In this book, hosea accuses israel of breaking their covenant with god and warns them of the tragic consequences to follow. God commands hosea to marry a prostitute to illustrate that the land has committed great harlotry. Hosea means salvation and is the same as the original name of joshua num. Hosea is the first book in the sections of minor prophets. Say to your brothers, ammi, and to your sisters, ruhamah. Commentary for hosea 3 the prophet enters into a new contract, representing the gracious manner in which god will again restore israel under a new covenant. Like the book of amos, the book of hosea is addressed to the people of the northern kingdom israel.
When israel was a youth i loved him, and out of egypt i called my son. God, hosea, gomer, jezreel, loruhamah, loammi, kings of northern kingdom. Account of hoseas marriage with gomer biographically which is a metaphor for the relationship with yhwh and israel. Hosea 1 niv the word of the lord that came to hosea. Hosea 1 niv the word of the lord that came to hosea bible. The book of hosea is one of the books of the hebrew bible.
These chapters are generally recognized by old testament scholarship to constitute the first major division of the book. Before you attempt to answer the questions below you should read these chapters in the bible and answer the questions at the end of each chapter found at the website answer the questions below and then click ok to send your answers. When the lord began to speak through hosea, the lord said to him, go, marry a promiscuous woman and have children with her, for like an adulterous wife this. There are two unequal sections in the book of hosea, composed of chapters and 414. Hosea cliffsnotes study guides book summaries, test. Hosea 1, new international version niv the bible app. He loved abraham and isaac and jacob whose name was changed to israel and he has loved. What is the number of chapters in the book of hosea answers. In hosea chapter 1, the lord commanded hosea, whose father was named beeri, to take an adulterous wife. In a sense this chapter could have been the beginning of the book of hosea.
The audio collects the book of hosea chapters in twi akan language. Hosea is the only prophet of israel who left any written prophecies which were recorded during the later years of his life. It also includes an introduction and background of the book, the gmg verse of the day, reflection question of the day and beautiful space to journal all of your soaks for each chapter of the book of hosea. Book of hosea overview insight for living ministries. The marital life of hosea and his wife, gomer, provide the rich metaphor which clarifies the themes of the book. Pages in category book of hosea chapters the following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This book is all about relationship gods relationship with his people which is falling apart owing to their adulterous behaviour. The first part of the book of hosea is an account of hosea \s marriage with gomer biographically which is a metaphor for the relationship with yahweh and israel.
These messages came in visions, oracles, dreams, parables, and the like. Hosea niv the word of the lord that came to hosea. Division amongst israelite tribes invites disaster. These are all of the chapters of the book of hosea. The first three chapters use hosea s life to illustrate his prophetic message, as he marries gomer, who is repeatedly unfaithful to him. The prophets name means salvation, likely a reference to hoseas position in. May 04, 2016 watch our overview video on the book of hosea, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. Book of hosea, the first of 12 old testament books that bear the names of the minor prophets, considered as one book, the twelve, in the jewish canon.
Chapter 11 is a beautiful expression of old testament theology, gods undying love for his people israel. The nwt study bible is complete with cross references, maps, and an accurate bible dictionary. Clicking on a chapter will show you the text of that chapter of hosea in the bible new international version. Expand later hosea can basically be split into two parts. According to the traditional order of most hebrew bibles, it is the first of the twelve minor prophets set around the fall of the northern kingdom of israel, the book of hosea denounces the worship of gods other than jehovah, metaphorically comparing israels abandonment of jehovah to a. According to the superscription, hosea began his prophetic activity during the reign of jeroboam ii c. Go, get for yourself a woman of prostitution and children. Prophecies relating to christ and the latter days major characters. Its fourteen chapters contain both a warning concerning future events and an interpretation of these events meanings. Hosea prophesied during a very dark time of israel\s history.
Hosea son of beeri prophesied about the middle of the eighth century b. This is an authorized web site of jehovahs witnesses. Hosea parallels his own tragic marriage to his unfaithful wife gomer chapters to that of the covenant between god and israel chapters 414. It tells of how northern kingdom will fall in the 8th century during the darkest era in israels history.
The first three chapters use hoseas life to illustrate his prophetic message, as he marries gomer, who is repeatedly unfaithful to him. The word of the lord that came to hosea son of beeri during the reigns of uzziah, jotham, ahaz and hezekiah, kings of judah, and during the reign of jeroboam son of jehoash king of israel. The book of hosea was likely written between 755 and 725 b. The book of hosea is a collection of prophetic messages delivered by the prophet hosea and narrative descriptions of hosea s marriage and the birth of his children 1. This summary of the book of hosea provides information about the title, author s, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of hosea. Throughout the book, the prophet speaks to the people of israel about the critical situation that developed during the. This summary of the book of hosea provides information about the title, authors. 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. Some due to length, have been shortened into continued sections. The womans name was gomer and this happened during the reign of jeroboam, who was the king of israel at the time. It comes from the same hebrew root hoshea as the names joshua and jesus. When god had a message for the people, he gave his message through the prophets. Hosea continues to love his wife, despite her unfaithfulness to him.
