28. Hosea
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28. Hosea (The Choice: Vol.1)
Hosea Category: Prophetic endurance in painful obedience Could avoid: Refuse God’s command to marry an unfaithful woman.“When the LORD began to speak through Hosea, the LORD said to him, ‘Go, marry a promiscuous woman and have children with her.’” (Hosea 1:2)Cross-Refs: Ezekiel 24:16; Luke 9:23. Chose: Obeyed God and married…
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28. Hosea (The Choice: Vol.2)
Israel’s Spiritual Adultery Category: Failure of covenant loyalty Could endure: Remain faithful to the LORD as husband.“I will betroth you to me forever.” (Hosea 2:19)Cross-Refs: Exodus 34:14; Jeremiah 3:14. Chose wrongly: Committed spiritual adultery with idols.“When the LORD began to speak through Hosea, the LORD said to him, ‘Go, marry…
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Hosea (Bible Translation History)
1. Chronological Evolution of Bible Translations Ancient Translations (Before 5th Century CE) Medieval Translations (5th–15th Century CE) Reformation and Renaissance Translations (16th–17th Century CE) Modern Translations (18th Century–Present) 2. Textual Criticism and Manuscript Traditions Key Manuscripts Textual Variants and Their Impact Scholarly Methods of Textual Criticism Comparison of the Masoretic…
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28. Hosea (Bible Summary)
Superscription (1:1) The Unfaithful Wife and the Faithful Husband (1:2—3:5) The Unfaithful Nation and the Faithful God (chs. 4–14)
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28. Hosea (Bible Overview)
(1) Book Information 1.1 Title and Definition• Title: Hosea – named after the prophet Hosea (Hoshea in Hebrew), meaning “salvation” or “deliverance”• Definition: A prophetic book combining personal biography and divine messages, using the metaphor of a broken marriage to illustrate Israel’s unfaithfulness and God’s enduring covenant love 1.2 Authorship…
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28. Hosea (Prefiguring Jesus)
Foreshadowing Jesus in the Book of Hosea 1. Introduction: Overview of the Book and Its Foreshadowing Themes 2. Historical and Theological Context 3. Narrative Structure and Christ-Centred Motifs 4. Typology and Symbols of Christ 5. Messianic Prophecies and Previews 6. Theological and Christological Significance 7. Redemptive Legacy and Christian Application…