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# đź“– Hosea
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> [[#đź“– Summary of Book]]
> [[#🧠Theme Verse]]
> [[#🧠Major Themes]]
> [[#đź“… Outline of Book]]
> **[[#✍️ Chapter-by-Chapter Notes]]**
> [[#🙏 Devotional Reflections]]
> [[#đź“š Further Study / Interesting Insights]]
## đź“– Summary of Book
> The Book of Hosea portrays God’s faithful love for an unfaithful people through the prophet’s marriage to Gomer. Hosea’s personal life becomes a living illustration of Israel’s spiritual adultery and persistent rebellion. Despite Israel’s idolatry and covenant-breaking, God continues to pursue them with mercy and compassion. The book calls God’s people to repentance and promises restoration rooted in steadfast love.
#### đź“š Genre
- Prophetic Literature
- Minor Prophets
#### 🙋‍♂️ Who is the Author
- Hosea son of Beeri
#### ⌛️ When Was it Written
- Approximately 755–715 BC (during the final decades of the Northern Kingdom)
## 🧠Theme Verse
> Hosea 6:6 (NET)
“For I delight in faithfulness, not simply in sacrifice; I delight in acknowledging God, not simply in whole burnt offerings.”
## 🧠Major Themes
• Covenant love (hesed)
• Spiritual adultery
• Repentance and restoration
• God’s mercy
• Judgment and forgiveness
• Faithfulness
• Knowledge of God
• Redemption
• God’s compassion
• Relational obedience
## đź“… Outline of Book
- 1:1–3:5 — Hosea’s Marriage as a Sign
- Marriage to Gomer
- Children’s names
- Redemption of wife
- 4:1–13:16 — God’s Case Against Israel
- Idolatry
- Moral corruption
- Warnings of judgment
- 14:1–9 — Call to Repentance and Promise of Healing
- Invitation to return
- Restoration
## ✍️ Chapter-by-Chapter Notes
- [[Hosea 01]]
- [[Hosea 02]]
- [[Hosea 03]]
- [[Hosea 04]]
- [[Hosea 05]]
- [[Hosea 06]]
- [[Hosea 07]]
- [[Hosea 08]]
- [[Hosea 09]]
- [[Hosea 10]]
- [[Hosea 11]]
- [[Hosea 12]]
- [[Hosea 13]]
- [[Hosea 14]]
## 🙏 Devotional Reflections
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## đź“š Further Study / Interesting Insights
**Resources**
1. Douglas Stuart, Hosea–Jonah (Word Biblical Commentary: Hosea section)
2. Derek Kidner, The Message of Hosea (BST)
3. Gary V. Smith, Hosea, Amos, Micah (NIV Application Commentary)
**Interesting Facts**
1. Hosea’s marriage illustrates God’s relationship with Israel.
2. Gomer’s unfaithfulness symbolizes Israel’s idolatry.
3. Hosea ministered during Israel’s final years.
4. The children’s names are prophetic messages.
5. Hosea emphasizes relational knowledge of God.
6. The book balances judgment and love.
7. Romans and Matthew quote Hosea.
8. Hosea uses tender parental imagery.
9. Chapter 11 portrays God as a loving Father.
10. Hosea ends with hope and healing.
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