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Quiz about BBB Bible Series Hosea
Quiz about BBB Bible Series Hosea

BBB Bible Series: Hosea Trivia Quiz


The first of the 'minor' prophets, he is best known for marrying an unfaithful woman in obedience to God.

A multiple-choice quiz by Rimrunner. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
Rimrunner
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
332,980
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
1659
Last 3 plays: Guest 175 (7/10), Guest 14 (7/10), Guest 174 (9/10).
Question 1 of 10
1. Hosea was a prophet in which country? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. What did Hosea's relationship with Gomer illustrate? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. What was the meaning of the name of Hosea's second child by Gomer, 'Loruhamah'? (NKJV text) Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. What was the meaning of the name of Hosea's third child by Gomer, 'Loammi'? (NKJV text) Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Hosea prophesied that which people were going to be God's instrument in bringing down His wrath upon Israel? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. How did Hosea obtain, or get back for himself, the woman referred to in Chapter 3? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Hosea contains much more than condemnation. Here is a (fairly) well-known verse; do you know it? Fill in the blanks!
Hosea 6:6 (NKJV) "For I desire ________ and not ________,
And ________________ more than burnt offerings."
Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. According to Hosea 7:11, on what two nations had Israel called, and in which Israel put their trust, rather than in God? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. As well as condemnation and warnings, the prophet Hosea also uttered promises of restoration and reconciliation for an Israel with no other Protector. In Hosea 14:2b-3 we read the beautiful words with which Israel is advised to return to the Lord, concluding with, "for in You the _____________ finds mercy." Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Hosea was an active prophet for approximately how many years? (Hint: Hosea 1:1 says, "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." (ESV)) Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Hosea was a prophet in which country?

Answer: Israel

Israel, the Northern Kingdom of the Jews. Judah was the Southern Kingdom. While Hosea occasionally compares Judah's faithfulness favourably to that of Israel, Judah is also not guiltless.
2. What did Hosea's relationship with Gomer illustrate?

Answer: The relationship of God to Israel

As Hosea was a husband to Gomer, and cherished her,
so God was a husband to Israel, and cherished her.
As Gomer was unfaithful to Hosea,
so Israel had been unfaithful to God.
3. What was the meaning of the name of Hosea's second child by Gomer, 'Loruhamah'? (NKJV text)

Answer: No mercy

This is not the eternally loving God so popular in modern Christianity.
Consider Hosea 13:16 -
"Samaria is held guilty, For she has rebelled against her God.
They shall fall by the sword,
Their infants shall be dashed in pieces,
And their women with child ripped open."
This is God betrayed, angry and hurt; God out for vengeance.
Hosea was the final warning, the last chance prophet for Israel to mend their (spiritually) adulterous ways.
4. What was the meaning of the name of Hosea's third child by Gomer, 'Loammi'? (NKJV text)

Answer: Not my people

It is an angry God who names a child 'Not my people', for the sake of delivering a warning. Nonetheless, Hosea also contains promises of redemption and reconciliation as well as the predominant warnings, threats and promises of punishment for sin.
5. Hosea prophesied that which people were going to be God's instrument in bringing down His wrath upon Israel?

Answer: Assyrians

In Hosea 11:5 the prophet specifically identifies Assyria as ruling over Israel; this in spite of the fact that during his ministry Israel was making friendly overtures toward Assyria, and promising to pay tribute. Assyria conquered Israel as prophesied, the fall of the city of Samaria in 722 B.C. bringing to an end the existence of the Northern Kingdom.

In little more than a generation later, Judah would follow when Babylon conquered Jerusalem.
6. How did Hosea obtain, or get back for himself, the woman referred to in Chapter 3?

Answer: He bought her

"So I bought her for myself for fifteen shekels of silver, and one and one-half homers of barley." (Hosea 3:2) I am inclined to believe that the woman referred to is Gomer, who had left Hosea and moved in with a lover. This is a matter of some debate, but does not impact on the answer to the question as asked. If this is in fact Gomer, then this action illustrates God repeatedly taking Israel back, even after she has been unfaithful to Him by committing idolatry.
7. Hosea contains much more than condemnation. Here is a (fairly) well-known verse; do you know it? Fill in the blanks! Hosea 6:6 (NKJV) "For I desire ________ and not ________, And ________________ more than burnt offerings."

Answer: mercy, sacrifice, the knowledge of God

This is one of many places in the Old Testament where an understanding of God can be observed penetrating the understanding of God's spokesmen more deeply than the simple observance of the Law and the offering of sacrifices.
8. According to Hosea 7:11, on what two nations had Israel called, and in which Israel put their trust, rather than in God?

Answer: Assyria and Egypt

The verse refers to 'Ephraim', but this still means 'Israel' in the sense of the Northern Kingdom. Historically, the king Hoshea first tried to appease Assyria by paying tribute to Shalmaneser. Later, Hoshea rebelled against Assyrian dominance, stopped paying the tribute, and tried to recruit Egypt to join Israel in resisting Assyria. This history is recorded briefly in 2 Kings 17:1-6.

P.S. If the similarity between 'Hoshea' and 'Hosea' interests you, Hoshea the king was the son of Elah; while Hosea the prophet was the son of Beeri.
9. As well as condemnation and warnings, the prophet Hosea also uttered promises of restoration and reconciliation for an Israel with no other Protector. In Hosea 14:2b-3 we read the beautiful words with which Israel is advised to return to the Lord, concluding with, "for in You the _____________ finds mercy."

Answer: fatherless

The thought here strongly echoes that in Psalm 10:14b:
"The helpless commits himself to You;
You are the helper of the fatherless."
(cf. also Psalm 68:5)
'The fatherless' have no one to look out for them and protect them; nor do they have any strength of their own upon which they can rely. In this context, this last is the key point which Israel must come to recognise if their repentance is to be genuine.
10. Hosea was an active prophet for approximately how many years? (Hint: Hosea 1:1 says, "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." (ESV))

Answer: 60

Hosea's prophecies can be dated with reasonable confidence from 784 to 723 B.C., which is a period of 59 years; the prophet himself lived on into the reign of Hezekiah of Judah (728-686 B.C.)
Source: Author Rimrunner

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