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 together and then we're going to look at God's Word.

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 Our Father God, we thank you for the amazing privilege that it is that you, the creator

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 of the universe, would speak to us personally through your Word, the Bible.

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 Thank you that we are not left grasping, trying to figure out who you are, but that you have

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 clearly told us what you are like and who you are and what you have done.

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 And so we pray that as we study this book of Hosea together, we would read it and understand

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 it not as some ancient document, but as the living Word of God, which changes and transforms

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 lives, helping us to see who you are and who we are and how we can be in relationship with

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 you.

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 So Father, bless this study together.

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 May we be encouraged, enriched and built up.

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 And we pray this in Jesus' name.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 Well, everyone knew him as Mr. O'Shea.

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 He was a gentleman, kind, generous, considerate, and above all, loving.

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 He was the ultimate catch.

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 But despite many a mother pushing their daughter his way, he rejected all offers and advances.

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 It seemed he would never marry until one day he was sitting in his favourite restaurant, eating

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 with, well, a young lady.

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 Everyone knew her as Morag.

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 If she wasn't in the gossip pages of the local paper, she was in bed with her new lover.

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 She was the talk of the town.

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 Everything she owned was either a gift from sexual favours or earned by her work on the streets.

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 It was not uncommon for her to leave at different premises every morning.

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 She was, as Mrs. Jones called her, a common whore.

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 Well, if people were surprised at Morag sitting with Mr. O'Shea, they were in absolute shock when the wedding was announced.

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 Of course, it didn't take long.

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 Despite his constant devotion, his loyal and faithful love, Morag had an affair.

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 It broke Mr. O'Shea's heart.

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 He was devastated.

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 And even though he took her back into his home and loved her as his wife,

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 she continued to chase after other lovers.

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 Sometimes, she would be away all weekend.

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 On one occasion, he didn't hear from her for over two weeks.

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 But through it all, Mr. O'Shea continued to love his adorable Morag.

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 With every affair, he welcomed her back home,

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 wiping her tears, providing and caring.

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 How do you feel about Mr. O'Shea?

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 Do you feel sorry for him?

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 Do you think he's stupid?

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 What do you think Mr. O'Shea should do?

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 Or how do you feel about Morag?

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 Do you like her?

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 Does she deserve her husband's love?

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 What do you think should happen to Morag?

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 Well, this story is a true story,

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 and it's more closer to home than we think.

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 Have a look at verse 2 of chapter 1.

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 When the Lord began to speak through Hosea,

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 the Lord said to him,

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 Go take to yourself an adulterous wife

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 and children of unfaithfulness.

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 Now, the translation is being terribly polite.

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 Because literally it says,

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 Go and take a whore as your wife,

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 and take into your home the children of a whore.

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 Hosea, God's prophet,

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 was to marry a woman

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 who would have eyes for other men

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 and engage in multiple affairs.

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 It's not just shocking,

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 it is absolutely scandalous.

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 Look at verse 3.

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 So he married Gomer,

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 daughter of Divlim.

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 We're not told if Gomer was promiscuous

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 before they got married,

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 or if that's what she became.

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 Either way, Hosea knew

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 he was entering into a marriage

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 with an unfaithful,

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 adulterous wife.

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 Why would God command Hosea to do this?

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 Well, he gives us the reason.

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 Look at verse 2 again.

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 Go take to yourself an adulterous wife,

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 and children of unfaithfulness,

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 because the land, that is the people,

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 are guilty of the vilest adultery

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 in departing from the Lord.

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 You see, Hosea's marriage to Gomer

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 is to be a visible picture,

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 a living illustration

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 of God's marriage to his people.

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 Like Gomer,

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 God's people have had

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 one adulterous affair after another.

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 They are, as verse 2 says,

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 guilty of the most vilest adultery.

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 Go back with me to verse 1,

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 to the very beginning,

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 the introduction.

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 The word of the Lord

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 that came to Hosea,

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 son of Berai.

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 So, this is about 760 BC,

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 before Christ,

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 Hosea was called.

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 During the reigns of Uzziah,

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 Jotham, Ahaz,

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 and Hezekiah,

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 who were kings in Judah,

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 and during the reign of Jeroboam,

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 son of Joash,

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 king of Israel.

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 Now, this isn't just history.

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 This is to be a reminder

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 of their adultery.

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 Remember how God's marriage

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 with his people all started.

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 God, in his love,

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 had rescued his people

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 from slavery in Egypt.

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 He had chosen them

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 out of all the peoples

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 on the face of the earth

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 to be his people,

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 his treasured possession.

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 He gave them a new land

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 to live in.

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 He provided for all

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 of their needs.

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 He was their true,

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 loving,

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 loyal,

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 and faithful husband.

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 But despite God's affections,

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 they committed adultery.

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 They chased after other things

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 and other people.

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 And as a result,

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 this once great nation

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 divided.

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 That happened in about

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 931 BC.

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 Israel to the north

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 and Judah to the south.

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 And this is at the time

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 that Hosea begins to minister.

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 Over the course of 200 years,

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 their kings continued in adultery

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 and led the people

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 further and further

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 away from God.

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 Jeroboam,

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 who we're introduced to

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 at the very end of verse 1,

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 was one of the last kings

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 of Israel.

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 And he was remembered

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 like this.

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 The Bible records

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 that he did evil

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 in the eyes of the Lord

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 and did not turn away

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 from any of the sins

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 of the past kings.

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 Their history

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 was one of adultery.

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 Now,

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 God says to Hosea

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 in verse 2,

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 Go take yourself

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 an adulterous wife

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 because the land,

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 the people,

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 are guilty

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 of the vilest adultery.

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 So you could imagine

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 as Hosea walked

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 through the marketplace

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 with his brand new wife

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 hand in hand,

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 conscious

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 of her constant flirting

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 with all the other men,

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 so Hosea's marriage

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 would be a daily reminder

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 to the people

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 of Israel,

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 you

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 are Gomer.

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 You

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 are the adulteress.

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 You have been

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 unfaithful to God

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 all these years,

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 chasing after

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 other things

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 and other people.

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 But the story

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 is even closer

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 than that.

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 You see,

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 you and I

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 are just like

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 Gomer.

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 The sad reality

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 is

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 we all behave

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 just like

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 Israel did.

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 You see,

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 God is our

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 loving creator.

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 He made us

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 in his image

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 so that we could

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 know him,

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 relate to him,

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 enjoy him.

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 God has poured out

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 his kindness

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 and generosity

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 in abundance.

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 He's pursued us

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 and loved us.

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 He is chased

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 after us

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 but we have

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 continued to run

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 from his love.

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 Like Gomer,

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 we are the

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 adulterous people

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 running after

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 other lovers,

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 unfaithful people,

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 giving ourselves

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 to other gods.

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 For that is what

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 sin is.

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 We've rejected

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 the love of our

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 creator.

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 We've ignored

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 his kind rule.

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 We've walked

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 away

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 prostituting

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 ourselves in search

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 of joy and

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 happiness.

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 we have taken

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 all of his

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 love gifts

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 but we have

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 turned away

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 from the lover,

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 the giver

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 of those gifts.

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 We are the

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 adulterous.

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 We are

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 Gomer.

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 We are that

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 common

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 whore.

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 well how do

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 you think

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 Hosea should

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 respond

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 to his

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 unfaithful

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 wife?

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 How should

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 God

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 respond

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 to us?

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 Well God

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 has made

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 us for

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 himself

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 and he

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 will not

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 let us

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 share our

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 love with

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 another.

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 God is

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 jealous for

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 us

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 and he

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 will not

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 put up

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 with our

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 promiscuity.

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 The marriage

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 of Hosea

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 and Gomer

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 starts well

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 enough.

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 Together they

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 have a

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 child.

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 Look at

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 verse 3.

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 So he

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 married

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 Gomer

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 daughter of

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 Divlam

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 and she

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 conceived

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 and bore

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 him

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 a son.

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 But all

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 is not

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 as it

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 seems.

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 Look at

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 verse 4.

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 Then the

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 Lord said

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 to Hosea

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 call him

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 Jezreel

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 because I

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 will soon

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 punish the

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 house of

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 Jehu

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 for the

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 massacre at

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 Jezreel

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 and I

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 will put

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 an end

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 to the

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 kingdom

00:12:05.859 --> 00:12:07.219
 of Israel.

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 Now if

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 I say

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 to you

00:12:10.459 --> 00:12:11.699
 Aleppo

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 then you

00:12:14.699 --> 00:12:15.079
 will have

00:12:15.079 --> 00:12:15.619
 an idea

00:12:15.619 --> 00:12:16.039
 of what

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 Jezreel

00:12:16.799 --> 00:12:17.559
 would mean

00:12:17.559 --> 00:12:18.219
 to the

00:12:18.219 --> 00:12:18.599
 people.

