Sometimes in the most unlikely places, you find a message from God that encourages you right where you are–almost as if He had written for this time even though it was spoken long before you were born. This is how studying through the minor prophets has been over the past year.
I pray that you will take the time to go through the Bible studies that I will be posting in the Minor Prophets in the upcoming days and weeks. I pray that you will hear from the Author and Finisher of your faith just how much He loves you. The clear message of the entire body of scripture is the faithfulness of God in the face of the faithlessness of mankind.
Background
1. Who is the author of the book of Hosea?
2. When was this book written?
3. Who was the original intended audience for this book? How do you know?
4. To which Kingdom did Hosea prophesy, Northern or Southern?
5. To which king(s) did Hosea minister during his career?
6. Look up the word prophet in the dictionary. Be sure to check both a secular as well as a Bible dictionary if you can. What are the synonyms you find?
7. What do you learn of the prophets from these verses?
□ Nehemiah 9:26, 30
□ Jeremiah 23:15-22
□ Lamentations 2:14
□ Ezekiel 13:1-16
□ I Corinthians 14:1
□ Ephesians 2:19-20
3. What did Jesus say of the prophets in the following verses?
□ Matthew 5:17
□ Matthew 7:15
□ Matthew 13:57
□ Matthew 24:11, 24
□ Luke 24:44
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