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

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

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 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

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

In the biblical story of Hosea and Gomer, Hosea shows his unwavering faithfulness to his wife Gomer and to God. Hosea in this story, fully demonstrates the term “chesed” which means showing an unwavering faithfulness to people who are unfaithful. Gomer a former prostitute, leaves her husband and sells herself back into prostitution. Hosea then goes out looking for Gomer and eventually buys his wife out of prostitution. Hosea in the story is a direct reflection of God because; he shows God’s chesed

the bible and think about it. I read a book about Hosea but it was from Gomer’s perspective view and it contains a little bit of fiction. After I read the book about Gomer and Hosea, I started to be interested in Hosea and that’s why I chose Hosea over any other prophets. As I write about Hosea in this essay, I want to know about his relationship with others, God’s plan for him, what he had done during his life time and other things as well. Hosea was the first minor prophet. It does not mean that

Chapter 11 of Hosea brings to a conclusion the second prominent portion of the book, which began at 4:1 with the phrase “hear the word of the LORD”. This passage “reveals God’s love for Israel as strongly as any passage in this book” and is almost completely dominated by the voice of Yahweh, with Hubbard calling Him “the chief speaker”. Only two verses (vv. 8-9) directly address the people of Israel. The subject of these verses are threefold: Yahweh’s anguish at Israel’s’ rejection of Him in favour