Hosea synonyms, hosea pronunciation, hosea translation, english dictionary definition of hosea. Chapter 10 destruction of idolatrous cultic objects. Proper usage and audio pronunciation plus ipa phonetic transcription of the word book of hosea. Jerome specified that one of the divisions of the jews sacred books was the book of the twelve prophets, which evidently included the book of hosea to fill out the number 12. It is our hope that this outline of hosea will assist you in your study of gods holy word his letter to you. The book of hosea covers approximately 40 years of his prophetic ministry. Since the beginning of time gods ungrateful and undeserving creation has been accepting gods love, grace, and mercy while still unable to refrain from its wickedness. Some of the early continue reading outline of hosea. Top 5 commentaries on the book of hosea ligonier ministries. During the time of the minor prophets, the nation of israel had divided into two separate countries, each with its own government. 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. Moreover, israel has repeatedly violated the terms of the law.
Redeeming love by francine rivers goodreads share book. Like amos, hosea was a prophet who was active in the northern kingdom of israel hosea also refers to israel as ephraim and samaria. Thus stuart rightly points out, understanding the message of the book of hosea depends upon understanding the sinai covenant. The book of hosea is one of the books of the old testament, the first book of the minor prophets. Hosea with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. Understanding hosea knowing god through his word day by day. Israel is the lords bride, but israel has instead joined itself to baal, the false god worshiped in syriapalestine. Hosea chapter 1 kjv king james version 1 the word of the lord that came unto hosea, the son of beeri, in the days of uzziah, jotham, ahaz, and hezekiah, kings of judah, and in the days of jeroboam the son of joash, king of israel. The more abundant his fruit, the more altars he built. Hosea began his mission in a period of prosperity, the last years of jeroboam ii 783743 b. Hosea s personal tragedy speaks to readers at the deepest level, moving them emotionally, intellectually, and. Each blessing or curse is based upon a corresponding type in the mosaic law. The books purpose is to illustrate spiritual adultery as well as faithfulness, forgiveness and love.
He went to god and god told him to do a strange thing. Dec 01, 20 so hosea is rather discouraged and in the opening chapter of this little book of prophecy we read a personal note about him. Philo states that the name hosea means what sort of a person is this. Since ephraim is the largest tribe in the northern kingdom, sometimes the kingdom is referred to a s ephraim. These twelve prophets are comprised in one single book in the hebrew bible and are called the twelve. Hosea was instructed by god to marry a certain woman and experience with her a domestic life which was a dramatization of the sin and unfaithfulness of israel. Hosea appears to have had the temperament of a poet. Book of hosea overview insight for living ministries. Hosea is the first of the 12 minor prophets called minor not because they are of less importance, but because the books are shorter. Israel in a later time, paid tribute to shalmaneser to postpone the inevitable.
The book of hosea illustrates that no one is beyond the offer of our forgiveness because no one sits outside gods offer of forgiveness. Redeeming love is one of those mustread romances worth reading at least once there are two versions of redeeming love. The book of hosea is a commentary on that relationship. Say to your brothers, ammi, and to your sisters, ruhamah. Fortunately, the book that bears his name has been preserved. The name hosea means he has helped or he has saved. The prophet hosea personally records his messages to gods people and to the world. The book of hosea stands first in the division of the bible called the book of the twelve in the apocrypha cf. Dearman captures well the metaphorical theology of hosea. It moves from the heights of an intimate knowledge, symbolized by marriage and paternal love, to the depths of anguish and despair over israels apostasy and idolatry as pictured by the adultery of gomer. Hoseas primary audience was ephraim another name for the northern kingdom, israel, which is mentioned 35 times in the book.
The book is clearly written by hosea during the days jeroboam. Scholars assume he lived in samaria, capital of the northern kingdom. For hosea this is the young lion in the house of judah. The book of hosea stands first in the order of the socalled minor prophets in common english bibles, as well as in the ancient hebrew and septuagint texts. Hosea was a young preacher in the nation of israel, the northern kingdom, and he was a. I think hosea brightened up at that, because he was a bachelor, and god said, i have a girl picked out for you. According to the superscription, hosea began his prophetic activity during the reign of jeroboam ii c. Hosea definition and meaning collins english dictionary. The remainder of the book of hosea consists of a collection of miscellaneous statements expressing hosea s convictions concerning the character of yahweh and yahwehs relation to the people of israel. Hosea, a prophet from the northern kingdom, preached in his homeland, which he addresses as israel, jacob or, frequently, ephraim.
