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Hosea's family life reflected the "adulterous" relationship which Israel had built with other gods. Similarly, his children's names represent God's estrangement from Israel. [ 14 ] They are prophetic of the fall of the ruling dynasty and the severed covenant with God – much like the prophet Isaiah a generation later.
The Prophet Hosea, by Duccio di Buoninsegna, in the Siena Cathedral (c. 1309–1311) Illustration of Hosea and Gomer from the Bible Historiale, 1372.. Hosea prophesied during a dark and melancholic era of Israel's history, the period of the Northern Kingdom's decline and fall in the 8th century BC.
Gomer (Hebrew: גומר, romanized: Gōmer) was the wife of the prophet Hosea (8th century BC), mentioned in the Hebrew Bible's Book of Hosea . English translations of Hosea 1:2 refer to her alternatively as a "promiscuous woman" , a "harlot" , and a "whore" but Hosea is told to marry her according to Divine appointment. She is also described ...
Hoshea (Hebrew: הוֹשֵׁעַ, Hōšēaʿ, "salvation"; Akkadian: 𒀀𒌑𒋛𒀪 A'úsiʾ [a-ú-si-ʾ]; Latin: Osee) was the nineteenth and last king of the northern Kingdom of Israel (or a puppet king) and son of Elah (not the Israelite king Elah).
Amos (/ ˈ eɪ m ə s /; Hebrew: עָמוֹס – ʿĀmōs) was one of the Twelve Minor Prophets of the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament.According to the Bible, Amos was the older contemporary of Hosea and Isaiah and was active c. 760–755 BC during the rule of kings Jeroboam II of Israel and Uzziah of Kingdom of Judah and is portrayed as being from the southern Kingdom of Judah yet ...
prophecy of Amos, Hosea. c. 767 BC–c. 754 BC [citation needed] King Uzziah of Judah c. 740 BC–c. 700 BC [citation needed] prophecy of Isaiah. prophecy of Micah. c. 722 BC [citation needed] Kingdom of Israel falls to Neo-Assyrian Empire c. 715 BC–c. 687 BC [citation needed] King Hezekiah of Judah. prophecy of Joel(?) prophecy of Nahum. c ...
Hosea 1 is the first chapter of the Book of Hosea in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. [1] [2] This book contains the prophecies attributed to the prophet Hosea, son of Beeri, and this chapter especially sets forth the spiritual whoredom of Israel by symbolical acts. [3] It is a part of the Book of the Twelve Minor ...
Hosea 2 is the second chapter of the Book of Hosea in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. [1] [2] This book contains the prophecies attributed to the prophet Hosea, son of Beeri, and this chapter contains the application of the symbols in the first chapter. [3] It is a part of the Book of the Twelve Minor Prophets. [4] [5]