Hosea Flashcards
Subtitle of Hosea:
“Scandal in the Parsonage”
“The Faithful Prophet with An Unfaithful Wife”
Main content of Hosea:
The story of the unfaithfulness of Israel and the faithfulness of God
God instructs Hosea to marry a prostitute- her unfaithfulness serves as a lifelong object lesson of Israel’s sin
Theme of Hosea:
The Prostitution of Israel
Who was the Weeping Prophet who oversaw the fall of the Northern Kingdom?
Hosea
Who was the Weeping Prophet who oversaw the fall of the Southern Kingdom?
Jeremiah
Who lived out his message as no other prophet?
He understood the anguish of God’s heart over his people’s sin as perhaps no other prophet.
Hosea
Who predicted the Assyrian invasion of the Northern Kingdom and lived to see his prophecy fulfilled?
Hosea
What is the destination of Hosea?
The Northern Kingdom, called Ephraim throughout the book- this is the first tribe to backslide
What is the Importance and distinctions of Hosea?
- For its size, Hosea is quoted more than 30 times in the NT than any other books
- Hosea is the strangest book in the Bible- God commanded him to marry a prostitute
- If the inspired NT writers saw this book as the important, should we not see it as crucial to our spiritual lives as well?
Who was Hosea’s wife who was a prostitute?
Gomer