The book of hosea was likely written between 755 and 725 b. As a result, the english translations of the book sometimes offer very different readings of the same passage. Not only does the book of hosea provide an example of gods love to a people who have left god behind, but it also shows us what forgiveness and restoration look like in a close relationship. The book of hosea is one of the books of the hebrew bible.
It is questionable whether this child was hoseas, for god commands that his name be loammi, meaning not my people. The hebrew of the book of hosea is challenging to translate, possibly because the text is corrupt or because it is written in a nonstandard dialect of hebrew. Mar 18, 2020 book of hosea bible survey what are the major prophets and minor prophets. The marital life of hosea and his wife, gomer, provide the rich metaphor which clarifies the themes of the book.
Book of hosea, also spelled osee, 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. The book reveals the personality of the prophet, an emotional man who in a moment could swing from violent anger to the deepest tenderness. You can find the best commentary on hosea for you using the tools on the right side. According to the book of hosea, he married gomer, the daughter of diblaim, but she proved to be unfaithful. That country is a model nation, for through this people, we learn gods ways of dealing with the nations. The meaning of his name, salvation, is the same as that of joshua compare num. Information and translations of book of hosea in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions resource on the web. 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. Why did god tell hosea to marry a prostitute hosea 1. In the hebrew bible, hosea son of beeri, was an 8thcentury bc prophet in israel who authored. Israel, the northern country consisting of ten tribes, and judah, the remaining two tribes in the south.
Amazing facts 247 television station featuring the best in bible study. The opening surprise of the book is that god initiated hosea s marriage to this harlot 1. The name hosea, meaning salvation, or he saves, or he helps, seems to have been not uncommon, being. Hosea, the son of beeri, prophesied for quite some time, from 785 to 725 b.
Hosea is the first book in the sections of minor prophets. And like the book of amos, the book of hosea somehow made its way south to jerusalem where it was copied, edited, and preserved to serve as gods word for future generations. Summary like the book of amos, the book of hosea is addressed to the people. Jan 02, 2020 hosea is the only prophet of israel who left any written prophecies which were recorded during the later years of his life. According to the books narrative, the relationship between hosea and his unfaithful wife gomer is comparable to th. Set around the fall of the northern kingdom of israel, the book of hosea denounces the worship of gods other than yahweh, metaphorically comparing israels abandonment of yahweh to a woman being unfaithful to her husband. The 1997 version is basically the same as the original, but was edited to remove any descriptions of the love scenes and any coarse language to make it suitable for the christian. Hosea, theology of definition and meaning bible dictionary. 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.
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. According to the traditional order of most hebrew bibles, it is the first of the twelve minor prophets. According to the book, the apostasy of the people was rampant, having turned away from god in order to serve both the calves of jeroboam and baal, a canaanite god. It is important to explore the historical israel, as revealed through the word of god the bible. It moves from the heights of an intimate knowledge, symbolized by marriage and paternal love, to the. How are people destroyed from a lack of knowledge hosea 4. In ancient hebrew manuscripts the collection of the minor prophets was written on one scroll, called the book of the twelve. Often, we do not recognize the derivation of these bible names, but this prophets name would be joseph in english.
Boda, mcmaster divinity college mcmaster universitythe book of hosea is pound for pound as difficult a prophetic book as one can find in the bible, so we appreciate the work of j. The book contains a series of blessings and curses announced for israel by god through hosea. And his name is related to the name joshua, which means salvation. Hosea his name meaning to save, salvation is the first of the socalled minor prophets. When the assyrians overran the land, someone escaped to the south and brought the manuscript to the city of jerusalem. Hosea was the last of the prophets of the northern kingdom. The book of hosea was written in the northern kingdom of israel in the eighth century bc, during the reign of jeroboam ii 786746 bc. Intro to hosea biblica the international bible society. The book of hosea consists of fourteen chapters, which was the record for a minor prophet until zechariah tied it a couple centuries later. Whether hosea himself authored the book that preserves his prophecies is not known.
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