by Shelley | Sep 23, 2021 | Bible Fiber, Hosea
By Shelley Neese Follow Bible Fiber on Youtube or wherever you listen to your podcasts! Hosea’s judgment speech spans from 6:4-11:7 without a pause for a breath. These last passages of the book provide further insight into the purpose of God’s retribution. While Hosea...
by Shelley | Sep 17, 2021 | Bible Fiber, Hosea
By Shelley Neese Follow Bible Fiber on Youtube or wherever you listen to your podcasts! As a refresher, Hosea’s first three chapters use Gomer’s infidelity to symbolize Israel’s unfaithfulness, and Hosea 4 and 5 launch the message of Hosea. The book never mentions...
by Shelley | Sep 10, 2021 | Bible Fiber, Hosea
By Shelley Neese Follow Bible Fiber on Youtube or wherever you listen to your podcasts! Hosea’s marriage to the harlot Gomer is narrated in the first three chapters. The broken marriage is an extended metaphor, a visual aid, to demonstrate Israel’s abandonment of...
by Shelley | Sep 3, 2021 | Bible Fiber, Hosea
By Shelley Neese Follow Bible Fiber on Youtube or wherever you listen to your podcasts! We can divide Hosea into two primary sections: his Marriage and his Message. The first three chapters of the book are prose, focused on Hosea’s marriage to Gomer, while the other...