Hosea

#1. Hosea, at the command of God, took a wife. What was her name?

Gillian

Gomer

Gail

Guner

#2. Hosea was told by God to name his son Jezreel. What does ‘Jezreel’ mean in Hebrew?

God Sows

God Loves

God Judges

God Forgives

#3. Hosea and his wife next had a daughter, Lo-ruhamah. She also was symbolic, but of what?

Of the slavery of the Jews

Of God's mercy

Of an end to God's pity

Of God's forgiveness

#4. Gomer had a third child, named Lo-ammi. What does the name Lo-ammi mean?

Not Loved

Not Holy

Not Clean

Not Mine

#5. Hosea became sad because he had lost which member of his family?

Gomer

Lo-ammi

Jezreel

Lo-ruhamah

#6. Despite her wicked ways, Hosea loved Gomer and went out to look for her. He found her living as a slave and he paid her owner to give her back. How much did Hosea have to pay for his wife?

5 pieces of silver and 17 litres of barley

15 pieces of silver and 317 litres of barley

45 pieces of silver and 517 litres of barley

75 pieces of silver and 3,170 litres of barley

#7. Hosea warns the people of their coming judgement. He says that they shall reap what?

A poor crop

Their own deaths

No crops

The whirlwind

#8. Chapter 11 in the Book of Hosea shows God’s regret that he must punish the Northern Kingdom. But He promises that one day they shall return as a bird from Egypt and as which animal from Assyria?

As a fish

As a lion

As a dove

As a lamb

#9. Hosea condemns the people’s idolatry, saying that they kiss what?

They kiss calves

They kiss demons

They kiss pigs

They kiss dragons

#10. The Book of Hosea ends with God’s promise to restore Israel. In it the scent of Israel is compared to the wine of which country?

France

Greece

Babylon

Lebanon

Results

#1. Hosea, at the command of God, took a wife. What was her name?

#2. Hosea was told by God to name his son Jezreel. What does ‘Jezreel’ mean in Hebrew?

#3. Hosea and his wife next had a daughter, Lo-ruhamah. She also was symbolic, but of what?

#4. Gomer had a third child, named Lo-ammi. What does the name Lo-ammi mean?

#5. Hosea became sad because he had lost which member of his family?

#6. Despite her wicked ways, Hosea loved Gomer and went out to look for her. He found her living as a slave and he paid her owner to give her back. How much did Hosea have to pay for his wife?

#7. Hosea warns the people of their coming judgement. He says that they shall reap what?

#8. Chapter 11 in the Book of Hosea shows God’s regret that he must punish the Northern Kingdom. But He promises that one day they shall return as a bird from Egypt and as which animal from Assyria?

#9. Hosea condemns the people’s idolatry, saying that they kiss what?

#10. The Book of Hosea ends with God’s promise to restore Israel. In it the scent of Israel is compared to the wine of which country?