Hosea, Jeremiah, and the Deuteronomistic History Essay

one of those strange things. Perhaps Hosea then began to understand a little bit of what God was doing. He knew it was customary in Israel to teach by symbols -- God often used this method of instructing his people -- and that names were very important. God often used the meanings of names to teach Israel certain truths just as we shall see in the case of Isaiah later on. Now God was planning to use this prophet and his family as an example for his people. Hosea obeyed the will of God, went to court…

The LORD tells Hosea to love his wife again so he buys her back from a slave market and tells her she must live with and be faithful to him. The LORD is extremely distressed by Israel's lack of love and acknowledgment of His existence. He describes how they have reverted to lying, cheating , stealing, murder, etc. and further fail to follow his word. The priests during this time are not to be let off lightly. God tells how the priests have not spread His message, but rather they've fed off the Israelites…

Jeremiah was one of the few who challenged the orthodoxy of Zionist theology. With his Temple sermon he condemned the people for being immoral and because of this nothing could save them not even the temple that was so sacred to them. Another reason was that the temple was held as superstition. Almost as a certain security because theology claimed that Yahweh dwelt in the temple and as long as he was there nothing bad could happen to Israel. But as Jeremiah countered only such securities could come…

Jeremiah’s Ministry: The ministry of Jeremiah really belonged to the last 18 years of Josiah’s reign. Judah’s probation was then going on, her salvation still possible; though each year Judah’s guilt became heavier, her condemnation became more certain. However, to the eye of man, her punishment seemed more remote than ever. Jehoiakim was the willing vassal of Egypt, the supreme power. No wonder that, being an irreligious man, he scorned all of Jeremiah’s predictions of utter and early ruin. It…

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…

should never even think of fighting and some that had never hurt a white man before. More than to be respectful the mountain men submit to the Indians out of fear. Johnson accommodates to the environment and learns to coexist with the Indians. Jeremiah is “given” a wife forcefully and as much as he does not want it he soon realizes he has everything he needs to just settle. Like in every good movie, just when you have all it is take away. The real trouble with the tribes comes when white men intervene…

Chapter 29 is composed mainly of letters that were sent between Jerusalem and Babylon. Jeremiah received information that false prophets in Babylon were telling the exiles they would return home soon. Therefore, the exiles made little or no effort, to adjust to their new surroundings. When King Zedekiah sent an official delegation to Babylon, Jeremiah used the occasion to secretly send a letter, carried by Elasah and Gemariah, two of Jeremiah’s few supporters, to “the rest of the elders of the exile…

does the opposite. In 5:1, Yahweh tells Jeremiah to see if he can find one person who is actually doing mishpat, giving the implication that there is not one. As mentioned above, neither the common people nor the leaders know the just requirements of God (5:4-5). They do not plead the case of the fatherless or seek justice for the poor (5:28). Yet, according to Deuteronomy 27:19 a person who withheld justice from them was cursed. Moving into Jeremiah 7, Yahweh declares that if they would only…

Old Testament Survey I Am Gomer, the Whore of Samaria: A Reflection on Hosea 1:1-3:5 The ministry of Hosea took place between 780 and 725 B.C.E. During this time in the Northern Kingdom of Israel, the people of God were prosperous but unfaithful (Tenney Vol. 3). It was a time of paganism, marital infidelity, and general disdain towards God. Hosea’s entire ministry was a reflection of the unfaithfulness of Israel and the love that God still had for her. Israel was the metaphorical bride of God…

peoples. Third, monarchies were driven by control of the people. This can be seen throughout history, most notably in the Chinese dynasties. What drove this principle of monarchy to near extinction? The idea of rulers and empires will never change in the terrestrial sense, but the limits of rule did improve in the middle ages. There are multiple reasons for this, but corrupt entities always fall. Hosea 8:1 states, “They set up kings without my consent. They chose princes without my approval. With…