During the time of the minor prophets, the nation of israel had divided into two separate countries, each with its own government. Israels unfaithfulness to the covenant relation with yahweh. The tragedy which hosea experienced in his own marriage becomes a paradigm of the national experience, and as. Hosea 1 new international version niv bible gateway. Hosea is the first book of the twelve minor prophets. Hosea bible book with full chapters new international version.
Gomer leaves hosea for other men plural and even bears the illegitimate children of her lovers 3. The book of hosea consists of fourteen chapters, which was the record for a minor prophet until zechariah tied it a couple centuries later. And yet the closing passages of chapters 1, 2 and 3 announce jehovahs mercy for the divided people of god. Hosea 1 niv bible the word of the lord that came to hosea. Hosea was a man, but he was a man god used to speak through.
Hosea bible book with full chapters new international. Discussions on the old testament the book of hosea. The second part of the book contains longish lamentations of hosea. It is a research tool for publications in various languages produced by jehovahs witnesses. God created israel as a nation he took one man and made a nation out of him and he did it out of love.
The book of hosea is a narrative history and prophetic oracle. In this book, hosea accuses israel of breaking their covenant with god and. Israel, the northern country consisting of ten tribes, and judah, the remaining two tribes in the south. This journal includes a description of how to use gmgs signature s. Many people of israel turned away from god to worship pagan idols. During that time, people abandoned god and worshiped the canaanite gods jeroboam and baal after being led away from gods law by the kings of the northern kingdom, their priests and their. Hosea 1 new international version niv 1 the word of the lord that came to hosea son of beeri during the reigns of uzziah, jotham, ahaz and hezekiah, kings of judah, and during the reign of jeroboam son of jehoash a king of israel. The theme of the first becomes the constantly recurring refrain in the second. Hosea hosea lived in the northern kingdom of israel in the period 780725 bc. 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 his message. In fact, i will bring an end to israels independence. Throughout the book, hosea will show us that salvation is found in turning to.
Hosea continues to love his wife, despite her unfaithfulness to him and so his marriage is a picture of gods covenantal love for his people and israels continual. Israel has been unfaithful to god through idolatry and oppression of the poor. And, god uses the story of hosea and gomers marriage to show that gods people have done the same to him. It is difficult to follow and when you contemplate the story it is sad. Hosea, the son of beeri, prophesied for quite some time, from 785 to 725 b. Hoseas wife and children when the lord began to speak through hosea, the lord said to him, go, marry a promiscuous woman and have children with her, for like an adulterous wife this land is guilty of. Hosea revealed little about his background, though his book of prophecy. Book of hosea read, study bible verses online bible study tools. The cult of the golden bullcalves at bethel and bethaven will have corrupted ephraim and this corruption will be responsible for terrible punishments. The little that hosea does tell us of his personal crisis is found in chapters of his book. By them hosea expresses his deep woe over israels condition. The prophecy is characterized by intense emotion as the prophets personal tragedy chapters, is transferred and applied to the nation chapters 414. Here hosea describessometimes in rather veiled fashionhis marital crisis and its analogy with the marriage relationship of god. The holy bible book 28 hosea kjv dramatized audio duration.
The book of hosea is the first among the twelve minor prophetic books in the hebrew bible. 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. Hoseas unfaithful wife gomer, shows the spiritual adultery of israel towards god. Hosea continues to love his wife, despite her unfaithfulness to him and so his marriage is a picture of gods covenantal love for his people and israels continual unfaithfulness to him. Throughout the book, hosea will show us that salvation is found in turning to the lord and away from our sin. Hosea chapter 1 hoseas children hosea chapter 2 the consequences of israels adultery hosea chapter 3 hoseas prostitute hosea chapter 4 yahweh accuses israel hosea chapter 5 hosea condemns israel and judah hosea chapter 6 hoseas charge hosea chapter 7 doom for ephraim hosea chapter 8 doom for israel hosea chapter 9 exile for israel hosea chapter 10 doom for. Hosea revealed little about his background, though his book of prophecy offers a few glimpses into his life. The first chapter of hosea is a biographical report of the prophets marriage to. Gods request to hosea god requested that hosea marry a. That country is a model nation, for through this people, we learn gods ways of dealing with.
The book of hosea is the first of the 12 books of minor prophets. Most of hosea s messages are announcements of gods anger with israel the northern of the two israelite kingdoms and gods impending judgment on this people. The book of hosea written hundreds of years before daniel and is addressed to the northern kingdom of israel. Hosea chapters 4 through 14 god calls israel back to himself. Mar 27, 2019 while chapters describe gomers unfaithfulness to hosea, chapters 414 describes israels unfaithfulness to god. While chapters describe gomers unfaithfulness to hosea, chapters 414 describes israels unfaithfulness to god. Transcribed and edited by david sielaff, october 2012. Book of hosea, the first of 12 old testament books that bear the names of the. A brief outline of the concepts presented in the book of hosea exist below. The story of hosea and gomer are in the book of hosea, the first three chapters. Nov 01, 20 hoseas book is the first of the minor prophetsthe last 12 books of the old testament. Hosea with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. Probably to avoid unnecessary confusion, the king james authorized version gave joshuas original name as oshea, the kings name as hoshea, and the prophets name as hosea. It is important to explore the historical israel, as revealed through the word of god the bible.
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