Hosea

Infidelity. This is the precise theme central to the book of Hosea, a topic touched upon briefly in Intro to Old Testament. Through the prophet’s marriage of a prostitute and the passionate oracles both decrying and expressing love towards Israel, Hosea is the first book to describe God’s relationship with Israel as marital bond. As it is, such a theme, as would be expected, connects extraordinarily well to the GEN101 Love unit. Through the passages, one sees a prime example of true devotion in the

In this book, there is an ongoing story of adultery, fornication, and betrayal between God and Israel portrayed through the relationship between the prophet Hosea, and his wife Gomer. There are a few different views on the actual relationship between Hosea and Gomer, the first of which is that Gomer was already a harlot when Hosea took her as his wife. This one I would think is the most widely accepted, simply because it's the literal description of the book, and people tend to lean towards literal

September 2015 The Minor Prophet Hosea The Prophet Hosea is believed to the successor of the Prophet Amos. Hosea was the only writing prophet of Israel to Israel. The name Hosea (Heb., Hoshea) means “salvation.” It is interesting to observe that the names Joshua (Num 13:16) and Jesus (Matt 1:21) are derived from the same Hebrew root as Hosea. (Jensen, 6739) His father name Beeri, a middle-class merchant, a farmer or cattleman. It is uncertain about the born place of Hosea; it could have been in a town

book of Hosea has to be one of the oddest books of the entire Bible to some. Who would have ever thought that God would have asked his obedient and faithful prophet Hosea to go and take a prostitute to be his wife? There is a common knowledge that God can use anything for His glory. Therefore, as odd as Hosea and Gomer's story is, it is not exempt from glorifying God. God's love is unfailing and unconditional for all of humanity and that was proven in and through the love story of Hosea and Gomer

Hosea THEME: There is nothing we can do which will separate us from God's compassion and love I certify that I am the author of this work and that any assistance I received in its preparation is fully acknowledged. PART I      The book Hosea was written between 790 and 710 BC by the prophet Hosea. The story is about the relationship between Hosea and his wife, Gomer, and how their lives parallel that of the northern kingdom of Israel. There are several themes in the

The book of Hosea feels like a whirlwind of contradictions when I read it. One minute, the author says one thing, and the next, he seems to argue with himself or negate his previous comment. I find this especially true in regard to Judah. On one hand, Judah has not fallen away from YHWH, but the next minute, YHWH says that he will bring fire on Judah for its transgressions. In addition to this, the message is so similar to Amos that I literally kept writing Amos in my notes and having to cross

Hosea, son of Beeri, was a prophet who was the first minor prophet presented in the bible.(book) 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 where there was much turmoil and frequent kings.(book) For example, there were 6 kings who reigned for 25 years.(bible) For 38 years, he was an active prophet from 750 to the end of the northern kingdom at 722 BCE.(book) During Hosea's time, the southern

In the book of Hosea, the symbolism of the struggles in Hosea’s family represent the struggle between God and the nation of Israel (Tullock & McEntire, 2012). Although God commanded Hosea to marry a prostitute, it was representative of Israel sinning against God for their continued practice of worshipping other gods (Nelson). Indicating God’s punishment of Israel by destroying it for their constant disobedience, is representative of the wrath of a faithful husband on his unfaithful wife, thus

The Book of Hosea is first in the division of the Bible called the Book of Twelve, or the Minor Prophets because of their relative brevity compared to Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel. Hosea was a prophet originating from the Northern Kingdom and his prophecies were mainly meant to bring the Northern Kingdom back on track. The ministry of Hosea was around 750-720 B.C., so it ended around the fall of the North Kingdom (“The Story of the Northern Kingdom,” 11). The book consists of Hosea’s speeches that

Hosea Hosea (c.784 - c.725 BC) After the death of King Solomon, the united tribes of Israel split into 2 kingdoms - the southern kingdom of "Judah," with the capital remaining at Jerusalem, and the northern kingdom of "Israel," with the capital at Samaria. The northern kingdom lasted just over 200 years before they were conquered and taken away into exile by the Assyrians. They never returned, and have become known to history as the "Lost Ten Tribes of Israel." The southern kingdom lasted