Hosea
Tyndale Old Testament Commentary
Published on 1. January 2015
246 pages
978-1-78359-259-3 (ISBN)
Description
A wanton and adulterous woman repeatedly spurns the love of her youth; her betrayed and grieving husband offers forgiveness and seeks to restore the intimacy of their first love. With this bold imagery, Hosea tells the story of God and his people; and God calls him to embody this divine suffering and redeeming forgiveness in his own marriage. Yet this remarkable story sets the stage for Hosea's message of God's enduring love, righteous judgment and persistent offer of reconciliation. David Hubbard's commentary explores the historical, cultural, literary and theological dimensions of the book.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Nottingham
United Kingdom
Product notice
Reflowable
ISBN-13
978-1-78359-259-3 (9781783592593)
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11/2009
Inter-Varsity Press
€41.03
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Person
Hubbard (B.A., B.D., Th.M., Ph.D., D.D., L.H.D., Lit.D.) served as professor of Old Testament and president of Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California. He died in 1996.
Content
- Intro
- Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries
- Hosea
- Contents
- General preface
- Author's preface
- Chief Abbreviations
- Texts and versions
- Select bibliography
- Old Testament introductions
- Old Testament histories
- Works on the prophets
- Hosea: commentaries
- Hosea: special studies
- INTRODUCTION
- 1. The prophecy of Hosea
- 2. Place in the canon
- 3. Date
- 4. Setting
- a. Historical background
- b. Personal background
- c. Spiritual background
- 5. Unity and composition
- a. Text
- b. Unity
- c. Composition
- 6. Literary forms
- a. Major forms 21
- b. Other forms
- c. Literary devices
- 7. Message
- a. Major themes
- b. Use in the Old Testament
- c. Use in the New Testament
- Analysis
- 1. HOSEA'S EXPERIENCES (1:1-3:5)
- 2. HOSEA'S MESSAGES: PART ONE (4:1-11:11)
- 3. HOSEA'S MESSAGES: PART TWO (11:12-14:9)
- Commentary
- 1. Hosea's Experiences (1:1-3:5)
- a. Title (1:1)
- b. A significant family (1:2-2:1)
- Additional note: Fulfilment of Hosea's prophecies
- c. A tragic separation: judgment speech I (2:2-13 [Heb. 2:4-15])
- Additional note: The Baals
- d. A gracious restoration (2:14-3:5 [Heb. 2:16-3:5])
- 2. Hosea's Messages: Part One (4:1-11:11)
- a. Introduction: general indictment of the nation (4:1-3)
- b. The covenant shattered (4:4-5:7)
- c. The politics run amok (5:8-7:16)
- Additional note: Possible historical backgrounds
- d. The cult ripe for destruction (8:1-9:9)
- e. The calling unfulfilled (9:10-11:11)
- 3. Hosea's Messages: Part Two (11:12-14:9)
- a. Ephraim and Judah, now-knaves and fools (11:12-12:1 [Heb. 12:1-2])1
- b. Jacob, then and now-arrogance and self-reliance (12:2-14 [Heb. 12:3-15])
- c. Ephraim, then and now-idolatry and ingratitude: (13:1-16 [Heb. 13:1-14:1])
- d. Israel and Yahweh, their future-repentance and restoration (14:1-8 [Heb. 14:2-9])
- e. Concluding admonition: walking and stumbling (14:9 [Heb. 14:10])
