Jan 02, 2020 hosea is the only prophet of israel who left any written prophecies which were recorded during the later years of his life. Hosea s wife, gomer, a harlot, who god told him to marry, wanted to go back her to own ways she tried and realized her wrongs. So he went and took gomer the daughter of diblaim, and she conceived and bore him a son hos. This book records the travail of a heartbroken husband, hosea the prophet caused by the continued unfaithfulness of gomer, his wife, which tragic event is used to. Hosea the bible project videos hosea accuses israel of breaking their covenant with god, and warns them of the tragic consequences to follow. Jerome specified that one of the divisions of the jews sacred books was the book of the twelve prophets, which evidently included the book of hosea to fill out the number 12. In hosea 2, the woman in the marriage metaphor could be hoseas wife gomer, or could be referring to the nation of israel, invoking the. Hosea 1 nasb hoseas wife and children the word bible.
Often, we do not recognize the derivation of these bible names, but this prophets name would be joseph in english. Hosea, a prophet from the northern kingdom, preached in his homeland, which he addresses as israel, jacob or, frequently, ephraim. From this it is advised, that their descendants, as well as those esteeming themselves of saxon, danish, or norman blood, should remove the race asperities that so frequently operate against one another, and join with the celt in mutual respect and prosperity. Hosea, the son of beeri, prophesied for quite some time, from 785 to 725 b. But because gods mercy and covenant love are more powerful than israels sin, hosea also announces hope for the future of israel after the exile. The incredible scandal of gods perfect love found in hosea. Hosea bible book with full chapters king james version. The book of hosea was likely written between 755 and 725 b. Hosea 4 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary, by the leading authority in the church of christ, presents a verse level look at the bible. In the first occasion, hosea fathers children through his wife in the second it does not appear that he even has sexual relations with her.
Martin collins, continuing his analysis of hosea s prophecies, points out that modern israel is repeating the same sins as ancient israel, and that the prophets metaphors of the promiscuous wife, stubborn heifer, and rebellious child, all apply to america. Introduction hosea the prophet hosea was a prophet who lived and prophesied just before the destruction of israel in 722 bc. Apostate israel to be cast off other nations to be called in. The prophets name means salvation, likely a reference to hoseas position in israel as a beacon of hope to those who would repent and turn to god because of his message. Since this passage is the foundation of the whole book, his treatment of it is significant. Hosea must have cried out to god, shes thrown my love away. According to the book of hosea, he married gomer, the daughter of diblaim, but she proved to be unfaithful. This is the woman of the bible from whom we are to learn how to be more godly women. In this book, hosea accuses israel of breaking their covenant with god and. Gomer doesnt care anymore and begins to engage in relationship after relationship with other men.
Ireland ur of the chaldeas wilkes free ebook download as pdf file. The first chapter of hosea is a biographical report of the prophets marriage to gomer. Hosea is the first book of the twelve minor prophets. Hoseas wife and children when the lord began to speak through hosea, the lord said to him, go, marry a promiscuous woman and have children with her, for like an adulterous wife this land is guilty. Kidner gives five pages of exegetical data and application seed ideas on hosea 1. He understood firsthand the suffering occasioned by such faithlessness and spoke of his pain. The latter prophets follow psalms and the wisdom books in the greek septuagint, as well as our christian old testament of the bible. The particular messages should be studied individually to determine what they say and how they apply to life today.
The most amazing thing about hosea, of course, is that his life embodied his prophetic commission. Hosea began his mission in a period of prosperity, the last years of jeroboam ii 783743 b. If you want to identify and read about more bible marriages, check out my book, lesser known bible characters. Oct 04, 2012 in the bible, god called this man named hosea to do something that most people believe is absurd. This metaphor will appear afterwards in other books in the bible as jeremiah or song of songs. This book records the travail of a heartbroken husband, hosea the prophet caused by the continued unfaithfulness of gomer, his wife, which tragic event is used to describe gods great sorrow over his immoral wife, the nation israel.
Hosea lesson 1 74 questions read hosea 15 chapter 1 answer the following questions using the new king james bible. Gomer gomer was the wife of the prophet hosea 8th century bc, mentioned in the hebrew bibles book of hosea 1. Hosea 1 niv bible the word of the lord that came to hosea. Little is known about the life or social status of hosea. However, this blog will show that the passage is often misunderstood and that his wife gomer is unintentionally slandered as unfaithful because of bad interpretations. Go, get for yourself a woman of prostitution and children of prostitution, for the land prostitutes itself, a turning away from the lord. I think anyone developing sermons on hosea or teaching a small group bible study or ss class on hosea would enjoy this book.
