Daily Devotions
Hosea
"The word of the LORD that came to Hosea"
Text: Hosea 1:1
THE HISTORICAL CONTEXT
The context of Hosea the prophet in receiving messages from the Lord is suggested in the opening words of his prophetic book.
“The word of the LORD that came to Hosea the son of Beeri,
in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah,
and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel.”
Hosea 1:1
1. Same historical period of two other prophets
a) Isaiah (Isaiah 1:1)
i) Except that King Jeroboam was not mentioned at all.
ii) Further suggesting that Isaiah’s focus was on the kingdom of Judah.
b) Micah (Micah 1:1)
i) The same set of kings were mentioned in this text.
ii) Jeroboam was not mentioned either.
iii) But Micah added these words:
“The word… which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.”
Micah 1:1