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 Jezreel

00:12:20.379 --> 00:12:21.359
 like Aleppo

00:12:21.359 --> 00:12:21.899
 today

00:12:21.899 --> 00:12:23.079
 is a

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 place of

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 violent

00:12:24.199 --> 00:12:25.360
 bloodshed.

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 Let me

00:12:27.419 --> 00:12:27.980
 explain.

00:12:29.259 --> 00:12:29.759
 You can

00:12:29.759 --> 00:12:30.159
 read all

00:12:30.159 --> 00:12:30.740
 about this

00:12:30.740 --> 00:12:31.639
 in 2nd

00:12:31.639 --> 00:12:32.039
 Kings.

00:12:32.240 --> 00:12:32.759
 Ahab

00:12:32.759 --> 00:12:34.319
 was the

00:12:34.319 --> 00:12:34.659
 king of

00:12:34.659 --> 00:12:35.000
 Israel

00:12:35.000 --> 00:12:35.939
 about 200

00:12:35.939 --> 00:12:36.919
 years before

00:12:36.919 --> 00:12:37.819
 this

00:12:37.819 --> 00:12:38.360
 incident

00:12:38.360 --> 00:12:38.939
 here in

00:12:38.939 --> 00:12:39.439
 Hosea.

00:12:40.299 --> 00:12:40.759
 He was

00:12:40.759 --> 00:12:41.360
 married to

00:12:41.360 --> 00:12:41.659
 if you

00:12:41.659 --> 00:12:42.079
 remember

00:12:42.079 --> 00:12:42.799
 Jezebel.

00:12:43.459 --> 00:12:43.860
 He was

00:12:43.860 --> 00:12:44.399
 a terrible

00:12:44.399 --> 00:12:44.779
 king.

00:12:45.340 --> 00:12:45.879
 He ruled

00:12:45.879 --> 00:12:46.399
 the people

00:12:46.399 --> 00:12:46.919
 badly,

00:12:47.539 --> 00:12:47.860
 murdered

00:12:47.860 --> 00:12:48.480
 God's

00:12:48.480 --> 00:12:48.860
 prophets

00:12:48.860 --> 00:12:49.759
 and was

00:12:49.759 --> 00:12:50.419
 responsible

00:12:50.419 --> 00:12:51.139
 for setting

00:12:51.139 --> 00:12:51.559
 up the

00:12:51.559 --> 00:12:52.079
 Baals.

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 These

00:12:53.079 --> 00:12:53.839
 were places

00:12:53.839 --> 00:12:54.299
 where they

00:12:54.299 --> 00:12:54.839
 conducted

00:12:54.839 --> 00:12:56.319
 human

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 sacrifices

00:12:57.419 --> 00:12:58.919
 to appease

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 the gods.

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 And in

00:13:01.239 --> 00:13:01.899
 response

00:13:01.899 --> 00:13:02.359
 God

00:13:02.359 --> 00:13:02.939
 raised up

00:13:02.939 --> 00:13:03.199
 as we're

00:13:03.199 --> 00:13:03.679
 told in

00:13:03.679 --> 00:13:04.239
 verse 4

00:13:04.239 --> 00:13:05.219
 this man

00:13:05.219 --> 00:13:05.659
 called

00:13:05.659 --> 00:13:06.539
 Jehu

00:13:06.539 --> 00:13:08.099
 and he

00:13:08.099 --> 00:13:08.539
 was to

00:13:08.539 --> 00:13:09.219
 remove

00:13:09.219 --> 00:13:10.239
 Ahab

00:13:10.239 --> 00:13:12.039
 and Jehu

00:13:12.039 --> 00:13:13.239
 slaughtered

00:13:13.239 --> 00:13:13.899
 all of

00:13:13.899 --> 00:13:14.639
 Ahab's

00:13:14.639 --> 00:13:15.179
 family

00:13:15.179 --> 00:13:16.099
 at a

00:13:16.099 --> 00:13:16.439
 place

00:13:16.439 --> 00:13:16.919
 called

00:13:16.919 --> 00:13:17.899
 Jezreel.

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 He had

00:13:19.059 --> 00:13:19.579
 his wife

00:13:19.579 --> 00:13:20.199
 pushed off

00:13:20.199 --> 00:13:20.519
 from the

00:13:20.519 --> 00:13:20.839
 top of

00:13:20.839 --> 00:13:20.979
 the

00:13:20.979 --> 00:13:21.399
 palace

00:13:21.399 --> 00:13:22.299
 and he

00:13:22.299 --> 00:13:22.860
 beheaded

00:13:22.860 --> 00:13:23.759
 70 of

00:13:23.759 --> 00:13:23.959
 his

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 sons

00:13:24.419 --> 00:13:25.179
 and

00:13:25.179 --> 00:13:26.120
 grandsons.

00:13:27.000 --> 00:13:27.759
 Violent

00:13:27.759 --> 00:13:29.079
 bloodshed.

00:13:30.919 --> 00:13:31.799
 But if

00:13:31.799 --> 00:13:32.419
 God had

00:13:32.419 --> 00:13:33.120
 raised up

00:13:33.120 --> 00:13:33.500
 this

00:13:33.500 --> 00:13:34.259
 Jehu

00:13:34.259 --> 00:13:35.120
 to punish

00:13:35.120 --> 00:13:36.000
 Ahab,

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 why does

00:13:37.379 --> 00:13:38.000
 God say

00:13:38.000 --> 00:13:38.360
 as it

00:13:38.360 --> 00:13:38.840
 does in

00:13:38.840 --> 00:13:39.519
 verse 4,

00:13:40.319 --> 00:13:40.819
 I will

00:13:40.819 --> 00:13:41.600
 soon punish

00:13:41.600 --> 00:13:42.039
 the house

00:13:42.039 --> 00:13:42.939
 of Jehu

00:13:42.939 --> 00:13:43.959
 for the

00:13:43.959 --> 00:13:44.459
 massacre

00:13:44.459 --> 00:13:45.179
 at

00:13:45.179 --> 00:13:45.759
 Jezreel?

00:13:45.759 --> 00:13:46.759
 God's

00:13:46.759 --> 00:13:47.819
 people.

00:13:47.819 --> 00:13:47.939
 Well,

00:13:48.620 --> 00:13:49.159
 it could

00:13:49.159 --> 00:13:49.899
 be because

00:13:49.899 --> 00:13:50.500
 he went

00:13:50.500 --> 00:13:51.039
 beyond

00:13:51.039 --> 00:13:51.460
 what he

00:13:51.460 --> 00:13:51.860
 was meant

00:13:51.860 --> 00:13:52.200
 to do

00:13:52.200 --> 00:13:52.600
 in killing

00:13:52.600 --> 00:13:53.000
 all of

00:13:53.000 --> 00:13:53.200
 those

00:13:53.200 --> 00:13:53.659
 people.

00:13:54.159 --> 00:13:54.799
 We're not

00:13:54.799 --> 00:13:55.559
 told that,

00:13:55.659 --> 00:13:55.919
 but it

00:13:55.919 --> 00:13:56.519
 could be.

00:13:57.779 --> 00:13:58.700
 But history

00:13:58.700 --> 00:13:59.679
 does record

00:13:59.679 --> 00:14:00.120
 for us

00:14:00.120 --> 00:14:01.039
 that Jehu,

00:14:01.960 --> 00:14:02.419
 once he

00:14:02.419 --> 00:14:02.899
 had knocked

00:14:02.899 --> 00:14:03.539
 Ahab out

00:14:03.539 --> 00:14:03.919
 the way,

00:14:04.439 --> 00:14:05.860
 only replaced

00:14:05.860 --> 00:14:06.500
 Ahab's

00:14:06.500 --> 00:14:07.039
 gods with

00:14:07.039 --> 00:14:07.819
 his own

00:14:07.819 --> 00:14:08.360
 gods.

00:14:08.919 --> 00:14:09.220
 He

00:14:09.220 --> 00:14:10.220
 continued the

00:14:10.220 --> 00:14:10.779
 spiritual

00:14:10.779 --> 00:14:11.419
 adultery

00:14:11.419 --> 00:14:12.579
 and continued

00:14:12.579 --> 00:14:13.120
 to lead

00:14:13.120 --> 00:14:13.599
 the people

00:14:13.599 --> 00:14:14.339
 further away

00:14:14.339 --> 00:14:14.919
 from God.

00:14:15.299 --> 00:14:15.639
 Now,

00:14:15.759 --> 00:14:16.339
 says God,

00:14:16.599 --> 00:14:17.299
 what happened

00:14:17.299 --> 00:14:18.079
 to Ahab

00:14:18.079 --> 00:14:18.939
 is now

00:14:18.939 --> 00:14:19.379
 going to

00:14:19.379 --> 00:14:19.939
 happen to

00:14:19.939 --> 00:14:20.559
 all of

00:14:20.559 --> 00:14:21.019
 Israel

00:14:21.019 --> 00:14:22.059
 because they

00:14:22.059 --> 00:14:22.639
 have been

00:14:22.639 --> 00:14:23.459
 unfaithful

00:14:23.459 --> 00:14:23.979
 to me.

