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Structure of Hosea The literary structure of Hosea is two main parts: ch 1-3 Parable Acted Out; ch 4-14 Parable Preached. The book seems to be mainly made up of four main elements, which are repeated through the book and are found in both parts. The four elements are indictment (exposure of sin), judgment (announcement […]

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Hosea SONG: “Children of Gomer” by Tom Schmidt

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An Introduction to Hosea

An Introduction to Hosea Genre             Hosea is book of prophecy and narrative prose and is included in the 12 Minor Prophets.  The narrative material is limited to the first three chapters, while chapters 4-14 is a collection of prophetic oracles.  These prophetic oracles may have originally been spoken aurally or they might have been […]