God's Anger Provoked

God's Redeeming Love - Message 14 - God's Anger Provoked - Hosea 11:12-12:14

Outline

I. Violence and Vanity – 11:12-12:1
A. Encircling God with Deceitful Demands
B. Playing Both Sides – Assyria and Egypt

II. Jacob’s Struggle – vs. 2-6
A. Struggling for the Birthright
B. Stealing the Birthright
C. Seeking Reconciliation – Gen. 32:6-8
D. Surrender to the Angel
E. Sleeping at Bethel – Gen. 28:20-22

III. Arrogance and Deceit – vs. 7-8
A. A Dishonest Merchant – Deut. 25:13; Prov. 11:1
B. Conforming or Transforming – Rom. 12:1-2

IV. Losing the Land – vs. 9-11
A. Tents as Permanent Dwelling
B. Warnings Abound
C. Gilgal – “heap of stones” – dotting the land, multiplying pagan altars

V. Guilty! – vs. 12-14
A. Provision
B. Preservation
C. Provocation