Hosea Flashcards
Hosea means?
salvation
Hosea is another spelling for?
Joshua
Hosea is also a name for?
The last king of Israel who he will proclaim injustice against.
Hosea was the son of?
Beeri
Hosea was the wife of?
Gomer
Why were kids names given?
To pronounce judgment on Israel
What is the theme of Hosea?
Jehova’s redeeming love.
Who was Hosea addressed to?
Israel
Who was King during the time of Hosea?
Jeroboam II
What prophets was Hosea contemporary with?
Amos, Isaiah and Micah
What is spiritual adultery?
Idolatry
A spiritual relationship with someone other than God
What does Hosea’s marriage illustrate?
God’s relationship with Israel
Gomer was?
Physically impure
Israel was?
Spiritually impure
What does the naming of Hosea’s children picture?
God’s rejection of Israel
What did Hosea name his children?
Jezreel
Lo-ruhamah
Lo-ammi
What does Jezreel mean?
God will disburse
Why will god avenge Ahab’s blood?
Jehu exercised the greatest cruelty by killing all of Ahab’s 70 sons and everyone associated with him
Lo-ruhamah means?
No mercy
Who will God have mercy on?
Judah not Israel
Lo-ammi means?
Not my people
Who did God say was not his people?
Israel
What takes place in Genesis 12?
Covenant with Abraham
What does God promise in the Abrahamic Covenant?
Land, blessing, and people
how will God restore Israel in the future
they will be innumerable
they will be Gods children
they will be a united nation
who will be the king of Israel in the millennium
David
what did Gomer’s physical adultery illustrate
Israel’s spiritual adultery
what does Hosea plead with his children to do
intercede for Gomer
what was Gomer’s occupation
a prostitute (who had kids)
what will happen when Gomer tries to return to her old lovers
they will not want her
what happens when Gomers old lovers refuse to take her back
she realizes how good she had it with Hosea
why did Gomer leave Hosea
she wanted her old lifestyle back
what will God prevent Gomer from doing
fulfilling her fleshly desires
how does Hosea going to get Gomer back represent what God will do for Israel
He will cover her nakedness and conquer her lovers
Once Hosea gets Gomer back, he becomes what
her husband instead of her Lord
Ishi means
my husband
Baali means
my Lord
what does Isaiah 11:6 say
???
According to Hosea 2, how will God restore Israel
restore their land and make them his bride, and remove the curse
what will happen when the curse is removed
the lion will lay down with the lamb, all animals will lye safely together
what is Hosea’s remarriage to Gomer compared to
God’s love for Israel
How does Hosea get Gomer back
he purchases her out of sexual slavery
how much did Hosea pay to get Gomer back
15 pieces of silver and and Omer and a half of barley
What was significant about the cost of Gomer
she costs less than a slave
what does Hosea purchasing Gomer illustrate
God’s love for Israel and went back to get her
After Hosea buys Gomer back, how long will she remain with him
forever
The Lord declares his __________ with Israel
controversy
Israel’s sins were
abundant
what will Israel’s sins result in
their defeat (by Assyria) famine (food and kids)
how will the Lord respond to Israel (during Assyrian captivity)
he will hide himself from Israel
he will leave Israel
how long will the Lord hide himself from Israel
not forever- until they acknowledge their offenses and seek his face
what is Hosea 6:2 a future prophesy of
Jesus and the resurrection
what does Hosea plead with Israel to do
return to the Lord
