The second main portion of the book is often viewed as an unstructured or loosely structured succession of repetitive discourses, with law and gospel alternating. Hosea is the first book in the sections of minor prophets. No other messenger gives so complete an outline of the ways of god with his earthly people as does hosea. Because they were all contemporary with hosea, he mentions them all. God told hosea to marry a wife who was not loyal hosea 1. The new world translation of the holy scriptures is published by jehovahs witnesses.
Hosea, to shew gods judgment for spiritual whoredom, takes gomer. To understand the book of hosea, one must understand the background against which was written. Hosea, the son of beeri, prophesied for quite some time, from 785 to 725 b. These 12 books are called minor prophets not because their message is less important but because they are so much shorter than the previous five books. According to the superscription, hosea began his prophetic activity during the reign of jeroboam ii c. The book of hosea illustrates that no one is beyond the offer of our forgiveness because no one sits outside gods offer of forgiveness. Jeremiah and hosea are the two prophets who emphasize the backsliding of gods people.
The unfaithful wife and the faithful husband hosea. Hosea was a contemporary of amos, another prophet to israel. It is mentioned three times in the remainder of the book. An outline of the book of hosea hebrew name hoshea salvation greek name osee greek form of the hebrew author hosea according to tradition date 785 bc approximately theme the apostasy of israel types and shadows in hosea jesus is the faithful husband. Account of hoseas marriage with gomer biographically which is a metaphor for the relationship with yhwh and israel. Like the book of amos, the book of hosea is addressed to the people of the northern kingdom israel. Book of hosea overview insight for living ministries. Have you ever realized that god used the love story of hosea and gomer to compare to his relationship with us. C dates of kings reigning during hoseas time of prophecy.
Here are our bitesized pieces of the book of hosea. The study of the book of hosea is timely for the people of god in the last half of the twentieth century. Bible book number 28hosea all scripture is inspired of god and beneficial ephraim insight on the scriptures, volume 1 highlights from the book of hosea the watchtower announcing jehovahs kingdom2007. Six kings ruled during the last tragic 25 years of israel. The book is clearly written by hosea during the days jeroboam. The book of hosea was likely written between 755 and 725 b. Hosea his name meaning to save, salvation is the first of the socalled minor prophets. He was a prophet to the northern kingdom of israel, as the content of the book reveals. Hosea appears to have had the temperament of a poet. Hosea, to shew gods judgment for spiritual whoredom, takes gomer, ho 1. Hosea marries a prostitute named gomer hoseas experience hosea 1. I want to give a brief overview of what god is showing us in the book of hosea in four points of exposition and application. Israel is the lords bride, but israel has instead joined itself to. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
Looking at the book as a whole this literary development can be seen in the general illustration of the message of the book which is now followed by a detailed expression of the same information but. Hosea dates his prophecy in the days of uzziah, jotham, ahaz, and hezekiah, kings of judah and in the days. There are several themes in the book of hosea and i will discuss. Hosea s job was to speak these words during a time when they had been essentially forgotten. This summary of the book of hosea provides information about the title, authors, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the. Summary of the book of hosea the story of the bible. As one of the largest books of the minor prophets, hosea stands as a monumental text, beloved not only by believers today, but clearly by the new testament authors as well. There are two unequal sections in the book of hosea, composed of chapters 1.
He was contemporary with amos, another prophet to israel, and also contemporary with micah and isaiah, prophets to judah. I know what youre thinking and yes, gomer is a girls name. Hosea son of beeri prophesied about the middle of the eighth century b. Personal the prophet and his faithless wife, gomer, chapters a. Hosea bible study outlinecontents by chapter and verse.
Hoseas tragic marriage and birth of his children representing gods relationship with his people. Hosea is the only prophet of israel who left any written prophecies which were recorded during the later years of his life. Some of the early continue reading outline of hosea. There are two unequal sections in the book of hosea, composed of chapters and 414. Philo states that the name hosea means what sort of a person is this. They are called minor prophets not because their material is less important or insignificant, but because of the size of the book they wrote was shorter in length.
Essay on summary of the book of hosea 541 words bartleby. Its fourteen chapters contain both a warning concerning future events and an interpretation of these events meanings. The book hosea was written between 790 and 710 bc by the prophet hosea. Prophet hoseas wife and children, hope of restoration for unfaithful israel, ephraim, return to god. Below is a suggested outline of the book of hosea with some key passages.
Hosea demonstrates the grief of god and his continuing love for a rebellious people. The prophets name means salvation, likely a reference to hoseas position in israel as a beacon of hope to those who would repent and turn to god because of. Certainly, god brings judgment on those who turn from him, but hosea s powerful act of restoration within his own marriage set the bar high for those of us seeking godliness in our lives. The book of hosea is the first of the 12 books of minor prophets.
The remainder of the book of hosea consists of a collection of miscellaneous statements expressing hoseas convictions concerning the character of yahweh and yahwehs relation to the people of israel. Hoseas primary audience was ephraim another name for the northern kingdom, israel, which is mentioned 35 times in the book. It comes from the same hebrew root hoshea as the names joshua and jesus. There are a few different views on the actual relationship between hosea and gomer, the first of which. See what its about from the first verse to the last. A teaching outline for the book of hosea expository. Throughout the book, hosea will show us that salvation is found in turning to.
The rest of the book records prophesies given during 50years of his speaking gods words. A bible study outline of the book of hosea kindle edition by lykken, bill. Detailed outline of the book of hosea bible blender. Book of hosea read, study bible verses online bible study tools. In amos, the prophetic discourses are very pronounced, while in hosea, because of the intense personal involvement of the prophet, they are not very distinctly defined from one another, a fact that makes the book difficult to outline. This outline and bibliography are offered with the prayer that they will enhance the study of the book of hosea for the busy pastor who must take time from an already busy schedule to make preparation for a weeks study in his church.
The condition in the churches today is similar to that in israel. The book of hosea is a narrative history and prophetic oracle. The story of hoseas love for gomer is a picture of gods love for his people israel and his faithfulness to one day restore them. The names of his children indicate the attitude of god toward israel. Hosea mentions the four kings of judah first, and then he mentions the king of israel, the northern kingdom. A brief outline of the concepts presented in the book of hosea exist below. Intro to hosea biblica the international bible society. Hosea saw israels past experiences with the lord as the fundamental pattern, or type, of gods future dealings with his people. These twelve prophets are comprised in one single book in the hebrew bible and are called the twelve. It is truly an amazing book and, like all of the books of. Constables notes on hosea 2020 edition interpreters that if hosea had come from the southern kingdom, he too would have been identified as coming from the southern kingdom. 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.
Hosea was the prophet to the northern kingdom at the time of captivity, as jeremiah was the prophet to the southern kingdom at the time of its captivity. The book of hosea is another one in the 8th century b. This book is literally a message of salvation to a spiritually bankrupt people. The book of hosea contains a number of yhwh prophecies and messages for both judah and northern israel samaria. Hosea 1 commentary james burton coffman commentaries on. The first is named jezreel after the city which was the scene of jehus brutality and which signified that. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading a book on the prophet hosea. Outline of hosea free bible outlines bible study start. Summary of the minor prophet hosea the prophet hosea. Every book of the bible outlined in section headings. Israel is under the rule of jeroboam 11 and later pekah depending on actual date.
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