Theme of Hosea
Loyal love (faithfulness), Covenant
Outline of Hosea
1-3 Adulterous wife and faithful husband
4-14 Adulterous Israel and faithful Lord
Hosea Key Chapters: 1 - 3
Gomer restored to Hosea
Hosea Key Chapters: 11-14
Israel restored to God
Hosea Key Verse: 4:6
Israel rejected as priest: they forgot the Law
[6] My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge; because you have rejected knowledge, I reject you from being a priest to me. And since you have forgotten the law of your God, I also will forget your children. (ESV)
Hosea Key Verse: 6:6
[6] For I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice, the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings. (ESV)
Hosea Key Verse: 11:1
[1] When Israel was a child, I loved him,
and out of Egypt I called my son. (ESV)