Study the Book of Hosea

This Sunday we’ll begin a new sermon series on the Minor Prophets. These prophets are not so named because they’re insignificant or unimportant. They’re simply called “minor” because the books they wrote are smaller than those written by the “major” prophets—Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and Daniel.

Each week we’ll study one of the minor prophets, beginning this Sunday with the book of Hosea. Since we’ll be studying one prophet per week, we won’t be able to go into all the detail of an in-depth verse-by-verse study. So over the next twelve weeks I’ll provide a few resources to aid you in your own study of the book to help you prepare for Sunday.

Hosea ESV Dramatized Your first step should be to read (or listen to) the book of Hosea. Here’s an audio recording with a dramatized reading of the entire book. You can listen to the whole thing in less than 36 minutes.

Hosea, Prophet to Israel (The Gospel Project for Kids) Here’s a kid-friendly video overview of the message of Hosea. Parents, consider watching this with your kids some time before this Sunday.

Overview: Hosea Here’s another really helpful video overview of Hosea, this one by The Bible Project.

4 Reasons You Should Preach through Hosea Although this article is directed towards pastors, it offers a helpful overview to the book and four reasons why the book of Hosea is worth studying.

The Prophetic Wisdom of Hosea For those with a lot more time on their hands, here’s an in-depth free course on the book of Hosea available free from The Gospel Coalition.