COMMENTARY

Lesson 1: Hosea 1:2-10
God orders Hosea to marry a prostitute and have children. Hosea preached in the same eighth century to Israel (North) as did Amos. His ministry extended over a period of 38 years. Hosea lived in the final days of the northern kingdom during the reign of six kings following Jeroboam. Assyria captured Israel and deported the 10 tribes in 722 B.C. Hosea 1:2-10 is an allegory. His adulterous wife and three children symbolize the fate of Israel because of a broken relationship with Yahweh.

Lesson 2: Colossians 2:6-15 (16-19)
Paul exhorts his people to live in Christ in whom dwells the fullness of God. The theme of this pericope is new life in Christ. Paul exhorts us to be rooted and built up in Christ. We have the fullness of Christ in us, as the fullness of…