Old Testament Book Of Hosea Analysis

The Old Testament book of Hosea, was written by the prophet Hosea. “He has been called the prophet of Israel’s zero hour,” because the “nation had sunk to a point of such corruption that a major stroke of divine judgment could no longer be staved off (Jensen 411).” It is the first book of what is referred to as the “Minor Prophets”. They are referred to as minor not because they lack importance, but because they are much shorter than major counterparts.

The Hebrew name Hosea means “salvation” or “God Saves”. Hosea’s message was to the children of Israel, before they fell captive to the Assyrians in 722 B.C. Though his message was ultimately one of God’s judgment toward the Israelites, “the book is remembered mostly for its vivid pictures of God’s love and grace (Jensen 411).” At the end of the day, we know and understand that the prophet’s job was twofold as he/she communicated directly from God to his people. First, to speak specifically what God had identified as the people’s sin, and secondly to tell them

Gomer was sold into slavery, but Hosea never forgot her and never stopped loving her, and when God revealed to him that the time was right, Hosea went and redeemed Gomer out of slavery. That is not the end of the story, because a marriage can’t go through what Hosea and Gomer went through without a lot of wreckage and brokenness. Their relationship needed a considerable amount of mending before they could again live together as husband and wife. We notice that Gomer, though purchased, was not immediately restored to her former status as a wife, and things would remain that way until her heart changed. The same is true with God and Israel. God allowed Israelites to experience the consequences of their unfaithfulness. He allowed them to experience the destruction of their nation, and captivity at the hand of their