I Will Betroth You to Me

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In Righteousness and Justice image slide

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A love that no man had ever known

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God is jealous for us

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Deuteronomy 4:24

Deuteronomy 4:24 NASB95

24 “For the Lord your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God.

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jealous (qanna) - desire for an exclusive relationship

*opposing serving other gods / world (in scripture)

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James 4:5

James 4:5 (NASB95)

“He jealously desires the Spirit which He has made to dwell in us”?

this jealousy and desire comes from the deepest part of who God is ......His love

How loving, merciful and gracious our God is

many other gods.....only our God is love

how great is His love?

the nations and Abraham to Israel

Brings us to the book of Hosea

Hosea one of the last of the OT prophets

Take a wife of adultery

a son “Jezreel”, daughter “No Mercy” , son “Not My People”

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Hosea 2:19-20 (ESV)

Hosea 2:19–20 (ESV)

19 And I will betroth you to me forever. I will betroth you to me in righteousness and in justice, in steadfast love and in mercy. 20 I will betroth you to me in faithfulness. And you shall know the Lord.

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betroth - purchase for a price

God continues to speak how the world and its gods have drawn their hearts away from Him

God’s blessings would used towards other gods

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Hose 10:1

Hosea 10:1 (NASB95)

1 Israel is a luxuriant vine;

He produces fruit for himself.

The more his fruit,

The more altars he made;

The richer his land,

The better he made the sacred pillars.

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Hosea 10:12

Hosea 10:12 (ESV)

12 Sow for yourselves righteousness;

reap steadfast love;

break up your fallow ground,

for it is the time to seek the Lord,

that he may come and rain righteousness upon you.

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Hosea 2:21-23

Hosea 2:21–23 (ESV)

21 “And in that day I will answer, declares the Lord,

I will answer the heavens,

and they shall answer the earth,

22 and the earth shall answer the grain, the wine, and the oil,

and they shall answer Jezreel,

23 and I will sow her for myself in the land.

And I will have mercy on No Mercy,

and I will say to Not My People, ‘You are my people’;

and he shall say, ‘You are my God.’ ”

Take this time to meditate how God personally has been so patient, kind and loving towards us individually

break up the hard ground on our hearts, sow and reap that steadfast love that only He can give as we anxiously await in this Christmas time coming gift of Jesus, and for Jesus’ soon return for His bride, the church

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I Will Betroth You to Me

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