Study 1 From The Books of Amos & Hosea Is: Hosea 1 & 3
Hosea’s
life story is outlined in these two chapters.
1. What evidence do you
find (a) that at the time of his marriage Hosea was already conscious of his
prophetic calling, and did all things, including his marriage, with his eyes
upon the Lord; (b) that he was not aware, when he married Gomer, that she would
prove unfaithful; and (c) that on looking back later upon the whole matter, he
recognized that God had brought him through this bitter experience in order
that he might understand what Israel’s unfaithfulness meant to God? What ought we to learn from such a record? Cf. Gn. 50:20.
2. Gomer, having proved
unfaithful appears to have forsaken Hosea and sunk to the position of a slave.
Hosea, loving her still, redeemed her, but placed her for a time under
discipline. How does the prophet use
this to illustrate God’s love and Israel’s future?
Notes
- 1:4. See e Ki. 10:11, 30. Jehu was
right in what he did, but not in the spirit in which he did it.
- 1:10-2:1 is a prophecy of the future,
in which the divine love interrupts the message of doom. This is characteristic of Hosea.
- 3:4, 5. This is a reference to the
exile.
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