineteen and twenty of the second chapter of the old testament book that bears his. The entire bible is a divine romance, a record of how god courts his chosen. Gods hearts desire to gain a counterpart revealed in the holy scriptures. Hosea chapter 2 kjv king james version hosea chapter 2 teaches me about the love god have for humanity. Hosea himself is gods watchman over israel, yet his way is made dangerous because of the traps along the pathway of his service laid for him by his adversaries 9. Love divine is a clear, honest, panoramic treatment of the book of hosea, poignantly showing how hosea and gomers treatment of each other reflected god and israels treatment of each other. Israel, the northern country consisting of ten tribes, and judah, the remaining two tribes in the south. The book of hosea says that, during hosea s lifetime, the kings of the northern kingdom, their aristocratic supporters, and the priests had led the people away from the law of god, as given in the pentateuch. The book is compelling in its christcenteredness and is a masterpiece in expounding god. Its a sermon series through the old testament prophecy of hosea. So, i sought scripture and found something much better a divine romance.

A love story inspired by the book of hosea in the bible. Everything points to this books having been produced in the kingdom of israel and redacted, after the fall of that state, in judah. These twelve prophets are comprised in one single book in the hebrew bible and are called the twelve. Hosea was a devout husband to gomer even though gomer lived a philandering life. The bible is a book of love the entire bible is a divine romance, for it is a record of how god is courting his chosen people whom he eventually marries. The bible is a divine romance, a record of god courting his. Redeeming love by francine rivers goodreads share book. The divine romance is the wooing of the bride of christits the romance between christ and the church.

As a result, the english translations of the book sometimes offer very different readings of the same passage. Pray for israel and our christian nation usa then said jesus, father, forgive them. Hosea chapter 2 teaches me about the love god have for humanity. The famous poem the hound of heaven also talks of this divine romance. Hosea with book summary versebyverse bible commentary.

He is the prophet of a broken heart who learned how yahweh suffers over the sins of his people. He has written biblical fiction covering nearly the entire bible, with titles that include the following. A lot of people have called this a christian romance, i find that very hard to. According to the traditional order of most hebrew bibles, it is the first of the twelve minor prophets set around the fall of the northern kingdom of israel, the book of hosea denounces the worship of gods other than yahweh, metaphorically comparing israels abandonment of. To grasp the significance of a book, it often helps to survey the book, giving particular attention to its beginning and ending in order to grasp its purpose. Hosea wanted to see gomer restored to his side as his faithful wife. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading hosea, a novel. Jun 23, 20 larry, has captured the absolute essence of the divine romance. Israel is the lords bride, but israel has instead joined itself to baal, the false god worshiped in syriapalestine.

The laying down of the law, which she hated, is now being replaced by an inner ruling presence. Find the first chapter of the book of hosea and lets read it together as we consider the sermon subject this morning, an unlikely love story. Hosea began his mission in a period of prosperity, the last years of jeroboam ii 783743 b. One day word came by way of the grapevine gossips that gomer had been deserted by her lover.

Hosea chapter 9 kjv king james version 1 rejoice not, o israel, for joy, as other people. Hosea illustrates israels unfaithfulness through his own familys circumstances. The book of hosea consists of fourteen chapters, which was the record for a minor prophet until zechariah tied it a couple centuries later. Michael barretts love divine and unfailing is ostensibly about the biblical prophet hosea. Through the book of hosea, mike reveals a god who doesnt stand at a distance in an emotional vacuum, judging the world by pulling the strings of international events. From genesis to revelation we see a love story of how god courts his chosen people and eventually marries them.

The lord has yoked himself to israel in the most intimate way, likened to the most profound of human relationships. Our eyes are blessed to read such a fact and our ears are blessed to hear this, for many in the old testament tried to perceive and hear and see these things but they didnt. There is such a beauty in this because this is the romance of all romances. The book of hosea depicts gods relationship with his people through a metaphor that occurs throughout the bible, though nowhere as strongly and pervasively as in hosea. And he believed that god was great enough to do it. The frequent allusions to torah and metaphor of marriage suggest. Redeeming love is one of those mustread romances worth reading at least once there are two versions of redeeming love. The book of hosea stands first in the division of the bible called the book of the twelve in the apocrypha cf. When i first read the book of hosea, i understood very little.

The story clearly reveals the historical condition of the nation israels decadence and gods justice, israels adulterous condition and gods redemptive purpose. Rather, god is so madly in love with his people, he cannot help but remove all that hinders. Jordan was visiting his friend fred whitfield, who was the president and chief operating officer of another nba team. Hosea, a prophet from the northern kingdom, preached in his homeland, which he addresses as israel, jacob or, frequently, ephraim. Boda, mcmaster divinity college mcmaster universitythe book of hosea is pound for pound as difficult a prophetic book as one can find in the bible, so we appreciate the work of j. Outline of the book of hosea for the spirit of whoredom hath caused them to err hosea 4. Barrett excels in unfolding his views logically on solid exegetical, hermeneutical, and theological grounds. She had sold herself into slavery and had hit bottom. The global message of hosea hosea in redemptive history. So now we can see truly the bible is a romance, the story of a divine person pursuing, wooing and eventually winning the. One of my favorite books in the bible is the book of hosea. In his book gods at war kyle idleman recounts a story found in one of michael jordans biographies. However, it suffers from the fact that he wants to import his own theological constructs onto the book that he spends very little time actually dealing with hosea. How can i refer to this experience as a divine romance.

There is little doubt that in the context of the book hoseas major emphasis is on the godisrael relationship, but his own personal struggle underlies the message. Hosea is the first of the minor prophets and he has bad things to say about israel. A series of letters in defence of divine revelation by hosea. The bible is a divine romance, a record of god courting. The book is clearly written by hosea during the days jeroboam. Card readinglove readinghosea and gomertwin flame readingdivine timingtwin soulstwin flameslife. In the old testament, this divine romance is repeatedly mentioned isa.