Hosea
What are the two major themes of the Book of Hosea?
Hosea's marriage to Gomer and Baalism
How do we see the foretelling of the restoration of Israel?
In the promise made to Hosea
What is a prophet?
A spokesman for God
What was the symbolic story depicted as Israel's unfaithfulness in the Book of Hosea?
A wife guilty of harlotry
Hosea is charged in chapter 3 to take back his harlot wife. How was this done?
Bought her back with a probationary period
Who were the Prophets?
Lawgivers, Administrators of the Law, Counselors, Psalmists, Communicators of the Word of God
The second son born of Hosea was named this to symbolize God's rejection of Israel
Lo-Ammi
Who was given the name that means "No Mercy" because God's grace no longer was on Israel?
Lo-Ruhamah
What are the literary prophets categorized as?
Major and Minor prophets
What is the Hebrew translation of prophet?
Nabi
How are the prophets classified?
Oral and Literary
What is Baalism?
The worship of false gods or idols
What is the theme of the Book of Hosea?
God's Redeeming Love
Hosea's marriage to Gomer the harlot symbolizes what?
God's relation to unfaithful Israel
What do we see in the symbolism of the process of Hosea taking back his harlot wife?
God's willingness to take back Israel and the period of no kings or sacrifices that occurs leading to Israel returning to the Messiah
How do we see Israel's restoration in the book of Hosea?
Gomer redeemed and made pure of harlotry and taken back to be a wife
What was the word of promise given to Hosea?
He will have his wife back pure
How can we see God's presence in the Book of Hosea?
Through His covenant relationship with Israel and illustrated in the marriage of Hosea to the Harlot Gomer
How do we show love?
Through obedience
How was Israel's rejection symbolized in the Book of Hosea?
Through the names of Hosea and Gomer's children
What is the purpose of the Book of Hosea?
To warn Israel; To demonstrate God's love for His people; To call the people to repentance and covenant renewal with Yahweh
What are the roles of a prophet?
seers, man of God, a servant of God, God's Messenger, a watchman
Define a literary prophet
those who left books bearing their names
Define an oral prophet
those who left no writings bearing their names
How many children did Gomer have?
three
Define the Hebrew translation for a prophet
to boil up like a fountain
What is the abandonment or defiance of religious belief?
Apostasy
What was the name of Hosea and Gomer's first son whose name means "God sows"?
Jezreel
Based on the study of Hosea, how does God view Apostasy?
Spiritual harlotry
