Hosea

The Canaanite god of fertility:

Baal

This nation was not pressuring Israel during Hosea's ministry:

Babylon

These were the nations that exerted pressure on Israel during Hosea's ministry:

Egypt, Assyria, Judah

Why does Hosea (the book) abound in legal terminology?

God is bringing a lawsuit against Israel

The prostitute that God commanded Hosea to marry:

Gomer

This was the last prophet to prophesy to the northern kingdom before they were destroyed:

Hosea

Who lived and ministered in the northern kingdom (from Israel)?

Hosea and Jonah

These chapters are arranged in a literary pattern known as chiastic structure:

chapters 1-3

What was Hosea's message?

delivered prior to Assyria's destruction of the northern kingdom in 722 BC

What was the focus of Hosea's prophecy?

focused on the northern kingdom but also mentioned Judah

What group of books did Hosea belong to?

minor prophets

One purpose of the book of Hosea:

to highlight the spiritual harlotry of Israel

Who received an oracle of condemnation before Israel?

Judah