00:14:24.779 --> 00:14:25.620
 Verse 5,

00:14:26.319 --> 00:14:26.899
 in that

00:14:26.899 --> 00:14:27.299
 day,

00:14:27.939 --> 00:14:28.519
 I will

00:14:28.519 --> 00:14:28.939
 break

00:14:28.939 --> 00:14:29.799
 Israel's

00:14:29.799 --> 00:14:30.179
 bow

00:14:30.179 --> 00:14:31.360
 in the

00:14:31.360 --> 00:14:31.939
 valley of

00:14:31.939 --> 00:14:32.579
 Jezreel.

00:14:33.439 --> 00:14:34.319
 Israel will

00:14:34.319 --> 00:14:35.199
 not be able

00:14:35.199 --> 00:14:35.759
 to save

00:14:35.759 --> 00:14:36.360
 themselves.

00:14:36.799 --> 00:14:37.419
 Assyria,

00:14:37.579 --> 00:14:38.139
 that great

00:14:38.139 --> 00:14:38.599
 nation,

00:14:38.980 --> 00:14:39.579
 is going

00:14:39.579 --> 00:14:40.199
 to come

00:14:40.199 --> 00:14:40.819
 and they

00:14:40.820 --> 00:14:41.540
 will defeat

00:14:41.540 --> 00:14:42.280
 you and

00:14:42.280 --> 00:14:42.640
 they will

00:14:42.640 --> 00:14:43.240
 destroy

00:14:43.240 --> 00:14:43.580
 you.

00:14:43.940 --> 00:14:44.660
 Israel

00:14:44.660 --> 00:14:46.020
 will become

00:14:46.020 --> 00:14:47.520
 Jezreel.

00:14:48.560 --> 00:14:49.220
 They will

00:14:49.220 --> 00:14:50.060
 be punished

00:14:50.060 --> 00:14:51.840
 for abusing

00:14:51.840 --> 00:14:52.700
 my love.

00:14:54.400 --> 00:14:55.560
 But Jezreel

00:14:55.560 --> 00:14:56.040
 was not

00:14:56.040 --> 00:14:56.540
 the only

00:14:56.540 --> 00:14:56.980
 child.

00:14:58.660 --> 00:14:59.200
 Have a

00:14:59.200 --> 00:14:59.480
 look at

00:14:59.480 --> 00:15:00.180
 verse 6.

00:15:04.060 --> 00:15:04.820
 Gomar

00:15:04.820 --> 00:15:05.400
 conceived

00:15:05.400 --> 00:15:05.900
 again

00:15:05.900 --> 00:15:07.860
 and gave

00:15:07.860 --> 00:15:08.420
 birth to

00:15:08.420 --> 00:15:09.060
 a daughter.

00:15:09.059 --> 00:15:10.959
 no mention

00:15:10.959 --> 00:15:11.339
 of the

00:15:11.339 --> 00:15:11.799
 father's

00:15:11.799 --> 00:15:12.059
 name

00:15:12.059 --> 00:15:12.459
 here.

00:15:13.399 --> 00:15:13.979
 Gomar

00:15:13.979 --> 00:15:14.619
 conceives,

00:15:14.779 --> 00:15:15.059
 but as

00:15:15.059 --> 00:15:15.539
 the text

00:15:15.539 --> 00:15:16.219
 explains,

00:15:16.619 --> 00:15:17.119
 Hosea

00:15:17.119 --> 00:15:18.019
 is not

00:15:18.019 --> 00:15:19.239
 the father.

00:15:20.359 --> 00:15:20.739
 Can you

00:15:20.739 --> 00:15:21.419
 imagine the

00:15:21.419 --> 00:15:21.899
 pain and

00:15:21.899 --> 00:15:22.419
 heartache

00:15:22.419 --> 00:15:23.059
 of Hosea?

00:15:23.339 --> 00:15:24.159
 The wife

00:15:24.159 --> 00:15:24.799
 you love

00:15:24.799 --> 00:15:25.399
 and adore

00:15:25.399 --> 00:15:26.339
 comes home

00:15:26.339 --> 00:15:26.779
 with a

00:15:26.779 --> 00:15:27.459
 child that

00:15:27.459 --> 00:15:28.039
 is not

00:15:28.039 --> 00:15:28.799
 yours?

00:15:30.019 --> 00:15:30.519
 And no

00:15:30.519 --> 00:15:31.000
 matter how

00:15:31.000 --> 00:15:31.679
 much Hosea

00:15:31.679 --> 00:15:32.339
 would love

00:15:32.339 --> 00:15:32.959
 that baby

00:15:32.959 --> 00:15:33.279
 girl,

00:15:33.659 --> 00:15:34.139
 she would

00:15:34.139 --> 00:15:34.559
 be a

00:15:34.559 --> 00:15:35.119
 constant

00:15:35.119 --> 00:15:36.059
 reminder to

00:15:36.059 --> 00:15:36.679
 him of

00:15:36.679 --> 00:15:37.119
 his

00:15:37.119 --> 00:15:38.199
 unfaithful

00:15:38.199 --> 00:15:39.099
 wife.

00:15:42.699 --> 00:15:43.659
 Verse 6,

00:15:43.759 --> 00:15:44.139
 Then the

00:15:44.139 --> 00:15:45.139
 Lord said

00:15:45.139 --> 00:15:46.039
 to Hosea,

00:15:46.159 --> 00:15:46.619
 call her

00:15:46.619 --> 00:15:46.899
 low

00:15:46.899 --> 00:15:47.399
 Ruama,

00:15:48.479 --> 00:15:49.379
 for I

00:15:49.379 --> 00:15:49.959
 will no

00:15:49.959 --> 00:15:50.439
 longer

00:15:50.439 --> 00:15:51.319
 show love

00:15:51.319 --> 00:15:51.699
 to the

00:15:51.699 --> 00:15:52.159
 house of

00:15:52.159 --> 00:15:52.599
 Israel,

00:15:53.139 --> 00:15:54.219
 that I

00:15:54.219 --> 00:15:54.639
 should at

00:15:54.639 --> 00:15:55.439
 all forgive

00:15:55.439 --> 00:15:55.739
 them.

00:15:57.019 --> 00:15:57.919
 The one,

00:15:58.059 --> 00:15:58.939
 the treasured

00:15:58.939 --> 00:15:59.419
 one that

00:15:59.419 --> 00:16:00.359
 God loved,

00:16:00.879 --> 00:16:01.500
 the one

00:16:01.500 --> 00:16:02.019
 that God

00:16:02.019 --> 00:16:02.759
 had chosen

00:16:02.759 --> 00:16:03.580
 and rescued,

00:16:04.419 --> 00:16:06.000
 will no

00:16:06.000 --> 00:16:06.600
 longer be

00:16:06.600 --> 00:16:07.059
 loved.

00:16:09.759 --> 00:16:10.759
 Verse 7,

00:16:11.779 --> 00:16:12.220
 Yet,

00:16:12.759 --> 00:16:13.679
 I will

00:16:13.679 --> 00:16:14.679
 show my

00:16:14.679 --> 00:16:15.179
 love to

00:16:15.179 --> 00:16:15.620
 the house

00:16:15.620 --> 00:16:16.120
 of Judah.

00:16:17.200 --> 00:16:18.080
 But Judah,

00:16:18.220 --> 00:16:19.179
 don't think

00:16:19.179 --> 00:16:19.840
 that I

00:16:19.840 --> 00:16:20.279
 will love

00:16:20.279 --> 00:16:20.879
 you because

00:16:20.879 --> 00:16:21.759
 you are

00:16:21.759 --> 00:16:22.519
 so faithful.

00:16:22.860 --> 00:16:23.360
 The rest

00:16:23.360 --> 00:16:24.080
 of the story

00:16:24.080 --> 00:16:24.679
 will tell

00:16:24.679 --> 00:16:25.399
 us that

00:16:25.399 --> 00:16:26.100
 Judah is

00:16:26.100 --> 00:16:26.879
 actually no

00:16:26.879 --> 00:16:27.340
 different.

00:16:28.080 --> 00:16:28.600
 God will

00:16:28.600 --> 00:16:29.159
 keep on

00:16:29.159 --> 00:16:29.819
 loving Judah

00:16:29.819 --> 00:16:30.860
 simply because

00:16:30.860 --> 00:16:31.799
 he loves

00:16:31.799 --> 00:16:32.080
 them.

