The 12: Minor Prophets/Major Truths
Hosea - “The Prophet and the Prostitute”
Eric Estes
July 14, 2025

Date: 755-710 B.C.
Setting: Northern tribes of Israel; contemporary of Isaiah and Micah (Judah)
Name Meaning: “salvation”
Theme: the covenant faithfulness of God
Key Verses: 2:18-20; 3:1; 11:1-12

A general outline of the book of Hosea:

Chapters 1-3 - Adulterous

/Faithful
Chapters 4-14 - Adulterous /Faithful

A. A Sermon in Hosea’s

B. A Sermon in Hosea’s

Name

C. A Sermon in Hosea’s

Names

D. A Sermon to the Nation of Israel (Chapters 4-14)
• Three


- Eight Illustrations
• Eight
• One

E. A Sermon Application
1. It is the nature of God to remain

.
2. It is the nature of mankind to .
3. Sometimes God’s commands in our lives are
to follow.
4. Failure to follow God’s commands leads to results.
5. There are some things about God we can never learn apart from .
6. God is gracious and calls us to .
7. Coming
is better than staying away.