Prophet

Hosea

Prophet of Covenant Love · Late Northern Kingdom · c. 785-725 BC

Hosea — James Tissot

Summary

Hosea prophesied in the last decades of the northern kingdom before its fall to Assyria in 722 BC. His prophetic sign was his own marriage to Gomer, an unfaithful wife whom he bought back, a living picture of the LORD's covenant love for unfaithful Israel.

Among the passages here, Hosea is first named in Hosea 1:1: “This is the word of the LORD that came to Hosea son of Beeri…”
The record places Hosea in Late Northern Kingdom.
6 verses name Hosea, in 2 books.

In Scripture

Verses: 6
Books: 2

Hosea

Role: Prophet of Covenant Love
Era: Late Northern Kingdom
Dates: c. 785-725 BC
Tribe: Israel (north)

Hosea in Scripture

Open a book to read its mentions here. Text: Berean Standard Bible. Names repeat in Scripture, so some of these verses may speak of another person called Hosea. The two marks are drawn from the chapters this page's own references stand in.

First named in these passagesHosea 1:1This is the word of the LORD that came to Hosea son of Beeri in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and of Jeroboam son of Jehoash, king of Israel.Last named in these passagesHosea 1:6Gomer again conceived and gave birth to a daughter, and the LORD said to Hosea, “Name her Lo-ruhamah, for I will no longer have compassion on the house of Israel, that I should ever forgive them.

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