00:16:32.759 --> 00:16:34.279
 verse 7,

00:16:34.340 --> 00:16:34.659
 And I

00:16:34.659 --> 00:16:35.360
 will save

00:16:35.360 --> 00:16:35.620
 them,

00:16:35.919 --> 00:16:36.620
 not by

00:16:36.620 --> 00:16:37.039
 bow,

00:16:37.279 --> 00:16:37.659
 sword,

00:16:37.779 --> 00:16:38.220
 or battle,

00:16:38.299 --> 00:16:38.639
 or by

00:16:38.639 --> 00:16:39.340
 horses and

00:16:39.340 --> 00:16:39.799
 horsemen.

00:16:40.100 --> 00:16:40.779
 You will

00:16:40.779 --> 00:16:41.600
 not survive

00:16:41.600 --> 00:16:42.059
 by your

00:16:42.059 --> 00:16:42.700
 own strength,

00:16:43.039 --> 00:16:44.779
 but by

00:16:44.779 --> 00:16:45.220
 the Lord

00:16:45.220 --> 00:16:45.879
 their God.

00:16:46.799 --> 00:16:47.200
 Yes,

00:16:47.220 --> 00:16:47.580
 I will

00:16:47.580 --> 00:16:48.259
 continue to

00:16:48.259 --> 00:16:48.620
 love you.

00:16:48.960 --> 00:16:49.200
 Yes,

00:16:49.259 --> 00:16:49.559
 you will

00:16:49.559 --> 00:16:50.200
 still be a

00:16:50.200 --> 00:16:50.519
 people,

00:16:50.899 --> 00:16:51.500
 but only

00:16:51.500 --> 00:16:52.480
 because I

00:16:52.480 --> 00:16:53.080
 choose to

00:16:53.080 --> 00:16:54.120
 love unfaithful

00:16:54.120 --> 00:16:55.299
 people like

00:16:55.299 --> 00:16:55.639
 you.

00:16:56.700 --> 00:16:57.740
 But Israel,

00:16:58.700 --> 00:17:00.240
 they are

00:17:00.240 --> 00:17:01.100
 not my

00:17:01.100 --> 00:17:01.659
 loved one.

00:17:02.759 --> 00:17:03.559
 they are

00:17:03.559 --> 00:17:04.420
 not my

00:17:04.420 --> 00:17:05.000
 loved one.

00:17:09.039 --> 00:17:09.720
 Gomorh

00:17:09.720 --> 00:17:10.859
 had another

00:17:10.859 --> 00:17:11.460
 child,

00:17:11.960 --> 00:17:12.480
 verse 8.

00:17:13.920 --> 00:17:14.619
 After she

00:17:14.619 --> 00:17:15.319
 had weaned

00:17:15.319 --> 00:17:16.119
 Lo-Ruamah,

00:17:17.240 --> 00:17:17.720
 Gomorh

00:17:17.720 --> 00:17:18.619
 had another

00:17:18.619 --> 00:17:19.000
 son.

00:17:20.379 --> 00:17:20.819
 Again,

00:17:20.940 --> 00:17:21.519
 the father's

00:17:21.519 --> 00:17:22.180
 name is not

00:17:22.180 --> 00:17:22.619
 mentioned,

00:17:23.619 --> 00:17:24.619
 another lover's

00:17:24.619 --> 00:17:25.119
 child.

00:17:26.519 --> 00:17:27.500
 Verse 9,

00:17:27.500 --> 00:17:27.880
 then the

00:17:27.880 --> 00:17:28.539
 Lord said,

00:17:29.339 --> 00:17:30.180
 Call him

00:17:30.180 --> 00:17:31.119
 Lo-Ami,

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 for you

00:17:32.960 --> 00:17:34.099
 are not

00:17:34.099 --> 00:17:34.920
 my people,

00:17:35.640 --> 00:17:37.240
 and I

00:17:37.240 --> 00:17:37.980
 am not

00:17:37.980 --> 00:17:39.339
 your God.

00:17:41.119 --> 00:17:42.099
 Through each

00:17:42.099 --> 00:17:43.039
 child that is

00:17:43.039 --> 00:17:43.779
 born, God

00:17:43.779 --> 00:17:44.740
 makes clear he

00:17:44.740 --> 00:17:45.660
 is ready to

00:17:45.660 --> 00:17:46.779
 divorce his

00:17:46.779 --> 00:17:47.240
 people.

00:17:47.660 --> 00:17:48.440
 This marriage

00:17:48.440 --> 00:17:49.460
 is well and

00:17:49.460 --> 00:17:50.420
 truly broken.

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 It is

00:17:51.559 --> 00:17:52.460
 finished.

00:17:52.460 --> 00:17:55.440
 We could

00:17:55.440 --> 00:17:55.960
 imagine

00:17:55.960 --> 00:17:56.500
 Hosea

00:17:56.500 --> 00:17:57.279
 walking his

00:17:57.279 --> 00:17:57.940
 young son

00:17:57.940 --> 00:17:58.480
 along the

00:17:58.480 --> 00:17:58.799
 road,

00:17:59.299 --> 00:17:59.640
 and a

00:17:59.640 --> 00:18:00.039
 group of

00:18:00.039 --> 00:18:00.799
 ladies stop

00:18:00.799 --> 00:18:01.200
 and look

00:18:01.200 --> 00:18:01.660
 into the

00:18:01.660 --> 00:18:01.980
 buggy.

00:18:02.380 --> 00:18:02.840
 What a

00:18:02.840 --> 00:18:03.380
 cute little

00:18:03.380 --> 00:18:03.759
 boy.

00:18:04.660 --> 00:18:05.019
 What's

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 his name?

00:18:07.079 --> 00:18:07.700
 Judgment

00:18:07.700 --> 00:18:08.319
 is coming.

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 Or if you

00:18:10.100 --> 00:18:10.680
 prefer his

00:18:10.680 --> 00:18:11.140
 nickname,

00:18:11.660 --> 00:18:12.039
 violent

00:18:12.039 --> 00:18:12.819
 bloodshed.

00:18:14.240 --> 00:18:15.180
 Or listen

00:18:15.180 --> 00:18:15.940
 to Hosea

00:18:15.940 --> 00:18:16.700
 calling his

00:18:16.700 --> 00:18:17.220
 bastard

00:18:17.220 --> 00:18:18.059
 children in

00:18:18.059 --> 00:18:18.519
 for dinner.

00:18:18.920 --> 00:18:19.620
 Not my

00:18:19.620 --> 00:18:20.340
 loved one,

00:18:20.339 --> 00:18:22.279
 not my

00:18:22.279 --> 00:18:22.839
 people,

00:18:23.559 --> 00:18:24.139
 dinner is

00:18:24.139 --> 00:18:24.579
 ready.

00:18:27.359 --> 00:18:27.859
 Or watch

00:18:27.859 --> 00:18:28.359
 Hosea

00:18:28.359 --> 00:18:29.000
 collect his

00:18:29.000 --> 00:18:29.579
 kids from

00:18:29.579 --> 00:18:30.019
 school.

00:18:30.980 --> 00:18:31.720
 I'm here

00:18:31.720 --> 00:18:32.299
 to collect

00:18:32.299 --> 00:18:33.659
 not loved.

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 And that

00:18:35.480 --> 00:18:36.099
 kid in the

00:18:36.099 --> 00:18:36.399
 corner,

00:18:36.759 --> 00:18:37.339
 he's coming

00:18:37.339 --> 00:18:38.059
 with me as

00:18:38.059 --> 00:18:38.259
 well,

00:18:38.439 --> 00:18:38.980
 but he

00:18:38.980 --> 00:18:39.299
 doesn't

00:18:39.299 --> 00:18:40.019
 belong to

00:18:40.019 --> 00:18:40.279
 me.

00:18:42.359 --> 00:18:43.220
 You see,

00:18:43.299 --> 00:18:43.519
 it would

00:18:43.519 --> 00:18:44.439
 become crystal

00:18:44.439 --> 00:18:45.039
 clear to

00:18:45.039 --> 00:18:45.959
 everyone through

00:18:45.959 --> 00:18:47.359
 his adulterous

00:18:47.359 --> 00:18:48.339
 wife and

00:18:48.339 --> 00:18:49.199
 illegitimate

00:18:49.199 --> 00:18:49.720
 children.

00:18:50.339 --> 00:18:51.819
 that God

00:18:51.819 --> 00:18:52.359
 has signed

00:18:52.359 --> 00:18:53.000
 the papers

00:18:53.000 --> 00:18:53.779
 of divorce.

00:18:54.779 --> 00:18:55.119
 This

00:18:55.119 --> 00:18:55.699
 marriage

00:18:55.699 --> 00:18:57.599
 is over.

