PART II., HOSEA 4-14. A series of addresses which give a summary of
Hosea's prophetic teaching. The period presupposed seems to be the
time of anarchy which followed the death of Jeroboam II (_c._ 743...
Here the discourse takes a new start. The prophet is a witness of the
wild rejoicings of harvest, and warns his people not to be so
exuberant, for they must go forth into captivity. Three times in thi...
THE TERRIBLE RESULTS OF SIN -- HOSEA NINE --
Hosea rebuked Israel for the horrible things they did on the corn
floors. They would gather at the corn floors, offer sacrifice and
enjoy the plenty they...
EXAMINATION
CONSIDERATIONS
1.
Was Hosea's marriage actual or symbolic?
2.
Did God command Hosea to do something immoral in marrying a woman of
harlotry?
3.
Why did God command Hosea to marry an...
IX.
It is now harvest and vintage-time — the period of annual vintage
festivals, as at Shechem and Shiloh, to which the neighbouring
villages gathered. The corn is being reaped, the wine-press is
tro...
INTRODUCTION TO HOSEA 9
This chapter is an address to Israel or the ten tribes, and contains
either a new sermon, or is a very considerable part of the former upon
the same subject, the sins and puni...