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The Cross - Redemption Series Contributed by Stephen Sheane on Mar 5, 2010 (message contributor) Summary: The meaning of redemption as seen from the book of Hosea. THE CROSS - REDEMPTION A gem dealer was strolling the aisles at the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show when he noticed a blue-violet stone the size and shape of a potato. He looked it over, then, as calmly as possible, asked the vendor, "You want $15 for this?" The seller, realizing the rock wasn’t as pretty as others in the bin, lowered the price to $10. The stone has since been certified as a 1,905-carat natural star sapphire, about 800 carats larger than the largest stone of its kind. It was appraised at $2.28 million. I hope you understand your value to God today. You may feel like a worthless rock but God sees you for the Gem you are. It took a lover of stones to recognize the sapphire’s worth. It took the Lover of Souls to recognize the true value of ordinary-looking people like us. Gal 3:13 Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, for it is written: "Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree." 14 He redeemed us in order that the blessing given to Abraham might come to the Gentiles through Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit. What is redemption? The word means ’to buy back’. To truly understand what God’s redemption means to us you need to know the heart of God. Sometimes God demonstrates his heart for us by practically calling us to participate in an event which shows us in a way we can understand. A great example of this is found in the book of Hosea: Hosea 1:2 When the LORD began to speak through Hosea, the LORD said to him, "Go, take to yourself an adulterous wife and children of unfaithfulness, because the land is guilty of the vilest adultery in departing from the LORD." 3 So he married Gomer daughter of Diblaim, and she conceived and bore him a son. 4 Then the LORD said to Hosea, "Call him Jezreel, because I will soon punish the house of Jehu for the massacre at Jezreel, and I will put an end to the kingdom of Israel. 5 In that day I will break Israel’s bow in the Valley of Jezreel." 6 Gomer conceived again and gave birth to a daughter. Then the LORD said to Hosea, "Call her Lo-Ruhamah, for I will no longer show love to the house of Israel, that I should at all forgive them. 7 Yet I will show love to the house of Judah; and I will save them--not by bow, sword or battle, or by horses and horsemen, but by the LORD their God." 8 After she had weaned Lo-Ruhamah, Gomer had another son. 9 Then the LORD said, "Call him Lo-Ammi, for you are not my people, and I am not your God Hosea 3:1 The LORD said to me, "Go, show your love to your wife again, though she is loved by another and is an adulteress. Love her as the LORD loves the Israelites, though they turn to other gods and love the sacred raisin cakes." 2 So I bought her for fifteen shekels of silver and about a homer and a lethek of barley. 3 Then I told her, "You are to live with me many days; you must not be a prostitute or be intimate with any man, and I will live with you." Put yourself in the place of Hosea. He was a young prophet who was a contemporary of Isaiah. The Lord came to him and told him that he had a wife in mind. Imagine the excitement! Maybe Hosea started naming off all the godly Jewish woman he could think of. God ends up saying something that Hosea did not expect; Related Media SermonCentral PowerPoint Template SermonCentral PowerPoint Template SermonCentral PowerPoint Template
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अध्याय 1 1 परमप्रभुको यो वचन बेरीको छोरा होशेकहाँ आयो। यो वचन उज्जियाह, योनाम, आहाज र हिजकियाह यइदाका राजा भएको समयमा प्राप्त भएको थियो। यो त्यस समयको कुरा हो जुन समय योआशका छोरो यारोबाम इस्राएलका राजा थिए। 2 परमप्रभुबाट होशेलाई नै यो पहिलो वचन थियो। परमप्रभुले भन्नुभयो, “जाऊ, गएर एउटी वेश्यालाई पत्नी बनाऊ र त्यसको वेश्यावृतिबाट जन्मिएको सन्तानलाई आफ्नो बनाऊ किन? किनभने यस देशका मानिसहरूले वेश्याहरू जस्तै काम गर्छन्। तिनीहरू परमप्रभुदेखि अविश्वासी भइरहेका छन्।” 3 यसकारण होशेले दिब्लैमकी छोरी गोमेरलाई विवाह गरे। गोमेर गर्भवती भई र होशेका लागि एउटा छोरा जन्माई। 4 परमप्रभुले होशेलाई भन्नुभयो, “उसको नाउँ यिज्रेल राख। किन? किनभने म चाँडै नै यिज्रेल गल्छिमा भएको हत्याको निम्ति येहूको परिवारलाई सजाय दिनेछु र इस्राएलको परिवारको राज्य अन्त गरिदिनेछु। 5 त्यस समय यिज्रेलको बेंसीमा म इस्राएलको धनु भाँचिदिनेछु।” 6 तब फेरि गोमेर गर्भवती भई र एउटी छोरी जन्माई। परमप्रभुले होशेलाई भन्नुभयो, “छोरीको नाउँ लो-रूहाम” राख्नु। किन? किनभने म अब इस्राएलको जाति प्रति दया देखाउने छैन। न त म तिनीहरूलाई क्षमा नै प्रदान गर्नेछु। 7 बरू, म यहूदाको सन्तानलाई दया देखाउँनेछु। यहूदाको सन्तानलाई रक्षा गर्नेछु। तिनीहरूको रक्षा गर्न म न धनु-काँडहरू न तरवारहरू, न घोडाहरू न घोडामा चढने सैनिकहरूकै उपयोग गर्नेछु। म तिनीहरूलाई आफ्नो शक्तिले बचाउँनेछु। 8 गोमेरले लो-रूहामलाई दूध छोडाएकी मात्र थिई फेरि गर्भवती भएर एउटा अर्को छोरा जन्माई। 9 तब परमप्रभुले भन्नुभयो, “यसको नाउँ लो-अम्मी राख्नु। किन? किनभने त्यो मेरो मानिस होइन। म तिमीहरूको परमेश्वर होइन।” 10 “भविष्यमा इस्राएली मानिसहरूको संख्या समुद्रको बालुबा झैं हुनेछ, तिमीहरूले बालुवालाई तौलन सक्तैनौ अथवा गन्ती गर्न सक्तैनौ। ‘तिमीहरू मेरो मानिस होइनौ’ भन्नु को सट्टामा, ‘तिनीहरूलाई यो भनिने छ, तिमीहरू जीवित परमेश्वरको छोरा-छोरीहरू हौ।’ 11 तब यहूदाका अनि इस्राएलका मानिसहरू एकैसाथ भेला हुनेछन। तिनीहरूले आफ्ना निम्ति एकजना शासक रोज्नेछन। तिनीहरू त्यस जग्गाबाट फर्किनेछन जहाँ तिनीहरू कैद थिए। साँचै नै यिज्रेलका निम्ति महान कार्य हुनेछ।”