14
Chapters
197
Verses
Hosea
Author
755-715 BC
Date Written
Hosea's marriage to an unfaithful wife pictures God's persistent love for unfaithful Israel.
To demonstrate God's covenant love that pursues His unfaithful people and calls them to repentance.
Hosea prophesied to the northern kingdom during its final decades before Assyrian conquest.
Hebrew
הוֹשׁע
Hoshea
“Deliverer”
Greek
Ὡσηέ Αʹ
I. Hōsēe
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As you read Hosea, watch for these recurring ideas: Unfaithfulness, Covenant Love, Judgment, Restoration. They'll come up in the quizzes!
Symbolic relationship
Charges and judgment
Restoration promised
“I desired mercy, and not sacrifice.”
“I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely.”
“My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.”
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