Hosea Overview
- Date of prophet:
- Contemporaries: Amos, Micah, Isaiah
- To whom: Northern Kingdom (
- Major historical event: Northern Kingdom (Israel) falls in
- Theme: God loves his
Israel and Gomer are unfaithful, adulterous spouses (1:2-11)
1. Israel was
2. Gomer was perhaps a temple prostitute of
3. Hosea’s experience is the epitome of an
4. In what ways do I mimic Israel’s unfaithfulness?
Hosea and God redeem their unfaithful, adulterous spouses (2:14-23)
1. God promises
2. God redeems
We’re not that bad, right?
1. Hosea buys Gomer back when she returns to her old lifestyle (Hosea 3).
2. The New Testament is full of stories of
3. Yes!
4. Hosea teaches us a better way to avoid