Moreover, it treats hosea as christian scripture, and each part of the commentary takes us clearly to the lord jesus. A free bible commentary on the book of hosea in easyenglish. Thus stuart rightly points out, understanding the message of the book of hosea depends upon understanding the sinai covenant. And like the book of amos, the book of hosea somehow made its way south to jerusalem where it was copied, edited, and preserved to serve as gods word for future generations. He makes a covenant with assyria, and olive oil is carried to egypt. Love divine is a clear, honest, panoramic treatment of the book of hosea, poignantly showing how hosea and gomers treatment of each other reflected god and israels treatment of each other. In 15 short lessons you will learn gods message for you in his word. Gods holiness is contrasted with israels corruption, which. Why every christian woman should read redeeming love. Within the book of hosea, hosea is given a command from god to. Book of hosea, also spelled osee, the first of 12 old testament books that bear the names of the minor prophets, considered as one book, the twelve, in the jewish canon. Based on the book of hosea from the bible, where god told the prophet, hosea to marry.
Scholars, pastors, and serious bible students will welcome the. Hosea bible study book lifeway christian resources. Redeeming love by francine rivers goodreads share book. During the time of the minor prophets, the nation of israel had divided into two separate countries, each with its own government.
As an account full of harsh judgment unfolds, we find in its midst a rare and pure gem. He is one of the twelve prophets of the jewish hebrew bible, also known as the minor prophets of the christian old testament. Hosea with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. In joel it is the locust, a symbol of impending destruction.
Robin weekes minister, emmanuel church, wimbledon, london. The remainder of the book of hosea consists of a collection of miscellaneous statements expressing hosea s convictions concerning the character of yahweh and yahwehs relation to the people of israel. Leading seller of christian books, bibles, gifts, homeschool products, church supplies, dvds, toys and more. Touted as a retelling of the biblical story of hosea and gomer. We hope that you find the hosea summary from the kjv bible chapters and verses helpful to your bible studies and for references as a guide to further reference to the book of hosea. New american commentary nac 9780805401196 by duane a. Multimedia presentation for first penance first reconciliation parent meeting. Often, we do not recognize the derivation of these bible names, but this prophets name would be joseph in english. In this book, hosea accuses israel of breaking their covenant with god and warns them of the tragic consequences to follow. An easyenglish commentary 2800 word vocabulary on the book of hosea. The 1997 version is basically the same as the original, but was edited to remove any descriptions of the love scenes and any coarse language to make it suitable for the christian. Where is the prophet situated in the dialectic of rage and desire that both seduces and. Hosea was a prophet to israel, the northern kingdom, from 753 715 bc. Book of hosea definition of book of hosea by the free.
The californiabased author francine rivers doesnt travel for speaking. This book has deepened my love for the one who first loved me, and i think it is a valuable addition to the existing commentaries on hosea. Gomer is a prostitute and hosea is a godly man told to marry her. Oct, 2010 multimedia presentation for first penance first reconciliation parent meeting. How does hoseas marriage to gomer illustrate gods relationship to israel. True worship has all but disappeared from the northern tentribe kingdom of israel. Hosea was the son of beeri, a prophet in israel in the 8th century bc and author of the book of prophecies bearing his name. Though many were deaf to hoseas preaching, even the dullest could see his grief, sympathize with his sorrow, and wonder at his persistent love. Hosea was a young preacher in the nation of israel, the northern kingdom, and he was a. In this solid midtoupper level commentary on the book of hosea, j. And the lord said to hosea, go, take unto thee a wife of whoredoms and children of whoredoms.
This book was written based off of the book of hosea in the bible. In the womb he grasped his brothers heel, and as an adult. Hosea the book of hosea chronicles the adult life of a jewish prophet during a turbulent time in israels history. It is the same message that many of the prophets gave before the exile. In hosea the prophet himself and his scorned but constant love dramatically portrays gods message of grace and his call to repent. This retelling of the biblical story of gomer and hosea set during the time of the. God told hosea to marry gomer, who became a prostitute. In hosea and joel the implement employed to capture the attention and hearts of gods people is the symbol. Hosea, an oldtestament prophet, preached his own life message using his marriage as the sermon illustration. Reviewing my first historical romance, and a christian fiction classic. Israel is the lords bride, but israel has instead joined itself to.
This was followed by a period of internal instability, with intrigues at the royal court leading. It is the story of hosea and his unfaithful wife, gomer, who illustrate gods relationship with faithless israel. How is the good news illustrated in hosea s marriage. Hoseas message to israel contained both bad news and good news. Getting into the book of the twelvehoseamalachi session 2.
