One of the Books of the Bible in the Old Testament. For the man, see Prophet Hosea.
Basics
- Author: Hosea, the son of Beeri, in the days of Kings Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah in Judah and King Jeroboam the son of Joash in Israel (Hosea 1:1)
- Length: 14 chapters
- Order: Daniel > Hosea > Joel
(The ESV Study BibleTM, English Standard Version (ESV) by Crossway Bibles, 2007. Page 1617)
Hosea Outline, Hosea Summary
Topics
Figures
- Ahaz, king of Judah
- Baal
- David
- Gomer, the daughter of Diblaim
- Prophet Hosea
- Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel
- Jezreel
- Jotham, king of Judah
- Hezekiah, king of Judah
- Hosea, the son of Beeri
- No Mercy
- Not My People
- Uzziah, king of Judah
Peoples
Places
Other
Verses
- Hosea 1:2-3 - When the LORD first spoke through Hosea, the LORD said to Hosea, "Go, take to yourself a wife of whoredom and have children of whoredom, for the land commits great whoredom by forsaking the LORD." So he went and took Gomer, the daughter of Diblaim, and she conceived and bore him a son.
- Hosea 2:16-17 - And in that day, declares the Lord, you will call me 'My Husband,' and no longer will you call me 'My Baal.' For I will remove the names of the Baals from her mouth, and they shall be remembered by name no more.
- Hosea 2:19-20 - And I will betroth you to me forever. I will betroth you to me in righteousness and in justice, in steadfast love and in mercy. I will betroth you to me in faithfulness. And you shall know the Lord.
- Hosea 3:1-2 - And the Lord said to me, "Go again, love a woman who is loved by another man and is an adulteress, even as the Lord loves the children of Israel, though they turn to other gods and love cakes of raisins." So I bought her for fifteen shekels of silver and a homer and a lethech of barley.
Questions
How costly is fifteen shekels of silver and a homer and lethech of barley?
Is "a woman who is loved by another man and is an adulteress" in Hosea 3:1 Gomer?
I think if God loves the same Israel, Hosea is commanded to love Gomer here.