HOSEA OUTLINE

A. Ralph Johnson

Theme: Unfaithful Israel. 

Warning to Israel, the Northern Kingdom. (Contemporary with Isaiah, about 721 B.C.)

CHAPTERS &

KEY WORDS

OUTLINE

14ch(2) (brief)

1: Wife

Introduction: In the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah, Kings of Judah.

 

I.        HOSEA’S FAMILY PICTURES ISRAEL'S UNFAITHFULNESS (chap. 1—3)

A.      Hosea’s family (2-9)

Hosea commanded to take a wife of whoredom –picture of Israel (2)

Son: Jezreel, “visit,” or “avenge” (4)

Daughter: Lo-ruhama “No mercy” (6)

Son: Lo-ammi “Not my people” (9)

Promise of return (10-11)

2: Return

B.      Jehovah appeals to His unfaithful wife who He has divorced to return

“Contend with your mother”  (1-7)

Judgment to come for her unfaithfulness (8-13)

Promise to accept her back (14-23)

3: Bought

C.       Israel is to be bought back from her lover.

Israel to abide many days without a king but will return under “David” (4) [MESSIANIC]

 

4: Controversy

II.      UNFAITHFULNESS OF ISRAEL DETAILED (chap. 4—13)

A.      A controversy with Israel

1.        Deplorable things taking place (1-19)

5: Judgment

2.        Judgment upon the priests, the house of Israel and the king (1-7)

3.        Sound the alarm! Both Israel and Judah to be punished. (8-15)

6: Return

4.        Call to return. (1-3)

5.        Israel and Judah to be judged. (4-11)

7: Rebellion

B.      Rebellion of Samaria and Ephraim

1.        Samaria hot as an oven with sin (1-7)

2.        Ephraim Half-baked. (8-16)  Silly dove (11).  Deceitful bow. (16)

8: Judgment

C.      Judgment upon Samaria and Ephraim

1.        Samaria shall reap a whirlwind from Assyria (1-7)

2.        Ephraim will be devoured by fire (8-14)

9: Bondage

D.      They will return to bondage

1.        Ephraim to eat unclean food in Egypt and Assyria. (1-9)

2.        Ephraim’s glory to fly away and they will wander among the nations. (10-17)

10: Vine

E.       A luxuriant vine

1.        Israel is a Luxuriant vine who’s heart is divided. (1-3)

2.        Samaria and Ephraim to be carried to Assyria. (4-8)

3.        Ephraim like a rebellious heifer to have a yoke put on her neck (9-11)

4.        Break up the fallow ground. God’s judgment is coming (12-15)

11: Father

F.       Father’s love for a rebellious child

1.        Jehovah anguishes at giving them up to Assyria and Egypt.

 "Out of Egypt will I call my son” (11:1; see Matt. 2:15) [MESSIANIC]

12: Judah

2.        Ephraim and Judah’s sin

13: Breath

G.      Destroying breath (15)

Coming destruction upon Israel for their sin. (16)

14: Return

CONCLUSION: Return, O Israel (chap. 14)