First of the twelve minor prophets, active in the time of the king of Northern Israel, Jeroboam II (ca. 786–746 B.C.E.), who was active until around the fall of the northern kingdom of Israel in 721 B.C.E. Hosea’s dominant theme is the...

Hosea: "Salvation" The Book of Hosea is one of the books of the Hebrew Bible and of the Christian Old Testament. It stands first in order among what are known as the twelve Minor...