Hosea The Prophet of God

Hosea, a prophet of God Almighty had a ministry that lasted 40 years.

He received messages from The Lord in the 8th century bc; before Jesus was born.

He received these messages during the reign of four kings of Israel; Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah.

In his first message he was told to go and marry a known prostitute so that some of her children would be fathered by other men showing Hosea the pain of God in having His children worship other lesser gods and idols.

The Book of Hosea consists of 14 short chapters and is worth reading through over and over to find the messages that God gives to Hosea.

God shows how disappointed He is in the Nation of Israel, the kings of Israel and the government of Israel.

God speaks of how He will punish them for their unfaithfulness to Him; their idolatry of idols; their wicked ways and following after evil.

Lastly He shows Hosea how He brings restoration both to Hosea personally and Israel as a nation.

God is unhappy and Hosea is the recipient of His Confidence.

God speaks to him man to man, friend to friend, God to His faithful human.

We see He doesn't spare Hosea suffering and trials.

From this we can understand that we all fall short and we all will suffer tribulation caused by our faulty morals, our unfaithfulness to The Almighty Loving God.

But we know that faithfulness to God; walking closely with God will bring us restoration to God.

Hosea was flawed, his life was flawed but he believed strongly in Almighty God and the Holy Scriptures which gave him Knowledge. 

He was but a man whom God loved because of his faithfulness.

This short Book in the Bible shows us that when we have faith, God is able to minister to us and make ways for us; no matter what circumstances we have got ourselves into.

God shows us how evil overcomes us and destroys us when we don't gain Knowledge that will strengthen our faith.

Knowledge of God's Character should be a mainstay of our faith.