Hosea

Hosea, son of Beeri, was a prophet who was the first minor prophet presented in the bible.(Collegeville 36) Being named Hosea, which means "salvation", he lived during the final days of the Northern Kingdom in the middle of the eighth century, BCE, at a time of much turmoil and political uprising.(Collegeville 36) For example, there were six kings who reigned for 25 years.(bible) For 38 years, Hosea was an active prophet, from the year 750 BCE to 722 BCE, the end of the Northern Kingdom.(bible) During Hosea's time, the Southern Kingdom was going through great prosperity.(raystedman) Four kings, Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, who were decendants of David reigned in the southern kingdom.(raystedman) In contrast, the Northern Kingdom was experiencing difficult times, with frequent kings and people not beliving in God and disobeying in laws.(raystedman) Hosea was active until the Assyrians took control of the land, marking the end of the Northern Kingdom.(bible). During his tenure, Hosea preached to the people of the Northern Kingdom, focusing on Ephraim, which was the largest tribe in the Northern Kingdom.(raystedman) Hosea's story was rather interesting.(raystedman) In the opening chapters, Hosea was commanded by God to get…

Hosea is a prophetic book telling story of the prophet, Hosea who both lived and prophesied in the northern kingdom of Israel. Amongst scholars, the consensus regarding the dating of the events detailed within Hosea as having occurred between 755-722 BCE, stemming largely from the books opening verse which detail the kings of Judah and Israel during the ministry of Hosea (1:1). Nearly immediately, Hosea is established as a prophet whom the Lord spoke “through” and “to” (1:2), however, there is…

to return to God—Amos and Hosea in the North, and Isaiah and Micah in the South. The prophets railed against these social and economic injustices that had not only become unbearable to the people, but also unacceptable to God. They also…

“Hosea” The book of Hosea is present in today’s life more than ever before. The rate of adultery that leads to divorce is apparent in all societies. The Huffington Post wrote an article, based on surveys, stating that 33 percent of men and 19 percent of women admitted to being unfaithful. In relation to Hosea and Gomer, we see that Hosea obeyed the word of God and Gomer did not. After reading this two important topics come to mind, worshiping false idols and adultery. Today we as a…

disobeying the teachings of God. Watching all these sins transpire, God could have punished all his people for sinning. But instead, he made an example of his love out of Hosea and Gomer. Through Hosea and Gomer, God was able to exemplify: his unconditional love for his people and how an unconditional love can save a marriage. In the story of Hosea, God instructs for Hosea to go out and marry a harlot. Being a Christian man, who was actively preaching the word of the Lord, this request may…

Hosea is often cited as the source of the Old Testament marriage metaphor, but Hosea’s use of the metaphor is notoriously subtle and difficult to explicate. Though Hosea, especially in Hosea 1-3, makes extensive use of the metaphoric vehicle of “marriage,” the metaphor’s tenor is virtually impossible to follow. The metaphoric vehicle (adultery) is consistent, but the tenor is extraordinarily fluid, consistent only as a general accusation of infidelity, and apparently mutable in it referent. The…

Hosea was a prophet, living in the northern kingdom of Israel, who urged the people to turn back to the God of their fathers before it was too late. The people of Israel had long turned away from the one true God and were worshiping idols to grant them protection and prosperity. It hurt God’s feelings to see that the people, whom He took care of for all these years, had forgotten about Him. To show them how He felt, He gave an example through His prophet Hosea. In that example, God told Hosea to…

The book of Hosea gets its name from the main character and the author of the book, which is Hosea. Hosea’s name means salvation just like the name Joshua. He is the only source of information we have about the author. There is little known about Hosea or his father Beeri. He was probably originally from the northern kingdom of Israel. We can see this because he show familiarity with history of , circumstances, and topography of northern Israel . He addressed both the Northern kingdom which is…

exegesis of passages in James and Hosea, an individual’s understanding of them will affect how they apply it in their own life. Brief Exegesis of James 2:8-11 The Epistle plainly states in verse one the author is James, “a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ” (NIV) and most likely the brother of Jesus (Matthew 13:55). Continuing on, the same verse affirms the ‘twelve tribes scattered…

7. Main Themes and Theological Message Hosea 6:1-6 reveals so much about God. First and foremost, God is compassion and his steadfast love towards his people causes God indecisive to execute punishment (Hosea 6:4). God’s punishment can be fatal as God is powerful and have no problems to launch any magnitude of punishment (Hosea 6:1,5). God is capable to heal people from severe and fatal injured, including those inflicted by him. God will heal those who repent and return to him (Hosea 6:1).…