What follows is a period of unrest and political instability. The book is compelling in its christcenteredness and is a masterpiece in expounding god. Hoseas job was to tell his people that there was danger. Use this topic or order a custom research paper, written exactly how you need it to be. Gods case against jacobs heirs ephraim chases the wind and pursues the east wind. Why is the book of daniel considered major prophetic writing. This book is based off the love story from the bible of hosea and gomer. The story is based on the book of hosea in the holy bible. This retelling of the book of hosea is set during the height of the gold rush. Mark of the lion series book 1 christian historical. According to the traditional order of most hebrew bibles, it is the first of the twelve minor prophets set around the fall of the northern kingdom of israel, the book of hosea denounces the worship of gods other than yahweh, metaphorically comparing israels abandonment of yahweh to a. This reading of hosea explores the book from a feminist, psychoanalytical and poetic perspective.
Andrew dearman considers the prophetic figures historical roots in the covenant traditions of ancient israel, includes his own translation of the biblical text, and masterfully unpacks hosea s poetic, metaphorical message of betrayal, judgment, and reconciliation. Hosea appears to have had the temperament of a poet. The goal of lifelight is that through a regular program of indepth personal and group study of scripture, more and more christian adults may grow in their personal faith in jesus christ. And like the book of amos, the book of hosea somehow made its way south to jerusalem where it was copied, edited, and preserved to serve as.
When god had a message for the people, he gave his message through the prophets. Hoseas end time message new foundations ministries. The lord said to me, go, show your love to your wife again, though she is loved by another man and is an adulteress. Hosea revealed little about his background, though his book of prophecy offers a few glimpses into his life. Redeeming love, by francine rivers is a historical romance novel set in the 1850s gold rush in california. If you would like to share feedback with us about pricing, delivery or other customer service issues, please contact customer service directly. Hosea prophesied during a dark and melancholic era of israels history, the period of the northern kingdoms decline and fall in the 8th century bc. This paper proposes a formcritical rereading of hosea based upon synchronic literary criteria. Andrew dearman considers the prophetic figures historical roots in the covenant traditions of ancient israel, includes his own translation of the biblical text, and masterfully unpacks hoseas poetic, metaphorical message of betrayal, judgment, and reconciliation. The story is inspired by the book of hosea from the bible. Hosea began his mission in a period of prosperity, the last years of jeroboam ii 783743 b. Study hosea using matthew henrys bible commentary concise to better understand scripture with full outline and verse meaning. Hosea said that god was going to punish his people.
The word of the lord that came unto hosea, the son of beeri, in the days uzziah, jotham, ahaz, and hezekiah, kings of judah, and in the days of jeroboam the son of joash, king of israel. Book of hosea an old testament book telling hoseas prophecies hosea old testament the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of. Within the book of hosea, hosea is given a command from god to marry a woman of not so polite standards. It is a record of the prophecies of the prophet hosea to the northern kingdom of israel also called ephraim after its largest tribe in the 8th century bc. As we enter this book, which unlike other prophets who are often powerful untouchable voices, or mysterious and enigmatic figures speaking from the shadows, hosea is. The book of hosea is one of the books of the hebrew bible. Hosea, a prophet from the northern kingdom, preached in his homeland, which he addresses as israel, jacob or, frequently, ephraim. The book of hosea its a deeply personal and passionate love story, yet its a difficult story. The hebrew of the book of hosea is challenging to translate, possibly because the text is corrupt or because it is written in a nonstandard dialect of hebrew. God was going to make sure that israel kept his covenant. After establishing the historical and theological backdrop for hosea, barrett focuses on the connection between hoseas marriage to gomer and the lords marriage to his people.
According to the books narrative, the relationship between hosea and his unfaithful wife gomer is comparable to th. Set around the fall of the northern kingdom of israel, the book of hosea denounces the worship of gods other than yahweh, metaphorically comparing israels abandonment of yahweh to a woman being unfaithful to her husband. According to the superscription, hosea began his prophetic activity during the reign of jeroboam ii c. Prophetic books tend to be harder anyway, and being small, these books are easily overlooked.
Hosea heard gods call to marry, what israel herself was, a prostitute. Box 551, greenville, alabama 36037 usa hosea, a prophet with an unfaithful wife hosea one in our bible the books of hosea through malachi are called minor prophets. Its a beautiful love story with themes running through it from the book of hosea in the bible. Hosea chapter 1 kjv king james version 1 the word of the lord that came unto hosea, the son of beeri, in the days of uzziah, jotham, ahaz, and hezekiah, kings of judah, and in the days of jeroboam the son of joash, king of israel 2 the beginning of the word of the lord by hosea.
