• Marriage between a Man and a Woman – Fidelity a Part of Vows • Infidelity - A Reason for Divorce (Matthew 19:8-9); the Other is Abandonment by an Unbeliever (1 Corinthians 7:15) • Covenant Relationship between God & His People (Ephesians 5:21-33; Jeremiah 30:22; 7:23) • Infidelity Not Possible for God; However, for His People Fidelity is Impossible without Chase after Other Lovers
I. The Spiritual Adultery of Israel & Mercy of God Illustrated (1:2 – Chapter 3)
A. Chasing Lovers - Rebellion/Rejection (1:2-9; 2:2-13)
1. Marriage to an Adulterous Woman – Rebellion of Israel (1:2-3; 2:2, 5, 8, 13; 2 Kings 17:11)
2. Three Symbolic Children Born – Rejection by God (1:4-9; 2:2-13) • Jezreel (“God Sows”) (v. 4-5) – Not the Reason for Name (Genesis 17:5); Two Other Reasons Given • The Removal of the Descendants of Jehu (2 Kings 10:25-31), and the Total Removal of the House of Israel • Lo-Ruhamah (“No Mercy”) (v. 6) – Only the Tribe of Judah would be shown Mercy (v. 7; 2 Kings 17:18-23) • Lo-Ammi (“Not-My-People”) (v. 8-9) – A Great Divorce (2:9-13; 2 Kings 17:24-41) • Mercy Shown To the Tribe of Judah (v. 7) – Not by carnal weapons (Romans 1:16)
Conclusion/Application
• Does what happened to the adulterous woman, Israel, frighten you? • Let Us Not Seek to be Like Other Churches (Revelation 2:12-29) • Are we, who profess faith in Christ, chasing after other lovers?
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