00:18:59.500 --> 00:19:00.039
 God

00:19:00.039 --> 00:19:00.720
 had declared

00:19:00.720 --> 00:19:01.259
 throughout

00:19:01.259 --> 00:19:01.959
 their history

00:19:01.959 --> 00:19:02.599
 and promise

00:19:02.599 --> 00:19:03.199
 so often,

00:19:03.539 --> 00:19:04.459
 I will be

00:19:04.459 --> 00:19:05.039
 your God

00:19:05.039 --> 00:19:06.179
 and you

00:19:06.179 --> 00:19:06.959
 will be

00:19:06.959 --> 00:19:08.039
 my people.

00:19:08.339 --> 00:19:08.980
 Now the

00:19:08.980 --> 00:19:09.599
 echoes are

00:19:09.599 --> 00:19:10.419
 heard throughout

00:19:10.419 --> 00:19:11.059
 the nation,

00:19:11.480 --> 00:19:12.599
 you are not

00:19:12.599 --> 00:19:13.439
 my people

00:19:13.439 --> 00:19:15.179
 and I am

00:19:15.179 --> 00:19:16.220
 not your

00:19:16.220 --> 00:19:16.659
 God.

00:19:16.659 --> 00:19:16.720
 But

00:19:16.720 --> 00:19:17.720
 God

00:19:17.720 --> 00:19:19.160
 will be

00:19:19.160 --> 00:19:19.720
 to

00:19:19.720 --> 00:19:20.360
 God

00:19:20.360 --> 00:19:21.200
 will be

00:19:21.200 --> 00:19:21.640
 well,

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 it's hardly

00:19:22.059 --> 00:19:22.779
 surprising.

00:19:24.539 --> 00:19:25.539
 And we

00:19:25.539 --> 00:19:26.140
 shouldn't be

00:19:26.140 --> 00:19:27.019
 surprised if

00:19:27.019 --> 00:19:27.700
 God treated

00:19:27.700 --> 00:19:28.460
 us like

00:19:28.460 --> 00:19:28.860
 this.

00:19:29.980 --> 00:19:30.900
 It's what

00:19:30.900 --> 00:19:31.539
 we deserve.

00:19:33.160 --> 00:19:33.839
 We are

00:19:33.839 --> 00:19:34.740
 illegitimate

00:19:34.740 --> 00:19:35.200
 children.

00:19:36.980 --> 00:19:37.420
 We have

00:19:37.420 --> 00:19:38.400
 no right

00:19:38.400 --> 00:19:40.140
 to God's

00:19:40.140 --> 00:19:40.519
 love,

00:19:40.519 --> 00:19:40.579
 love,

00:19:41.359 --> 00:19:42.859
 for we

00:19:42.859 --> 00:19:43.740
 have pushed

00:19:43.740 --> 00:19:44.279
 him away

00:19:44.279 --> 00:19:46.019
 and held

00:19:46.019 --> 00:19:46.319
 him at

00:19:46.319 --> 00:19:46.680
 arm's

00:19:46.680 --> 00:19:47.000
 length.

00:19:47.000 --> 00:19:47.140
 love.

00:19:51.140 --> 00:19:52.079
 But if

00:19:52.079 --> 00:19:52.579
 God's

00:19:52.579 --> 00:19:52.980
 love

00:19:52.980 --> 00:19:54.279
 of an

00:19:54.279 --> 00:19:55.140
 unfaithfulness

00:19:55.140 --> 00:19:57.019
 surprises

00:19:57.019 --> 00:19:57.559
 you,

00:19:58.940 --> 00:19:59.779
 then his

00:19:59.779 --> 00:20:00.640
 promise to

00:20:00.640 --> 00:20:01.619
 go on

00:20:01.619 --> 00:20:02.299
 loving and

00:20:02.299 --> 00:20:02.920
 unfaithful

00:20:02.920 --> 00:20:04.640
 people is

00:20:04.640 --> 00:20:05.000
 an even

00:20:05.000 --> 00:20:05.599
 greater

00:20:05.599 --> 00:20:06.440
 surprise,

00:20:08.180 --> 00:20:09.019
 for God

00:20:09.019 --> 00:20:09.640
 does not

00:20:09.640 --> 00:20:10.700
 forget his

00:20:10.700 --> 00:20:11.460
 promise.

00:20:13.640 --> 00:20:14.400
 Have a

00:20:14.400 --> 00:20:14.660
 look at

00:20:14.660 --> 00:20:15.299
 verse 9.

00:20:17.000 --> 00:20:21.559
 Then the

00:20:21.559 --> 00:20:22.339
 Lord said,

00:20:22.740 --> 00:20:23.279
 Call him

00:20:23.279 --> 00:20:23.640
 low,

00:20:23.799 --> 00:20:24.099
 Ami,

00:20:24.779 --> 00:20:25.299
 for you

00:20:25.299 --> 00:20:26.000
 are not

00:20:26.000 --> 00:20:26.980
 my people,

00:20:28.019 --> 00:20:28.839
 and I

00:20:28.839 --> 00:20:29.519
 am not

00:20:29.519 --> 00:20:30.559
 your God.

00:20:32.359 --> 00:20:32.940
 But

00:20:32.940 --> 00:20:34.819
 yet

00:20:34.819 --> 00:20:36.380
 the

00:20:36.380 --> 00:20:37.000
 Israelites

00:20:37.000 --> 00:20:38.019
 will be

00:20:38.019 --> 00:20:38.519
 like the

00:20:38.519 --> 00:20:39.019
 sand on

00:20:39.019 --> 00:20:39.700
 the seashore,

00:20:39.839 --> 00:20:40.660
 which cannot

00:20:40.660 --> 00:20:41.619
 be measured

00:20:41.619 --> 00:20:43.039
 or counted.

00:20:44.000 --> 00:20:44.759
 Just a

00:20:44.759 --> 00:20:45.359
 moment ago

00:20:45.359 --> 00:20:45.920
 we are told

00:20:45.920 --> 00:20:46.339
 that God

00:20:46.339 --> 00:20:46.759
 would bring

00:20:46.759 --> 00:20:47.359
 an end

00:20:47.359 --> 00:20:47.920
 to his

00:20:47.920 --> 00:20:48.299
 people.

00:20:49.200 --> 00:20:49.819
 Now he

00:20:49.819 --> 00:20:50.279
 makes a

00:20:50.279 --> 00:20:50.839
 promise to

00:20:50.839 --> 00:20:51.779
 restore them

00:20:51.779 --> 00:20:52.579
 into a

00:20:52.579 --> 00:20:53.200
 nation that

00:20:53.200 --> 00:20:53.740
 is without

00:20:53.740 --> 00:20:54.460
 number.

00:20:56.359 --> 00:20:56.819
 You see,

00:20:56.960 --> 00:20:57.660
 while we

00:20:57.660 --> 00:20:58.240
 are the

00:20:58.240 --> 00:20:59.099
 adulterous

00:20:59.099 --> 00:20:59.700
 wife,

00:21:01.019 --> 00:21:01.839
 God is

00:21:01.839 --> 00:21:02.539
 the promise

00:21:02.539 --> 00:21:03.180
 keeping

00:21:03.180 --> 00:21:04.079
 husband.

00:21:07.500 --> 00:21:08.180
 Remember

00:21:08.180 --> 00:21:08.980
 God's

00:21:08.980 --> 00:21:09.759
 promise to

00:21:09.759 --> 00:21:10.259
 Abraham

00:21:10.259 --> 00:21:11.420
 at the

00:21:11.420 --> 00:21:12.039
 very beginning

00:21:12.039 --> 00:21:12.379
 of the

00:21:12.379 --> 00:21:13.180
 Bible story?

00:21:13.180 --> 00:21:14.180
 God

00:21:14.180 --> 00:21:15.380
 said,

00:21:15.380 --> 00:21:15.720
 I will

00:21:15.720 --> 00:21:16.299
 make you

00:21:16.299 --> 00:21:16.759
 into a

00:21:16.759 --> 00:21:17.060
 great

00:21:17.060 --> 00:21:17.460
 nation

00:21:17.460 --> 00:21:17.840
 and I

00:21:17.840 --> 00:21:18.000
 will

00:21:18.000 --> 00:21:18.400
 bless

00:21:18.400 --> 00:21:18.700
 you.

00:21:19.460 --> 00:21:19.560
 And

00:21:19.560 --> 00:21:20.160
 later on

00:21:20.160 --> 00:21:20.440
 God

00:21:20.440 --> 00:21:20.960
 repeated

00:21:20.960 --> 00:21:21.240
 that

00:21:21.240 --> 00:21:21.660
 promise

00:21:21.660 --> 00:21:21.980
 to

00:21:21.980 --> 00:21:22.460
 Abraham,

00:21:22.980 --> 00:21:23.140
 I

00:21:23.140 --> 00:21:23.340
 will

00:21:23.340 --> 00:21:23.720
 surely

00:21:23.720 --> 00:21:24.320
 bless

00:21:24.320 --> 00:21:24.660
 you

00:21:24.660 --> 00:21:25.299
 and

00:21:25.299 --> 00:21:25.539
 make

00:21:25.539 --> 00:21:25.720
 your

00:21:25.720 --> 00:21:26.299
 descendants

00:21:26.299 --> 00:21:26.700
 as

00:21:26.700 --> 00:21:27.259
 numerous

00:21:27.259 --> 00:21:27.580
 as

00:21:27.580 --> 00:21:27.799
 the

00:21:27.799 --> 00:21:28.160
 sand

00:21:28.160 --> 00:21:28.580
 on the

00:21:28.580 --> 00:21:29.240
 seashore.

