During Hosea’s time, there was political, economical, social and religious strife in the country of Israel. Hosea lived in the tragic final days of the northern kingdom of Israel. During this time there were six kings within twenty-five years; four were murdered, one was captured in battle and only one was succeeded on the throne by his son. The nation was rife with economic abuses that separated the rich and the poor. “Israel was …showed first 75 words of 1404 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1404 total…glaring contrast to Hosea in the sense that God has faithful love, no mater what. Works Cited Alexander, George M. Handbook of Bibical Personalities. New York: The Seabury Press, 1981. Calvocoressi, Peter. Who’s Who in the Bible. Great Britian: Viking Press, 1987. Myers, Jacob M. Layman’s Bible Commentary. Atalanta: John Knox Press, 1959. New Interpreter’s Bible, v.7. Nashville: Ablingdon Press, 1994. Newsom, Carol A. & Ringe, Sharon H. The Women’s Bible Commentary. Louisville: John Knox Press, 1992