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Genesis - History of Israelites - Exodus - Leviticus - Numbers - Deuteronomy - Joshua - Judges - Ruth - Psalms - Proverbs - Song of Solomon - Prophets - New Testament History - Healing Works of Jesus - The 4 Evangelists - Lord's Prayer - Parables - Lord's [Last] Supper - Jesus after his Resurrection - Paul's Letters - Epistles - Revelation - Glossary - Numbers - Contents - Index

CHAPTER 12.

HOSEA. . - p. 263

Prophets

HOSEA.

Hosea, Joel and Amos were contemporaries. It is probable that Joel prophesied to Judah at the same time that Amos forewarned Israel, and that these two slightly preceded Hosea, who like Amos was sent to the Israelites.

Hosea means "Saviour or Safety." These names suggest an exalted spiritual consciousness. Idolatry of Jeroboam had produced all kinds of vice, kings were profligate, priests had introduced shameful rites throughout the land, God was forgotten.

The rulers looked to Assyria for help and Hosea compares their defection to the unfaithfulness of a wife to her marriage vows his illustrations are taken from the rural and domestic pursuits and give insight into the modes of the life of that day. He reproves the Jewish people generally, but the Israelites especially, for idolatry. The message of all the prophets was almost the same, but often expressed differently. They nearly all end with the promise of deliverance. To read these writings from the old orthodox viewpoint it sounds as though God was constantly

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