Freedoms Gate Ministries  
  Sermon Date 09/05/10  

Sermon Title:  Who Is Leading You?
 
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Verses Covered
Hosea 8:1-4 (Part1) Deuteronomy 28:49 (Part1) 1 Peter 4:17 (Part1)
Hosea 8:1-3 (Part2) Hosea 8:4 (Part3)  
    Israel, the ten tribes of the Northern Kingdom, rejected everything That is good. They did not even acknowledge that God
is responsible for all that is good. They did not even consult with God about their choices for kings and princes; they chose
leaders who did not know God.
     In many ways, we in this country, do not acknowledge who God is and all of the good things that He provides for us. Many
of us do not consult Him about who we should elect as our leaders, nationally, at the state level and at the local level. We need
leaders who will stand for God. We who are God’s children must live up to God’s standards and His covenant. We have a choice
to live for Christ in God’s love or receive His wrath.
 
Verses Referenced during the Sermon
Deuteronomy 28  (Part1) Matthew 15:14  (Part2) Acts 16:16-24  (Part3)
1 Peter 4:17 (Part1) Matthew 15:11-32 (Part2) Acts 12:5-19  (Part3)
Matthew 22:37  (Part2) Joshua Chap. 7 - Chap. 8:34  (Part3) 1 John 1:9  (Part3)

Hosea (Hebrew: הוֹשֵׁעַ, Modern Hoshea; "Salvation of/is the Lord", Greek Ὠσηέ = Ōsēe) was the son of Beeri and a prophet in Israel in the 8th century BC. He is one of the Twelve Prophets of the Jewish Hebrew Bible, also known as the Minor Prophets of the Christian Old Testament. Hosea is often seen as a "prophet of doom", but underneath his message of destruction is a promise of restoration. The Talmud (Pesachim 87a) claims that he was the greatest prophet of his generation, which included the more famous Isaiah.    Read More
Parchment  - Copied late first century B.C.E.   
Height 17.5 cm (6 7/8 in.), length 16.8 cm (6 5/8 in.)
Courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority
Known as "The Hosea Commentary Scroll" was first published by J. Allegro as the fifth volume of the official publication series, "Discoveries in the Judaean Desert."
 
Traditional 12 Tribes Of Israel
Reuben Issachar Naphtali Benjamin
Simeon Zebulun Gad Joseph
Judah Dan Asher Levi
12 Tribes (according to allotment of land)
Reuben Issachar Naphtali Benjamin
Simeon Zebulun Gad Ephraim (Son of Joseph)
Judah Dan Asher Manasseh (Son of Joseph)
    Levites being priest were not allocated land, except a number of cities located within the territories of the other tribes.
(Joshua 14:3). Jacob elevated the descendants of Ephraim and Manasseh (the two sons of Joseph by his Egyptian wife Asenath) (Genesis 41:50) to the status of full tribes in their own right, replacing the Tribe of Joseph (Joshua 14:4).
   
      Israel was divided during the reign of Rehoboam (son of Solomon 960s BCE). Israel (Northern Kingdom) rejected Rehoboam as their king. Ten tribes formed the Northern Kingdom: the tribes of Reuben, Issachar, Zebulun, Dan, Naphtali, Gad, Asher, Ephraim,
Simeon and Manasseh. In addition, some members of Tribe of Levi, who had no land allocation, were found in the Northern Kingdom. The Tribes of Judah and Benjamin remained loyal to Rehoboam, and formed the Kingdom of Judah (or Southern Kingdom). Members of the Tribe of Levi, and the remnant of the Tribe of Simeon was also part of the Southern Kingdom.