Quiz

Indicate whether we see judgment and/or hope in each division of Hosea.

After a period of judgment, Israel will receive God’s blessings in the latter days through ________ with Judah and ________ to David’s house.

What did Hosea name his three children? Mark each correct answer.

Unlike most divine lawsuits, the divine lawsuit in Hosea 2:14-23 didn’t end with curses from God.

The covenant expressed in Hosea 2:18 is also predicted in what Old Testament passages? Mark each correct answer.

What is symbolized by Gomer’s “time without a man” in Hosea 3:4-5?

While the unity of the 12 tribes and submission to David’s house are important themes in Hosea, spreading God’s kingdom to the ends of the earth has no part in his message.

From what Old Testament passage did the prophets draw their understanding of the “latter days”?

In what Old Testament passage do we see Hezekiah attempting to reunite Israel and Judah under his rule as a son of David?

Where do we see New Testament authors speak of the church as the bride of Christ, much like Hosea? Mark each correct answer.

Unlike the Old Testament, New Testament authors made it clear that Gentiles could become part of the people of God by being adopted or grafted into the family of Abraham.

What theological expression derives its name from the phrase “the latter days”?

Where do we see the apostle Peter allude to the first two chapters of Hosea in describing the early church?

Hosea’s hope for blessings after judgment in the latter days will be completely fulfilled when God’s bride enters into the new creation.

Hosea’s prophecies focusing on God’s lawsuits originated when he received revelations about Assyria’s invasion in ________.

Hosea’s prophecies of God’s call for alarm stemmed from revelations he initially received about Assyria’s invasion in ________.

In Hosea 4:2, what Old Testament text did Hosea allude to when he said that Israel was full of “swearing, lying, murder, stealing, and committing adultery.”

________ was a fundamental violation of the loyalty of God required of his people.

As was common in the ancient world, the leaders of Israel utterly rejected their national religious traditions.

What examples does the lesson give of “temporary judgments”? Mark each correct answer.

Which king of Judah promoted idolatry and injustice and trusted in an alliance with Assyria and Assyria’s god’s to gain protection from his enemies?

Many interpreters believe Hosea 5:10 refers to Ahaz’s attempt to annex territories in ________ in retaliation for Israel’s attacks during the Syrian-Israelite coalition.

Hezekiah’s fortifications, mentioned in Hosea 8:14, were a symbol of __________

Unlike the Christian church, in Israel and Judah no clear distinction was made between the visible people of God and the invisible people of God.

Jesus didn’t ________ his bride in his first advent.

In Luke 24:46-47, Jesus applied what Old Testament passage to himself?

Where do we see Hosea 6:6 quoted in the New Testament?

Hope for God’s blessings of the latter days is found in God’s ________ responses to his people, but these blessings will come only as God’s people respond ________ to his ________.

God’s comparison of Israel to “fruit” in Hosea 9:10-12 reflected on how he cherished Israel in the days of ________.

God’s comparison of Israel to a “planted palm” in 9:13-17 reflected on how he planted the tribes of Israel in ________.

God’s comparison of Israel to a “luxuriant vine” in Hosea 10:1-10 points to the days of ________.

Each one of the five metaphors in Hosea 9-14 were things that were ________ in the ancient world.

What two things needed to happen if Judah’s leaders wanted to see God withdraw his curses and begin to lead his people toward the blessings of the latter days?

Judah didn’t have a long history of rebellion in the past, so Hosea focused on Judah’s response in their current circumstances.

They shall come trembling like birds from ________, and like doves from the land of ________, and I will return them to their homes, declares the Lord. Hosea 11:11

Used in Hosea 12:5, what did “the Lord, the God of hosts” refer to?

Who was the “faithful people who would turn to God for salvation and would receive his everlasting blessings”?

According to the lesson, Matthew knew that Hosea referred directly to Jesus in Hosea 11:1.

The apostle Paul referred to the consummation of the latter days in 1 Corinthians 15 by quoting what passage from Hosea?