Book of Hosea

Date of Hosea?

750 BC

The corruption of Israel is compared to Gibeah, what happened there?

Levite and concubine in Judges.

To whom instead of God did the Israelites look to for healing in Hosea 5?

The king of Assyria

In Hosea 12 what had Israel tried to feed on?

The wind - looking for life in the wrong places.

3 things that Israel lacks in Hosea 4 that it desperately needs?

Faithfulness, love, knowledge.

Hosea's word for "forgive" is?

Heal

What is the significance of the price that Hosea bought her with?

it was the price of a slave.

What kind of woman did Hosea have to marry?

An adulterous wife.

Hosea 11:1 within context is what?

Israel.

Hosea 11:1 is applied in matthew to whom?

Jesus.

What are the names of Hosea's children and what do their names mean?

Jezreel - Yahweh scatters and sows. Lo-ruhamah - no compassion/mercy on Israel. Lo-ammi - Not my people.

Were any of Hosea's children his? Which might not have been?

Jezreel most likely was his. Lo-ruhamah and Lo-ammi may not have been.

Meaning of the name Hosea?

Salvation.

3 reasons why the woman of Chapter 3 is Gomer.

Same character - unfaithful. Commanded to love her not take her. Marriage between Hosea and Gomer would only be symbolic of Israel and God if this was still Gomer.

What is the focus of the book of Hosea?

Spiritual unfaithfulness to the LORD. Blurred lines between adultery and idolatry.

What is the particular sin of the priests in chapter 4?

Swearing, deception, murder, adultery, lying, sinning against fellow man.