A Father’s Love for the Son

Hosea 11:1-11

Purpose: To return to the Lord, as a child clings to his father

1. God Speaks to the Deaf Ones (Hosea 11:2)

The role of the prophets in the history of the nation (Hos 6:5; 9:8; 12:10, 13).

2. God’s Grace Toward False Sons (Hosea 11:3-4)

3. Wrong Turn! (Hosea 11:5-7)

4. Where Holiness and Love Meet (Hosea 11:8-11)

5. The True Son (Hosea 11:1)

Jesus is the True Israel (Matthew 2:15)

Jesus Longs for His People (Matthew 23:37-38; Luke 13:34-35)

Christians, adopted sons in Christ (Romans 8:12-17; Ephesians 1:3-8)

God longs for His people, like a father for a wayward son.

Only in Jesus Christ can we be adopted into the family.