InterestingInteresting FactsFacts AboutAbout HoseaHosea MEANING: “Salvation” I Hosea was a contemporary of two Southern Kingdom AUTHOR: Hosea prophets: TIME WRITTEN: Written during the early years of Hezekiah • Isaiah POSITION IN THE BIBLE: • 28th Book in the Bible • Micah. • 28th Book in the Old Testament I Hosea utters approximately 150 statements concerning the • 6th of 17 books of Prophecy sins of Israel. More than half of them deal with the (Isaiah - Malachi) sin of idolatry. • 1st of 12 minor prophets I Using metaphors and various images, Israel is upbraided (Hosea - Malachi) • 38 Books to follow it. for their: CHAPTERS: 14 • Lying • Ingratitude VERSES: 197 • Murder • Idolatry WORDS: 5,175 • Insincerity • Covetousness OBSERVATIONS ABOUT HOSEA: I More than any other of the Old Testament prophets, I Hosea ministers to the Northern Kingdom of Israel. Hosea’s personal life and experiences illustrate his I Since Ephraim is the largest tribe in the Northern Kingdom, prophetic message. sometimes the kingdom is referred to a s Ephraim. • An adulterous wife (Gomer) and a faithful husband I Hosea’s career spanned about 45 years, from 755 B.C. to (Hosea). about 710 B.C. • Gomer runs after another man - physical adultery. I The Book of Hosea covers approximately 40 years of his • Israel runs after other gods - spiritual adultery. prophetic ministry. I Hosea and Gomer’s three children are appropriately I Hosea’s ministry spanned: named by God as signs to Israel. • Four kings of Judah (Uzziah - Hezekiah). • Zereel - “God Scatters.” • Six kings of Israel (Zechariah - Hoshea). • Lo-Ruhamah - “Not Pitied.” I Hosea was: • Lo-Ammi - “Not My People.” • The son of Beri. (1:1) I Four attributes of God are seen in the Book of Hosea. • Husband of Gomer. (1:3) • Chapters 4-7 - God is HOLY. • Father of two sons and one daughter. • Chapters 8-10 - God is JUST. I Hosea is not mentioned elsewhere in the Bible. • Chapters 11-14 - God is LOVING and GRACIOUS. I Hosea was a younger contemporary of Amos. “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.” Hosea 4:6 Barnes’ Bible Charts