The word of the lord that came to hosea son of beeri during the reigns of uzziah, jotham, ahaz and hezekiah, kings of judah, and during the reign of jeroboam son of jehoash king of israel. In the book of hosea we can see the first usage of the metaphor of relationship between gd and his people as a marriage. Hosea is one of those books that some people throw out, like jonah, because its just too hard to swallow. The lord used hosea and gomer s relationship as an object lesson to show how israel had sinned against him by following other gods and how god remains faithful even when his people dont. God told hosea to do the unthinkableto go redeem his wife. May 04, 2016 watch our overview video on the book of hosea, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. God directed him to take her as his wife, and so it was that gomer, the daughter of diblaim, became the unlikely wife of the budding young preacher. Go, take yourself a wife of harlotry and children of harlotry, for the land has committed great harlotry by departing from yahweh.
Hosea was called to the ministry of a prophet early in his life, and the book of the bible devoted to his name spans almost the duration of his lifetime. Really as i prepared the lesson for this meeting of disciples women, i was feeling at a loss for material, being that gomer isnt really. Hosea was a young preacher in the nation of israel, the northern kingdom, and he was a. One of the sentences that describes this relationship is found in hosea 2. Although there are many husband and wife bible stories, many are unsuccessful as the marriage between hosea and gomer depicted in the early chapters of hosea. Hosea bible study guide this article contains a bible study guide and free resource for lessons on the subject of bible study books of the bible including this article on hosea bible study. There is no way of knowing whether gomer was already a common prostitute, a temple prostitute, or if she became a prostitute after they were married. The brides of hosea gomer and the unnamed second wife when yahweh began to speak by hosea, yahweh said to hosea. And his name is related to the name joshua, which means salvation. The story of gomer has been performed across the nation, reaching thousands of people with the message of gods faithfulness and love. According to the traditional order of most hebrew bibles, it is the first of the twelve minor prophets. Ephraim was the largest tribe in israel and sometimes the whole nation was referred to as ephraim.
Hoseas wife, gomer, leaves him for anotherjust like israel has left god. Adapted from the book of hosea in the bible, we journey with gomer, a harlot lost in her sin until hosea, a prophet of god, offers to marry her and redeem her life from darkness. Gomer was the daughter of diblaim, of whom nothing is known other than that the name is possibly of foreign origin. Throughout the book you will see that he refers to israel and ephraim. Hosea witnessed the revival of assyria, the syroephraimite war, and the numerous treaties the israelite kings made with egypt and assyria to survive.
This page which covers hosea bible study is suitable for those requiring an outline for hosea bible study. The book of hosea stands first in the division of the bible called the book of the twelve in the apocrypha cf. A study bible can help with hosea s metaphors, references to history and tradition, and references to social practices of his time. When the lord first spoke through hosea, the lord said to hosea, go, take to yourself a wife of whoredom and have children of whoredom, for the land commits great whoredom by forsaking the lord. Go, marry a promiscuous woman and have children with. Maybe she had responded to the spiritfilled ministry of hosea himself, and he found his heart drawn to her in deep and unselfish love. Some of the most significant prophecies in the bible, about israel and its endtime affairs, are to be found within this book. In the first reference the wife is named gomer in the second she is not. The book of hosea is one of the books of the hebrew bible. Their life is a love story, but not the fairy tale kind. The book of hosea was written in the northern kingdom of israel in the eighth century bc, during the reign of jeroboam ii 786746 bc. Hosea continues to pursueat times gomer would return to the safety and comfort of hosea but would leave him again. Book of hosea overview insight for living ministries.
The words of hosea s prophecy concern the wrath of a spurned husband and the forgiveness of true love. Top american libraries canadian libraries universal library community texts project gutenberg biodiversity heritage library childrens library. Gomer in the bible was the unfaithful wife of hosea the prophet. The prophetic messages in the book of hosea can be read both individually and as a group. Clicking on a chapter will show you the text of that chapter of hosea in the bible king james version. Gods unending love for an unfaithful people overviewbible. Hosea 1 the word of the lord that came to hosea son of beeri during the reigns of uzziah, jotham. Why should i have to buy back what is already mine. Yahweh will welcome israel like a husband who takes back an unfaithful wife. Hosea knew she would be unfaithful, as god says this to him immediately in the opening statements of the book. Gomer gomer was the wife of the prophet hosea 8th century bc, mentioned in the hebrew bible s book of hosea. My view of the bible is that, aside from the parables jesus told, if the bible says something happened, it happened.
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