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