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Chapter 1 ⌄. 1 The word of Yahweh which came to Hosea son of Beeri during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah kings of Judah, and of Jeroboam son of Joash, king of Israel.
Hosea, a prophet from the Northern Kingdom, preached in his homeland, which he addresses as Israel, Jacob or, frequently, Ephraim. Hosea began his mission in a period of prosperity, the last years of Jeroboam II (783–743 B.C.).
The Book of Hosea is a loose collection of the prophet's oracles. It consists of two main sections: Ch. 1-3 detail Hosea's relationship with his unfaithful wife Gomer and Ch. 4-14 tell of...
Chapter 1. The word of the L that came to Hosea son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam, son of Joash, king of Israel.
Hosea ⌄. Chapter 11 ⌄. 1 When Israel was a child I loved him, and I called my son out of Egypt. 2 But the more I called, the further they went away from me; they offered sacrifice to Baal and burnt incense to idols.
Hosea 1. Hosea’s Wife and Children. 1 This is the word of the LORD that came to Hosea son of Beeri in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and of Jeroboam son of Jehoash, a king of Israel. 2 When the LORD first spoke through Hosea, He told him, “Go, take a prostitute as your wife and have children of adultery ...
Hosea - Chapter 4. 1 Israelites, hear what Yahweh says, for Yahweh indicts the citizens of the country: there is no loyalty, no faithful love, no knowledge of God in the country, 2 only perjury and lying, murder, theft, adultery and violence, bloodshed after bloodshed.
Hosea becomes a sign by reason of his strange and painful marital history and also by reason of the provocative names that he gives to his children. We are given two accounts of his marriage; these repeat and complete each other.
The Book of Hosea may be divided as follows: I: Prologue: The Word of the Lord . II: The Marriage of Hosea is a Symbol . III: God Puts an Adulterous People on Trial . IV: At the Roots of the Evil of Israel (9:10—14:10)
These opening chapters (chs. 1-3) introduce all the main ideas of the book of Hosea. Israel’s rebellion will bring severe consequences, but God’s own covenant love and mercy are more powerful and will open the way to a new future.