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何西阿书［第1章］
Book of Hosea 1

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何西阿书［第1章］ |Book of Hosea 1

【回到天父的爱】

主讲：郑伟健同工

26/04/2023

引言：虎毒不食子

过去有听过一个例子，一个乖孩子因为朋友们怂恿他偷东西来证明自己的实力，结果这孩子不甘示弱，就鼓起勇气去偷东西来证明自己的勇气。

最后的结果是，这孩子被店长抓到，父母就狠狠的把他教训，差一点就把这孩子的眼睛打瞎了。但是晚上的时候，父母怕这孩子饿到肚子就给孩子预备晚餐。父母的心就是这样，打在身上，痛在心里，要有管教也要有爱。

一、天父的怜悯与慈爱（V1-2）

在这个时期，以色列王国经历了许多政治和社会的混乱，不断受到邻国的威胁和入侵。当时的社会中，道德败坏，社会风气严重，人们经常违背神的管教，甚至侍奉其他的偶像。

在神的眼中，以色列人好像是祂的妻子，但这个妻子却拜别的偶像，不专一归向神，所以在灵里她犯了淫乱，在生活上也彰显了物质界的淫乱。

何西阿的意思是拯救，是约书亚原来的名字。先知何西阿是北国人，神透过他向以色列人发预言，主要是向北国以色列发表谴责、审判和救赎的盼望。

神是怜悯且有慈爱的神，即使以色列民违背了他们的契约，祂仍然盼望以色列民回心转意，重新建立与神的约。

二、天父有爱也有管教

1.神厌恶流无辜人血的（V3-5）

耶户是神所呼召去除掉北国的亚哈王和耶洗别王后。但是他却也将南国的亚哈谢王和他七十个儿子，以及很多拜巴力的人都杀了。因为他的动机不纯地执行神的命令，在执行时也滥杀无辜。所以神要追讨他的罪，他的王位只能传到第四代。

耶户王朝在哪里开始犯罪，就在哪里接受刑罚。

2.离弃神的人不蒙怜恤（V6-7）

神曾经透过耶利米先知说到：“背道的以色列比奸诈的犹大还显为义”（耶3:10）。当时候南北两国的属灵光景都是全然败坏的。

因此，神不再怜悯以色列家，却要怜悯犹大家。并不是因为哪一国更好，而神是要借着犹大的得救来证明，北国灭亡，并不是神不能拯救、也不是神不愿拯救，而是因为百姓跟随假神、离弃真神，拒绝接受神作自己的拯救。

3.不认神的必失去国籍（V8）

神在这里再一次提醒百姓，是他们自己背弃当年拣选、呼召他们的神。当我们忘记造我们的主的时候，就如同失去了神的遮盖，离开了神国一样。

三、严教中仍存有盼望（V9-11）

神一面宣告审判，一面预言复兴。神严厉的管教是为了让百姓们可以再一次被洁净，回转心意，与神再一次立约，回到祂赐亚伯拉罕的约里面。所以神在审判中，仍然存留了盼望，在弃绝里仍然留下怜悯，应许将来以色列和犹大会复兴和合一。

总结：回到天父的爱

何西阿在书中不仅呼吁人民回转向神，也述说着天父的慈爱和怜悯。尽管以色列人经常悖逆离弃神，但祂仍然保持着对他们的爱和怜悯。

经文不断提到涉及到道德、信仰、家庭、社会和政治等多个方面，体现了当时以色列人的生活和信仰状态。现在正是我们五十晚献祭的时候，神不断透过经文呼吁我们为家人、社区、国家祷告，回天父的爱当中，复兴就临到！

Hosea 1: "Return to the Love of the Father
GK611 Morning Prayer Life Reading
26.04.2023
Speaker: co-worker Asher Chang

Introduction: A tiger does not eat its cub I heard an example in the past of a good boy who was encouraged by his friends to steal to prove his strength, and as a result, the boy was not willing to show his weakness, so he got up the courage to steal to prove his courage.

The end result is that the child was caught by the store manager, the parents was hard on teaching him a lesson, almost blinded the child's eyes. But at night, the parents were afraid that the child would be hungry so they prepared dinner for the child. This is how the heart of a parent is, hit on the body of the child but hurting in the heart of the parents. There will be discipline and love.

1. The Father's Mercy and Love (V1-2)

During this period, the kingdom of Israel experienced much political and social turmoil and was constantly threatened and invaded by its neighbours. There was moral corruption and serious social customs in the society at that time, and people often disobeyed God’s discipline and even served other idols.

In the eyes of God, Israel seemed to be His wife, but this wife worshiped other idols and did not turn to God exclusively, so that she committed adultery in the spirit and manifested adultery in the material world in her life.

Hosea means salvation, and was Joshua’s original name. The prophet Hosea was a native of the northern kingdom, through whom God prophesied to Israel, primarily addressing the northern kingdom of Israel with the hope of condemnation, judgment, and salvation.

God is a merciful and loving God, and even though the people of Israel broke their covenant, He still expects them to turn around and re-establish their covenant with God.

2. The Father has love and discipline

(1) God hates those who shed the blood of the innocent (V3-5)

Jehu was called by God to get rid of King Ahab and Queen Jezebel from the northern kingdom. But he also killed King Ahaziah of the southern kingdom, his seventy sons, and many of the Baal worshipers. For he carried out God's command with impure motives, and in doing so he also killed the innocent indiscriminately. Therefore God had to pursue his sin, and his throne could only be passed on to the fourth generation.

Wherever the Jethro dynasty began to sin, they received the punishment.

(2) No mercy for those who forsake God (V6-7)

God had spoken through the prophet Jeremiah: "Backsliding Israel has shown herself more righteous than treacherous Judah." (Jer 3:11). The spiritual light of both the north and the south was totally corrupt at that time.

Therefore, God will no longer have mercy on the house of Israel, but will have mercy on the house of Judah. It was not because of which country was better, but God wanted to prove through the salvation of Judah that the northern kingdom fell, not because God could not save or would not save, but because the people followed false gods, forsook the true God, and refused to accept God as their salvation.

(3) He who denies God will lose his nationality (V8)

God reminds the people here once again that it is they themselves who have forsaken the God who chose and called them. When we forget the Lord who made us, we are like losing the covering of God and leaving the kingdom of God.

3 There is still hope in strict religion (V9-11)

God declares judgment on the one hand, and prophesies revival on the other. God’s harsh discipline is for the people to be cleansed once again, to turn their hearts and minds, to make a covenant with God once again, and to return to the covenant He gave to Abraham. Therefore, in the midst of judgment, God still left hope, and in the midst of rejection, He still left mercy, promising a future revival and unity between Israel and Judah.

Conclusion: Back to the love of the Father

In his book, Hosea not only calls the people to turn back to God, but also speaks of the Father's love and mercy. He maintained His love and mercy for Israel in spite of their frequent disobedience and turning away from God.

The scriptures constantly refer to various aspects involving morality, faith, family, society and politics, reflecting the state of life and faith of the Israelites at that time. Now is the time for our 50th evening sacrifice, and God keeps calling us through the scriptures to pray for our families, communities, and nations, to return to the love of our Heavenly Father, and revival will come!