00:21:30.019 --> 00:21:30.620
 God

00:21:30.620 --> 00:21:31.120
 is saying

00:21:31.120 --> 00:21:31.340
 I

00:21:31.340 --> 00:21:32.019
 will

00:21:32.019 --> 00:21:32.580
 make a

00:21:32.580 --> 00:21:32.860
 people

00:21:32.860 --> 00:21:33.160
 for

00:21:33.160 --> 00:21:33.660
 myself.

00:21:33.660 --> 00:21:34.200
 I

00:21:34.200 --> 00:21:34.440
 will

00:21:34.440 --> 00:21:34.960
 raise

00:21:34.960 --> 00:21:35.480
 up a

00:21:35.480 --> 00:21:35.900
 nation

00:21:35.900 --> 00:21:36.200
 that

00:21:36.200 --> 00:21:36.740
 no one

00:21:36.740 --> 00:21:36.980
 can

00:21:36.980 --> 00:21:37.320
 count,

00:21:37.660 --> 00:21:37.799
 that

00:21:37.799 --> 00:21:38.039
 will

00:21:38.039 --> 00:21:38.539
 love

00:21:38.539 --> 00:21:38.859
 me,

00:21:39.039 --> 00:21:39.319
 that

00:21:39.319 --> 00:21:39.519
 will

00:21:39.519 --> 00:21:40.099
 follow

00:21:40.099 --> 00:21:40.440
 me.

00:21:41.119 --> 00:21:41.420
 So

00:21:41.420 --> 00:21:41.899
 despite

00:21:41.899 --> 00:21:42.519
 all

00:21:42.519 --> 00:21:42.759
 our

00:21:42.759 --> 00:21:43.379
 adultery,

00:21:43.759 --> 00:21:44.039
 God

00:21:44.039 --> 00:21:44.700
 is not

00:21:44.700 --> 00:21:45.240
 going to

00:21:45.240 --> 00:21:45.639
 give up

00:21:45.639 --> 00:21:46.000
 on his

00:21:46.000 --> 00:21:46.480
 promise.

00:21:47.740 --> 00:21:48.139
 Look at

00:21:48.139 --> 00:21:48.500
 the rest

00:21:48.500 --> 00:21:48.859
 of verse

00:21:48.859 --> 00:21:49.220
 10.

00:21:50.000 --> 00:21:50.440
 In the

00:21:50.440 --> 00:21:51.099
 place where

00:21:51.099 --> 00:21:51.379
 it was

00:21:51.379 --> 00:21:51.839
 said to

00:21:51.839 --> 00:21:52.119
 them,

00:21:52.680 --> 00:21:53.059
 you are

00:21:53.059 --> 00:21:53.759
 not my

00:21:53.759 --> 00:21:54.200
 people,

00:21:54.879 --> 00:21:55.339
 they

00:21:55.339 --> 00:21:56.159
 will be

00:21:56.159 --> 00:21:56.680
 called

00:21:56.680 --> 00:21:57.220
 sons

00:21:57.220 --> 00:21:58.180
 of the

00:21:58.180 --> 00:21:58.399
 living

00:21:58.399 --> 00:21:58.839
 God.

00:21:59.659 --> 00:22:00.079
 The

00:22:00.079 --> 00:22:00.440
 people

00:22:00.440 --> 00:22:01.059
 of Judah

00:22:01.059 --> 00:22:01.519
 and the

00:22:01.519 --> 00:22:01.819
 people

00:22:01.819 --> 00:22:02.399
 of Israel

00:22:02.399 --> 00:22:03.639
 which

00:22:03.639 --> 00:22:04.139
 are at

00:22:04.139 --> 00:22:04.440
 this

00:22:04.440 --> 00:22:04.980
 stage

00:22:04.980 --> 00:22:05.960
 broken

00:22:05.960 --> 00:22:06.299
 and

00:22:06.299 --> 00:22:06.859
 divided

00:22:06.859 --> 00:22:08.200
 will

00:22:08.200 --> 00:22:08.559
 be

00:22:08.559 --> 00:22:09.539
 reunited

00:22:09.539 --> 00:22:10.740
 and

00:22:10.740 --> 00:22:10.900
 they

00:22:10.900 --> 00:22:11.100
 will

00:22:11.100 --> 00:22:11.519
 appoint

00:22:11.519 --> 00:22:12.019
 one

00:22:12.019 --> 00:22:12.380
 leader,

00:22:12.500 --> 00:22:12.600
 they

00:22:12.600 --> 00:22:12.759
 will

00:22:12.759 --> 00:22:13.100
 become

00:22:13.100 --> 00:22:13.319
 a

00:22:13.319 --> 00:22:13.640
 great

00:22:13.640 --> 00:22:14.080
 people

00:22:14.080 --> 00:22:14.400
 again

00:22:14.400 --> 00:22:14.819
 and

00:22:14.819 --> 00:22:14.960
 they

00:22:14.960 --> 00:22:15.100
 will

00:22:15.100 --> 00:22:15.380
 come

00:22:15.380 --> 00:22:15.580
 up

00:22:15.580 --> 00:22:15.900
 out

00:22:15.900 --> 00:22:16.059
 of

00:22:16.059 --> 00:22:16.180
 the

00:22:16.180 --> 00:22:16.480
 land

00:22:16.480 --> 00:22:17.000
 for

00:22:17.000 --> 00:22:17.700
 great

00:22:17.700 --> 00:22:18.059
 will

00:22:18.059 --> 00:22:18.240
 be

00:22:18.240 --> 00:22:18.440
 the

00:22:18.440 --> 00:22:18.840
 day

00:22:18.840 --> 00:22:19.559
 of

00:22:19.559 --> 00:22:20.220
 Jezreel.

00:22:21.080 --> 00:22:21.700
 Just

00:22:21.700 --> 00:22:22.000
 when

00:22:22.000 --> 00:22:22.200
 we

00:22:22.200 --> 00:22:22.500
 think

00:22:22.500 --> 00:22:22.860
 God

00:22:22.860 --> 00:22:23.080
 has

00:22:23.080 --> 00:22:23.559
 signed

00:22:23.559 --> 00:22:24.220
 the

00:22:24.220 --> 00:22:24.740
 divorce

00:22:24.740 --> 00:22:25.299
 papers,

00:22:25.799 --> 00:22:26.019
 just

00:22:26.019 --> 00:22:26.259
 when

00:22:26.259 --> 00:22:26.460
 we

00:22:26.460 --> 00:22:26.740
 think

00:22:26.740 --> 00:22:26.980
 the

00:22:26.980 --> 00:22:27.380
 marriage

00:22:27.380 --> 00:22:27.720
 is

00:22:27.720 --> 00:22:28.059
 over,

00:22:28.500 --> 00:22:28.920
 God

00:22:28.920 --> 00:22:29.220
 our

00:22:29.220 --> 00:22:29.680
 loving

00:22:29.680 --> 00:22:30.220
 husband

00:22:30.220 --> 00:22:31.700
 reminds

00:22:31.700 --> 00:22:32.240
 us

00:22:32.240 --> 00:22:32.940
 of his

00:22:32.940 --> 00:22:33.720
 eternal

00:22:33.720 --> 00:22:34.700
 promise.

00:22:35.620 --> 00:22:36.259
 Chapter

00:22:36.259 --> 00:22:36.640
 2

00:22:36.640 --> 00:22:36.960
 verse

00:22:36.960 --> 00:22:37.340
 1.

00:22:38.200 --> 00:22:39.120
 Say

00:22:39.120 --> 00:22:39.759
 of

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 your

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 brothers

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 my

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 people

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 and

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 of

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 your

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 sisters

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 my

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 loved

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 one.

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 How

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 can

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 God

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 do

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 this?

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 How

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 can

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 he

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 at

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 one

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 moment

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 say

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 I'm

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 going

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 to

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 wipe

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 you

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 out

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 and

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 then

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 make

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 them

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 great?

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 How

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 can

00:23:02.960 --> 00:23:03.160
 he

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 disown

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 them

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 but

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 then

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 take

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 them

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 all

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 back?

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 Well

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 look at

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 the

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 very

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 end

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 of

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 verse

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 11.

