The Literary Structure Of Hosea 1-3 -- By: Charles H. Silva
Journal: Bibliotheca Sacra
Volume: BSAC 164:654 (Apr 2007)
Article: The Literary Structure Of Hosea 1-3
Author: Charles H. Silva
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The Literary Structure Of Hosea 1-3
Charles H. Silva is Pastor, Horizon Christian Church, Branson, Missouri.
* This is the second article in a four-part series “A Literary Analysis of the Book of Hosea.”
The Book of Hosea may be outlined as follows, with a major twofold division (chaps. 1–3 and 4–14) that is supported by the majority of Hosea scholars, past and present.1
Prologue: Superscription (1:1) | ||
I. |
Hosea’s Marriage and Family (1:2–3:5) | |
Cycle A (1:2–2:1) | ||
Cycle B (2:2–23) | ||
Cycle C (3:1–5) | ||
II. |
Hosea’s Prophetic Oracles (4:1–14:8) | |
Cycle D (4:1–6:3) | ||
Cycle E (6:4–11:11) | ||
Cycle F (11:12–14:8) | ||
Epilogue: Wisdom Saying (14:9) |
The book records the Lord’s message of judgment against Israel for egregious covenant violation. Each of the book’s cycles begins with a prophetic judgment speech (accusations and judgment) and concludes with the Lord’s gracious promise to provide future restoration. The first section recounts Hosea’s obedience to the
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Lord’s command to take “a wife of harlotry, and have children of harlotry” (
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