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Book 28 · Minor Prophet

Hosea

Hosea portrays the covenant relationship between the LORD and Israel through the anguish of betrayed marriage, showing both the severity of judgment and the persistence of divine love.

Within Scripture, Hosea stands as a prophetic witness to God's covenant faithfulness amid Israel's spiritual adultery. Its message joins historical indictment, symbolic family life, and promised restoration so that judgment and mercy are held together under the larger reality of the LORD's unyielding commitment to His people.

Chapters14
Reading time~7 min·1,664 words
ThemesRepentance · Justice · Mercy · Day of the LORD
Opens with“This 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.”
Chapters

Pick a chapter.

  1. 1Hosea’s Wife and Children
  2. 2Israel’s Adultery Rebuked and God’s Mercy to Israel
  3. 3Hosea Redeems His Wife
  4. 4God’s Case against His People
  5. 5Judgment on Israel and Judah
  6. 6The Unrepentance of Israel and Judah
  7. 7Ephraim’s Iniquity
  8. 8Israel Will Reap the Whirlwind
  9. 9Israel’s Punishment
  10. 10Retribution for Israel’s Sin
  11. 11Out of Egypt I Called My Son and God’s Love for Israel
  12. 12A Reproof of Ephraim, Judah, and Jacob
  13. 13Chapter
  14. 14A Call to Repentance and A Promise of God’s Blessing
Outline

Every section, in order.

  1. Chapter 1Hosea’s Wife and Children
    1. Hosea’s Wife and Childrenvv. 1-11
  2. Chapter 2Israel’s Adultery Rebuked and God’s Mercy to Israel
    1. Israel’s Adultery Rebukedvv. 1-13
    2. God’s Mercy to Israelvv. 14-23
  3. Chapter 3Hosea Redeems His Wife
    1. Hosea Redeems His Wifevv. 1-5
  4. Chapter 4God’s Case against His People
    1. God’s Case against His Peoplevv. 1-19
  5. Chapter 5Judgment on Israel and Judah
    1. Judgment on Israel and Judahvv. 1-15
  6. Chapter 6The Unrepentance of Israel and Judah
    1. The Unrepentance of Israel and Judahvv. 1-11
  7. Chapter 7Ephraim’s Iniquity
    1. Ephraim’s Iniquityvv. 1-16
  8. Chapter 8Israel Will Reap the Whirlwind
    1. Israel Will Reap the Whirlwindvv. 1-14
  9. Chapter 9Israel’s Punishment
    1. Israel’s Punishmentvv. 1-17
  10. Chapter 10Retribution for Israel’s Sin
    1. Retribution for Israel’s Sinvv. 1-15
  11. Chapter 11Out of Egypt I Called My Son and God’s Love for Israel
    1. Out of Egypt I Called My Sonvv. 1-7
    2. God’s Love for Israelvv. 8-12
  12. Chapter 12A Reproof of Ephraim, Judah, and Jacob
    1. A Reproof of Ephraim, Judah, and Jacobvv. 1-14
  13. Chapter 13
    1. God’s Anger against Israelvv. 1-8
    2. Death and Resurrectionvv. 9-14
    3. Judgment on Samariavv. 15-16
  14. Chapter 14A Call to Repentance and A Promise of God’s Blessing
    1. A Call to Repentancevv. 1-3
    2. A Promise of God’s Blessingvv. 4-9
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