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 We're

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 told

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 that they

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 will

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 come up

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 out

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 of

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 the

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 land

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 for

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 great

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 will

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 be

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 the

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 day

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 of

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 Jezreel.

00:23:26.080 --> 00:23:26.680
 Jezreel

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 as we

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 have seen

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 is a

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 symbol

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 of

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 judgment

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 of

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 violent

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 bloodshed

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 God

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 punishing

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 his

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 people

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 for

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 their

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 adultery

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 but

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 now

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 God

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 is

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 promising

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 that

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 another

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 Jezreel

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 is going

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 to

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 take

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 place

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 another

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 great

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 day

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 of

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 judgment

00:23:43.060 --> 00:23:43.380
 is

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 going

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 to

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 come

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 that

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 will

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 not

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 end

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 the

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 marriage

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 but

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 that's

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 going

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 to

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 restore

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 the

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 marriage

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 that

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 day

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 that

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 great

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 day

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 would

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 take

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 place

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 as the

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 only

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 faithful

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 son

00:24:03.339 --> 00:24:04.099
 Jesus

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 Christ

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 would

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 die

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 on

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 the

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 cross

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 the

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 death

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 of

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 Jesus

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 is

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 our

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 Jezreel

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 Jesus

00:24:10.919 --> 00:24:11.319
 would

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 become

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 the

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 unfaithful

00:24:13.619 --> 00:24:14.759
 adulterous

00:24:14.759 --> 00:24:15.439
 wife

00:24:15.439 --> 00:24:16.659
 for us

00:24:16.659 --> 00:24:18.019
 Jesus

00:24:18.019 --> 00:24:18.379
 would

00:24:18.379 --> 00:24:18.879
 become

00:24:18.879 --> 00:24:19.899
 Gomar

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 for you

00:24:21.139 --> 00:24:21.939
 and for

00:24:21.939 --> 00:24:22.240
 me

00:24:22.240 --> 00:24:22.740
 the

00:24:22.740 --> 00:24:23.299
 judgment

00:24:23.299 --> 00:24:23.639
 the

00:24:23.639 --> 00:24:24.220
 violent

00:24:24.220 --> 00:24:24.959
 bloodshed

00:24:24.959 --> 00:24:25.779
 would fall

00:24:25.779 --> 00:24:26.559
 not on

00:24:26.559 --> 00:24:27.019
 us

00:24:27.019 --> 00:24:29.980
 but upon

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 his

00:24:30.319 --> 00:24:30.699
 son

00:24:30.700 --> 00:24:35.039
 the

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 apostle

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 Paul

00:24:35.960 --> 00:24:37.539
 experienced

00:24:37.539 --> 00:24:38.259
 this

00:24:38.259 --> 00:24:39.799
 as he

00:24:39.799 --> 00:24:40.299
 reflected

00:24:40.299 --> 00:24:40.740
 on the

00:24:40.740 --> 00:24:40.980
 death

00:24:40.980 --> 00:24:41.140
 of

00:24:41.140 --> 00:24:41.600
 Jesus

00:24:41.600 --> 00:24:43.600
 have a

00:24:43.600 --> 00:24:43.900
 look at

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 Romans

00:24:44.319 --> 00:24:44.799
 chapter

00:24:44.799 --> 00:24:45.240
 9

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 Romans

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 chapter

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 9

00:24:56.580 --> 00:24:56.840
 verse

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 22

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 it's

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 on

00:24:57.880 --> 00:24:58.140
 page

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 1136

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 if you're

00:25:00.740 --> 00:25:01.039
 using

00:25:01.039 --> 00:25:01.259
 the

00:25:01.259 --> 00:25:01.560
 church

00:25:01.560 --> 00:25:02.000
 bible

00:25:02.000 --> 00:25:11.180
 Romans

00:25:11.180 --> 00:25:12.140
 9

00:25:12.140 --> 00:25:12.820
 starting

00:25:12.820 --> 00:25:13.060
 at

00:25:13.060 --> 00:25:13.279
 verse

00:25:13.279 --> 00:25:13.920
 22

00:25:13.920 --> 00:25:17.120
 it's

00:25:17.120 --> 00:25:17.500
 talking

00:25:17.500 --> 00:25:17.980
 about

00:25:17.980 --> 00:25:19.340
 the

00:25:19.340 --> 00:25:19.600
 death

00:25:19.600 --> 00:25:19.799
 of

00:25:19.799 --> 00:25:20.259
 Jesus

00:25:20.259 --> 00:25:24.359
 let's

00:25:24.359 --> 00:25:24.599
 read

00:25:24.599 --> 00:25:24.819
 verse

00:25:24.819 --> 00:25:25.319
 22

00:25:25.319 --> 00:25:25.779
 what

00:25:25.779 --> 00:25:26.240
 if

00:25:26.240 --> 00:25:26.740
 God

00:25:26.740 --> 00:25:29.500
 choosing

00:25:29.500 --> 00:25:30.299
 to show

00:25:30.299 --> 00:25:30.680
 his

00:25:30.680 --> 00:25:31.299
 wrath

00:25:31.299 --> 00:25:33.440
 and make

00:25:33.440 --> 00:25:33.980
 his power

00:25:33.980 --> 00:25:34.480
 known

00:25:34.480 --> 00:25:36.259
 instead

00:25:36.259 --> 00:25:37.799
 bore

00:25:37.799 --> 00:25:38.599
 with great

00:25:38.599 --> 00:25:39.220
 patience

00:25:39.220 --> 00:25:39.579
 the

00:25:39.579 --> 00:25:40.400
 objects

00:25:40.400 --> 00:25:41.420
 of his

00:25:41.420 --> 00:25:41.879
 wrath

00:25:41.879 --> 00:25:43.339
 prepared

00:25:43.339 --> 00:25:43.640
 for

00:25:43.640 --> 00:25:44.279
 destruction

00:25:44.279 --> 00:25:45.619
 so he's

00:25:45.619 --> 00:25:46.200
 asking the

00:25:46.200 --> 00:25:46.480
 question

00:25:46.480 --> 00:25:46.740
 what

00:25:46.740 --> 00:25:47.460
 what if

00:25:47.460 --> 00:25:47.819
 God

00:25:47.819 --> 00:25:48.420
 did not

00:25:48.420 --> 00:25:48.920
 bring

00:25:48.920 --> 00:25:49.380
 his

00:25:49.380 --> 00:25:50.000
 judgment

00:25:50.000 --> 00:25:51.200
 upon

00:25:51.200 --> 00:25:51.920
 us

00:25:51.920 --> 00:25:53.980
 verse

00:25:53.980 --> 00:25:54.480
 23

00:25:54.480 --> 00:25:55.400
 what if

00:25:55.400 --> 00:25:55.900
 he did

00:25:55.900 --> 00:25:56.279
