Book of Hosea
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The Book of Hosea is a prophetic book of the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament that uses the prophet Hosea’s troubled marriage as a metaphor for Israel’s unfaithfulness to God and calls for repentance and covenant loyalty.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Book of Hosea canonical | 13 |
| Hosea 11 | 1 |
| Hosea’s marriage to Gomer | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical book
ⓘ
book of the Christian Old Testament ⓘ book of the Hebrew Bible ⓘ prophetic book ⓘ |
| addresses | Northern Kingdom of Israel ⓘ |
| approximateChapters | 14 ⓘ |
| attributedAuthor | Hosea ⓘ |
| canonicalOrderInTwelveProphets | first ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
Israel’s unfaithfulness to God
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call to repentance ⓘ covenant loyalty ⓘ divine love and mercy ⓘ |
| contains |
marriage metaphor
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oracles of judgment ⓘ oracles of salvation ⓘ parent–child metaphor ⓘ |
| criticizes |
Baal worship
ⓘ
idolatry ⓘ political alliances with foreign powers ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
knowledge of God
ⓘ
steadfast love (hesed) ⓘ |
| genre |
allegory
ⓘ
poetry ⓘ prophecy ⓘ |
| historicalContext | final decades of the Northern Kingdom of Israel ⓘ |
| influenced |
Christian theology of repentance
ⓘ
Jewish teachings on teshuvah (repentance) ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
covenant infidelity
ⓘ
restoration after judgment ⓘ |
| liturgicalUse |
read and studied in Christian tradition
ⓘ
read and studied in Jewish tradition ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Hosea ⓘ |
| mentions |
Ephraim
ⓘ
Samaria ⓘ |
| partOf |
The Twelve Minor Prophets
ⓘ
surface form:
Minor Prophets
Neviim ⓘ The Twelve ⓘ |
| positionInChristianOldTestament | first of the Minor Prophets ⓘ |
| positionInHebrewBible | first of the Twelve Minor Prophets ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | Biblical Hebrew ⓘ |
| quotedIn | Gospel of Matthew ⓘ |
| quotedVerse |
Hosea 11:1
ⓘ
Hosea 6:6 ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ |
| symbolicElement |
Book of Hosea
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Hosea’s marriage to Gomer
|
| symbolizes | Hosea’s marriage represents God’s relationship with Israel ⓘ |
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Tribe of Ephraim
this entity surface form:
Hosea 11
this entity surface form:
Hosea’s marriage to Gomer