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Hosea

Hosea

8 9.9
A Hebrew prophet who warned Israel to stop worshipping other gods
  • proper noun
  • /hoʊˈziːə/
  • Literature
: Oseas
  • The prophet Hosea wrote:
  • Hosea, a prophet

But in the case with Hosea, he seems to be saying that, yes, God called the people of Israel out of Egypt and saved them.

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Examples

  • Proof that the House of Judah and House of Israel became two separate nations can be found in the very first verse of Hosea 1: "The word of the Lord that came unto Hosea ... during the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam ... king of Israel."

    Blog text (28)
  • Hosea 9:15: "All their evil is at Gilgal; indeed, I came to hate them there!"

    Blog text (34)
  • But in the case with Hosea, he seems to be saying that, yes, God called the people of Israel out of Egypt and saved them.

  • Hosea named Egypt as the place of birth.

  • Last week, we looked at Hosea, who experienced personal heartbreak.

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  • And that's if you look at the book of Hosea, that ends up being sort of a master metaphor for things.

  • Hosea uses "hesed" in 6:6 to describe what God desires.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Jesus quoted Hosea 6:6 more frequently than any other text of the Prophets: "I desire loving kindness, not sacrifice."

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  • As the prophet Hosea would prophesy explicitly in Yahweh's name: "They set up kings without my consent; they choose princes without my approval" (Hosea 8:4).

    Academic text (1997)
  • The book of Hosea vividly expresses God's call for repentance to the people of Israel.

Compounds

Book of Hosea
  • Literature
1 8.6

A book in the Old Testament that contains Hosea's prophecies

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Hosea comes from the old Hebrew name Hoshea, which means 'to save' or 'God saves' and is like the name Joshua, which also means 'God saves'. So the prophet Hosea urged people to turn back to God and offered a message of warning and hope.