His life becomes a visual aid for the northern kingdom. It is, perhaps, the most unique marriage in history. Love her as the lord loves the israelites, though they turn to other gods and love the sacred raisin cakes. It is exegetically faithful so that there is a clear sense of what this would have meant to hosea and his contemporaries. While masterpiece was good, i can understand why readers fell in love with redeeming love. Redeeming love is one of those mustread romances worth reading at least once there are two versions of redeeming love. And his name is related to the name joshua, which means salvation. In most of the book, hosea says that israel will have death and illness. Bible scriptures from hosea offer free, online access, for those of the christian faith, to study scriptural passages for biblical studies, contained in the words. Fanmade booktrailer of the bestseller redeeming love written by. Just too much detail in the story telling nothing sexual. Everything in the book of hosea is a message from god. Hosea his name meaning to save, salvation is the first of the socalled minor prophets.
Modern protestant canons include isaiah, jeremiah, lamentations, e. A retelling of the biblical love story of gomer and hosea, set against the romantic backdrop of the california gold rush. Redeeming love by francine rivers is by far one of my favorite books of all time and one i feel like every christian woman should take the time to read. Book of hosea, the first of 12 old testament books that bear the names of the minor prophets, considered as one book, the twelve, in the jewish canon. As a result, the english translations of the book sometimes offer very different readings of the same passage. Just as she turned away from hoseas love and care, so.
I have never read any christian romantic fiction before. The remainder of the book of hosea consists of a collection of miscellaneous statements expressing hoseas convictions concerning the character of yahweh and yahwehs relation to the people of israel. Hoseas primary audience was ephraim another name for the northern kingdom, israel, which is mentioned 35 times in the book. The problematic of voice and prophetic function is evident in the vivid dissection of israels social institutions, whose disintegration is inversely related to the centrality of the discussion in the structure of the book, and in the violent swings from despair to impossible hope. Hosea 3 niv bible the lord said to me, go, show your. The book is clearly written by hosea during the days jeroboam ii king of israel. Its their struggle she finds it hard to turn away from the life she has always known and basically born into. Why is the book of daniel considered major prophetic. Highlights from the book of hosea watchtower online library.
Like amos, hosea was a prophet who was active in the northern kingdom of israel hosea also refers to israel as ephraim and samaria. Theres a curious protochristian moment at the beginning of chapter 6. The book of hoseaits a deeply personal and passionate love story, yet its a difficult story. The book of hosea consists of fourteen chapters, which was the record for a minor prophet until zechariah tied it a couple centuries later.
Daniel is included in the small group of major prophets in christian canons, and its inclusion is based partly on its length and partly on its importance for christian eschatology. These messages came in visions, oracles, dreams, parables, and the like. According to the book, the apostasy of the people was rampant, having turned away from god in order to serve both the calves of jeroboam and baal, a canaanite god. Israel, the northern country consisting of ten tribes, and judah, the remaining two tribes in the south. If there is an area least read in the bible, it is the minor prophets the last twelve books in the old testament. Book of hosea matthew henrys bible commentary concise. Hosea chapter 2 kjv king james version hosea chapter 2 teaches me about the love god have for humanity. Under the rulership of jeroboam ii, there is material prosperity in israel, but that wanes soon after his death. According to the traditional order of most hebrew bibles, it is the first of the twelve minor prophets.
Although most of the book i did enjoy, it could have been about 100 pages shorter. Past scholarship generally argues that the book of hosea articulates a message of judgment against israel in three basic parts, hosea. These twelve prophets are comprised in one single book in the hebrew bible and are called the twelve. The book is clearly written by hosea during the days jeroboam. A powerful retelling of the story of gomer and hosea, redeeming love is. The book of hosea is one of the minor prophet books of the old testament. Ken armstrong pastor, bessacarr evangelical church, doncaster, england this is an excellent commentary on an underpreached part of gods word. Each blessing or curse is based upon a corresponding type in the mosaic law. Soon afterwards, while studying the book of hosea, the author heard god say. The book of hosea stands first in the division of the bible called the book of the twelve in the apocrypha cf. Jan 17, 2018 introduces the background of the prophet hosea and his book, and provides an overview of the books content and structure. Book of hosea overview insight for living ministries. How does the theme of prostitution relate to the abjection of the woman as the other, and the fantasy of sexual ecstasy, precisely because she escapes patriarchal order.
Book of hosea an old testament book telling hosea s prophecies hosea old testament the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of. 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. The book contains a series of blessings and curses announced for israel by god through hosea. Barrett excels in unfolding his views logically on solid exegetical, hermeneutical, and theological grounds.
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