The Book of Hosea

PART I
The book Hosea was written between 790 and 710 BC by the prophet Hosea. The story is about the relationship between Hosea and his wife, Gomer, and how their lives parallel that of the northern kingdom of Israel. There are several themes in the book of Hosea and I will discuss
what I think to be the main one, "there is absolutely nothing we can do which will separate us from God's love and compassion". While the northern kingdom prospers monetarily its morals and spiritual condition is sacrificed. The peoples of the northern kingdom have fallen from God's
grace due to their worship of God's other than the one true God. The following text describes my opinions, others opinions, and my observations of the book Hosea.
The book begins with God telling Hosea to marry an adulterous wife . He does this to show the relationship of the Israelites adultery to God by worshipping idols and other God's. Hosea marries Gomer and they have a son. God informs Hosea to name the child Jezreel because he
is going to punish the house of Jehu for the massacre at Jezreel. …