This past weekend at Eastbrook, we continued our series, “God in the Ruins: The Message of the Minor Prophets.” My wife, Kelly, and I co-preached a message on the first three chapters of the prophet Hosea.

Hosea is an interesting book of the Bible, and one of the longest of these shorter prophetic books. Hosea spoke during the time of the divided kingdom, primarily addressing the northern kingdom of Israel from about 750-724 BC.

You can watch our message from this past weekend and follow along with the message outline below. You can also engage with the entire series here or download the Eastbrook mobile app for even more opportunities to connect.

I’m also including below a chart that I pulled together related to the kings of Israel that overlap with the ministry of Hosea.

King	Dates bc	References
Jeroboam II	786-746	2 Kings 14:23-29
Zechariah	746-745	2 Kings 15:8-12
Shallum	745	2 Kings 15:13-16
Menahem	752-738	2 Kings 15:17-22
Pekahiah	738-737	2 Kings 15:23-26
Pekah (may have co-ruled Gilead since 752)	737-732	2 Kings 15:27-31
Hoshea	732-724	2 Kings 17:1-6
Fall of Samaria	722	2 Kings 17:7-23

“I will betroth you to me forever; I will betroth you in righteousness and justice,
in love and compassion.” (Hosea 2:19)

Introducing Hosea

 

  

Hosea’s Family as a Prophetic Message from God (Hosea 1)

 

 

God’s Rejection, Purification, and Restoration of Israel  (Hosea 2)

 

 

Restoration for Gomer and Restoration for Israel (Hosea 3)

 

  

God’s Word for Us from Hosea