seeking the merciful god
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Seeking the Merciful God. Preaching the Book of Hosea Austin Sermon Seminar 2013. Frameworks. The Roles of the Prophets. Warning Israel (slaying and lacerating; 6:5; 12:11; cf. Amos 3:7) Standing watch for Israel (9:8) Delivering Israel (12:14) But these roles can go awry (4:5; 9:7). - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Seeking the Merciful GodPreaching the Book of HoseaAustin Sermon Seminar 2013
Frameworks
Narrative
Wisdom
Prophetic self-definition
The Roles of the Prophets Warning Israel (slaying and lacerating; 6:5; 12:11; cf. Amos
3:7) Standing watch for Israel (9:8) Delivering Israel (12:14) But these roles can go awry (4:5; 9:7)
The Actors: The KingNamed rulers (1:1)No king or dying king
(3:4-5; 10:3 [?], 7, 15)
Malfeasant king (5:1; 7:3, 5, 7; 8:10)
King of Assyria (5:13; 10:6; 11:5)
The Actors: The KingWhere, where is your king,The one rescuing you in all your cities,Your judges about whom you said,“Give me a king and nobles”?I gave you a king in my anger,And I took away in my wrath.(Hosea 13:10-11)
The Actors: Assyria
The Assyrian King Worships His GodsFrom the British Museum
The HuntThe Assyrian King in His Might
Settings and Contexts
XII
8th century books
Amos Micah Hosea
Later books
Others
Endings of the XII ProphetsHosea – חכם plus oracle of salvation מיJoel – oracle of salvation for endAmos – oracle of salvationObadiah – oracle of salvationJonah – question about salvationMicah – כמוך אל plus oracle of salvation מי
Endings of the XII ProphetsNahum – oracle of doom for Assyria, which equals an oracle of salvation for Israel
Habaqquq – praise in response to salvific act
Zephaniah – promise of salvationHaggai – oracle of salvation re ZerubbabelZechariah – oracle of salvationMalachi – call to obey Torah of Moses and heed Elijah the prophet (fit ending for XII? Bracketed with end of Hosea???)
Seeking the Merciful GodPreaching the Book of HoseaAustin Sermon Seminar 2013
Possible Structures of Hosea 4-14Modern Proposal Medieval Proposal4:1-3 4:1-6:114:4-5:7 4:1-194:4-19 5:1-75:1-7 5:8-6:115:8-9:9 7:1-14:15:8-6:6 7:1-126:7-7:16 7:13-8:148:1-14 9:1-99:1-9 9:10-169:10-11:11 9:179:10-17 10:1-810:1-8 10:9-11:1110:9-15 12:1-13:1111:1-11 13:12-14:112:1-14:10 14:2-812:1-15 14:9-1013:1-14:1 All verses follow the Hebrew numbering14:2-914:10