 this

00:25:56.279 --> 00:25:56.700
 what if

00:25:56.700 --> 00:25:57.019
 he was

00:25:57.019 --> 00:25:57.519
 patient

00:25:57.519 --> 00:25:58.080
 instead

00:25:58.080 --> 00:25:59.120
 what if

00:25:59.120 --> 00:25:59.480
 he did

00:25:59.480 --> 00:25:59.720
 this

00:25:59.720 --> 00:26:00.120
 to make

00:26:00.120 --> 00:26:00.820
 the riches

00:26:00.820 --> 00:26:01.860
 of his

00:26:01.860 --> 00:26:02.279
 glory

00:26:02.279 --> 00:26:02.800
 known

00:26:02.800 --> 00:26:03.320
 to the

00:26:03.320 --> 00:26:04.039
 objects

00:26:04.039 --> 00:26:04.680
 of his

00:26:04.680 --> 00:26:05.220
 mercy

00:26:05.220 --> 00:26:06.720
 whom

00:26:06.720 --> 00:26:06.920
 he

00:26:06.920 --> 00:26:07.500
 prepared

00:26:07.500 --> 00:26:08.300
 in advance

00:26:08.300 --> 00:26:09.680
 for glory

00:26:09.680 --> 00:26:10.519
 what if

00:26:10.519 --> 00:26:11.100
 God

00:26:11.100 --> 00:26:12.320
 did not

00:26:12.320 --> 00:26:12.860
 bring

00:26:12.860 --> 00:26:13.180
 his

00:26:13.180 --> 00:26:13.759
 judgment

00:26:13.759 --> 00:26:14.420
 as he

00:26:14.420 --> 00:26:14.900
 promised

00:26:14.900 --> 00:26:16.000
 but instead

00:26:16.000 --> 00:26:16.820
 had great

00:26:16.820 --> 00:26:17.420
 patience

00:26:17.420 --> 00:26:18.340
 and showed

00:26:18.340 --> 00:26:18.980
 mercy

00:26:18.980 --> 00:26:23.120
 what if

00:26:23.120 --> 00:26:23.460
 he did

00:26:23.460 --> 00:26:23.940
 that

00:26:23.940 --> 00:26:25.279
 verse 24

00:26:25.279 --> 00:26:27.220
 even

00:26:27.220 --> 00:26:29.460
 for us

00:26:29.460 --> 00:26:31.440
 whom he

00:26:31.440 --> 00:26:32.039
 also

00:26:32.039 --> 00:26:32.660
 called

00:26:32.660 --> 00:26:36.380
 not only

00:26:36.380 --> 00:26:36.840
 from the

00:26:36.840 --> 00:26:37.220
 Jews

00:26:37.220 --> 00:26:38.100
 but also

00:26:38.100 --> 00:26:39.620
 from the

00:26:39.620 --> 00:26:40.420
 Gentiles

00:26:40.420 --> 00:26:42.420
 for that

00:26:42.420 --> 00:26:43.160
 is what

00:26:43.160 --> 00:26:43.720
 has

00:26:43.720 --> 00:26:44.380
 happened

00:26:44.380 --> 00:26:45.360
 Jesus

00:26:45.360 --> 00:26:46.060
 has

00:26:46.060 --> 00:26:46.520
 come

00:26:46.520 --> 00:26:47.400
 and he

00:26:47.400 --> 00:26:47.620
 has

00:26:47.620 --> 00:26:48.200
 absorbed

00:26:48.200 --> 00:26:48.800
 and taken

00:26:48.800 --> 00:26:49.400
 the judgment

00:26:49.400 --> 00:26:49.960
 that you

00:26:49.960 --> 00:26:50.300
 and I

00:26:50.300 --> 00:26:50.680
 deserve

00:26:50.680 --> 00:26:51.420
 so that

00:26:51.420 --> 00:26:52.140
 we might

00:26:52.140 --> 00:26:52.680
 receive

00:26:52.680 --> 00:26:53.100
 mercy

00:26:53.100 --> 00:26:53.940
 not just

00:26:53.940 --> 00:26:54.640
 people like

00:26:54.640 --> 00:26:54.980
 you and

00:26:54.980 --> 00:26:55.200
 me

00:26:55.200 --> 00:26:56.060
 not just

00:26:56.060 --> 00:26:56.460
 from the

00:26:56.460 --> 00:26:56.720
 Jews

00:26:56.720 --> 00:26:57.420
 but from

00:26:57.420 --> 00:26:58.540
 the Gentiles

00:26:58.540 --> 00:26:59.920
 from all the

00:26:59.920 --> 00:27:00.320
 nations

00:27:00.320 --> 00:27:01.320
 all those

00:27:01.320 --> 00:27:02.040
 who come

00:27:02.040 --> 00:27:02.620
 to Christ

00:27:02.620 --> 00:27:03.580
 all those

00:27:03.580 --> 00:27:04.460
 who run

00:27:04.460 --> 00:27:05.080
 away from

00:27:05.080 --> 00:27:05.840
 his love

00:27:05.839 --> 00:27:07.480
 and deserve

00:27:07.480 --> 00:27:09.419
 to be

00:27:09.419 --> 00:27:10.139
 put away

00:27:10.139 --> 00:27:12.480
 can now

00:27:12.480 --> 00:27:12.959
 come to

00:27:12.959 --> 00:27:13.359
 him

00:27:13.359 --> 00:27:15.099
 verse 25

00:27:15.099 --> 00:27:16.299
 as he

00:27:16.299 --> 00:27:17.139
 says in

00:27:17.139 --> 00:27:17.699
 Hosea

00:27:17.699 --> 00:27:19.159
 I will

00:27:19.159 --> 00:27:20.019
 call them

00:27:20.019 --> 00:27:21.299
 my people

00:27:21.299 --> 00:27:21.959
 who are

00:27:21.959 --> 00:27:22.500
 not

00:27:22.500 --> 00:27:23.500
 my people

00:27:23.500 --> 00:27:25.240
 and I

00:27:25.240 --> 00:27:25.799
 will call

00:27:25.799 --> 00:27:26.240
 her my

00:27:26.240 --> 00:27:26.859
 loved one

00:27:26.859 --> 00:27:28.240
 who is

00:27:28.240 --> 00:27:28.699
 not

00:27:28.699 --> 00:27:29.559
 my loved

00:27:29.559 --> 00:27:29.879
 one

00:27:29.880 --> 00:27:33.980
 and it

00:27:33.980 --> 00:27:34.480
 will happen

00:27:34.480 --> 00:27:34.780
 in the

00:27:34.780 --> 00:27:35.460
 very place

00:27:35.460 --> 00:27:35.820
 where it

00:27:35.820 --> 00:27:36.200
 was said

00:27:36.200 --> 00:27:36.620
 to them

00:27:36.620 --> 00:27:37.720
 you are

00:27:37.720 --> 00:27:38.300
 not my

00:27:38.300 --> 00:27:38.720
 people

00:27:38.720 --> 00:27:40.260
 they will

00:27:40.260 --> 00:27:40.820
 be called

00:27:40.820 --> 00:27:41.500
 sons

00:27:41.500 --> 00:27:42.440
 of the

00:27:42.440 --> 00:27:42.680
 living

00:27:42.680 --> 00:27:43.200
 gods

00:27:43.200 --> 00:27:44.920
 you see

00:27:44.920 --> 00:27:45.320
 it is

00:27:45.320 --> 00:27:46.080
 at the

00:27:46.080 --> 00:27:46.560
 cross

00:27:46.560 --> 00:27:47.140
 that we

00:27:47.140 --> 00:27:47.820
 become

00:27:47.820 --> 00:27:48.880
 God's

00:27:48.880 --> 00:27:49.540
 people

00:27:49.540 --> 00:27:51.020
 as

00:27:51.020 --> 00:27:51.440
 Jesus

00:27:51.440 --> 00:27:51.980
 dies

00:27:51.980 --> 00:27:52.540
 we are

00:27:52.540 --> 00:27:53.040
 shown

00:27:53.040 --> 00:27:54.040
 mercy

00:27:54.040 --> 00:27:54.880
 as

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 Jesus

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 suffers

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 we

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 receive

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 his

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 love

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 you see

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 this story

00:28:02.180 --> 00:28:02.820
 of Hosea

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 is more

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 personal

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 than we

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 think

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 we are

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 Gomer

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 we are

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 guilty

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 of

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 spiritual

00:28:10.400 --> 00:28:11.000
 adultery

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 we have

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 been

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 unfaithful

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 to God

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 but

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 through

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 the death

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 of Jesus

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 we are

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 now

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 so much

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 more

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 hear

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 the words

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 today

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 of our

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 promise

00:28:23.900 --> 00:28:24.660
 keeping

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 husband

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 you

00:28:27.779 --> 00:28:28.320
 are

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 my

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 loved

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 one

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 you

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 are

00:28:34.019 --> 00:28:35.740
 my

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 people

00:28:36.240 --> 00:28:38.799
 you

00:28:38.799 --> 00:28:39.419
 are

00:28:39.419 --> 00:28:40.700
 my

00:28:40.700 --> 00:28:41.159
 sons

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 and

00:28:41.439 --> 00:28:41.839
 daughters

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 of the

00:28:43.519 --> 00:28:43.779
 living

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 God

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 we

00:28:46.559 --> 00:28:46.779
 may

00:28:46.779 --> 00:28:47.259
 fail

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 we

00:28:49.319 --> 00:28:49.559
 may

00:28:49.559 --> 00:28:49.759
 be

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 unfaithful

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 but

00:28:52.419 --> 00:28:52.939
 God

00:28:52.939 --> 00:28:53.259
 does

00:28:53.259 --> 00:28:53.519
 not

00:28:53.519 --> 00:28:53.939
 fail

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 and

00:28:55.399 --> 00:28:55.720
 God

00:28:55.720 --> 00:28:55.879
 will

00:28:55.879 --> 00:28:56.079
 be

00:28:56.079 --> 00:28:56.500
 faithful

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 to

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 his

00:28:57.440 --> 00:28:57.880
 children

00:28:57.880 --> 00:28:59.799
 you

00:28:59.799 --> 00:29:00.100
 are

00:29:00.100 --> 00:29:00.320
 my

00:29:00.320 --> 00:29:00.580
 loved

00:29:00.580 --> 00:29:00.900
 one

00:29:00.900 --> 00:29:02.640
 let's

00:29:02.640 --> 00:29:02.980
 pray

00:29:02.980 --> 00:29:04.220
 pray

00:29:05.380 --> 00:29:05.440
 may

00:29:05.440 --> 00:29:06.420
 Roberts

00:29:06.420 --> 00:29:07.460
 be

00:29:07.460 --> 00:29:07.480
 you

00:29:07.480 --> 00:29:07.620
 may

00:29:07.620 --> 00:29:09.440
 may