Hosea — Group study guide
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14 chapters · 89 questions
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
How to use it
Read one chapter per meeting. Each participant can mark their answers and write down what they learned.
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Hosea 1 — Study questions
Leader version
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
Read first: Hosea 1 (KJV)
1. Whose son was Hosea?
Hosea 1:1
- A. Of Amoz
- B. Of Beeri
- C. Of Pethuel
- D. Of Hilkiah
Correct answer: B. Of Beeri
Of Beeri.
Hosea 1:1
2. What kind of woman did Hosea take?
Hosea 1:2
- A. A widow of Moab
- B. A foreign woman
- C. A wife of whoredoms
- D. A handmaid from Egypt
Correct answer: C. A wife of whoredoms
A harlot.
Hosea 1:2
3. What was that woman's name?
Hosea 1:3
- A. Rahab
- B. Diblaim
- C. Ruhamah
- D. Gomer
Correct answer: D. Gomer
Gomer.
Hosea 1:3
4. Whose house did the LORD decide to destroy?
Hosea 1:4
- A. The house of Jehu
- B. The house of Ahab
- C. The house of David
- D. The house of Saul
Correct answer: A. The house of Jehu
The house of Jehu.
Hosea 1:4
5. What does Lo-ruhamah mean?
Hosea 1:6
- A. That Israel would be as the sand of the sea
- B. That the LORD would no more have mercy upon the house of Israel
- C. That the LORD would save Judah by bow and sword
- D. That Israel would return to Egypt
Correct answer: B. That the LORD would no more have mercy upon the house of Israel
For I will no more have mercy upon the house of Israel; but I will utterly take them away.
Hosea 1:6
6. What was the name of Hosea's third child?
Hosea 1:9
- A. Jezreel
- B. Ruhamah
- C. Lo-ammi
- D. Ammi
Correct answer: C. Lo-ammi
Lo-ammi.
Hosea 1:9
7. The number of the children of Israel shall be as what?
Hosea 1:10
- A. As the stars of heaven
- B. As the dust of the earth
- C. As the leaves of the forest
- D. As the sand of the sea
Correct answer: D. As the sand of the sea
As the sand of the sea.
Hosea 1:10
Notes
Hosea 2 — Study questions
Leader version
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
Read first: Hosea 2 (KJV)
1. Who was told to plead with their mother?
Hosea 2:1-2
- A. Ammi and Ruhamah
- B. Jezreel and Gomer
- C. The priests
- D. The prophets
Correct answer: A. Ammi and Ruhamah
Ammi and Ruhamah.
Hosea 2:1-2
2. Why would the LORD not have mercy on the children of Ammi and Ruhamah's mother?
Hosea 2:4
- A. Because they were strangers
- B. Because they were the children of whoredoms
- C. Because they offered no sacrifices
- D. Because they lived in Egypt
Correct answer: B. Because they were the children of whoredoms
Because her children are the children of whoredoms.
Hosea 2:4
3. Why does the woman say she would return to her first husband?
Hosea 2:7
- A. Because her lovers cast her out
- B. Because she was afraid
- C. Because then was it better with her than now
- D. Because the prophet commanded it
Correct answer: C. Because then was it better with her than now
Because it was better for her with him.
Hosea 2:7
4. Who did the LORD say could deliver the harlot out of his hand?
Hosea 2:10
- A. Her lovers
- B. Her first husband
- C. The kings of Assyria
- D. None would deliver her
Correct answer: D. None would deliver her
He said that none could deliver her.
Hosea 2:10
5. Using verse 11 as a reference, whom does the harlot represent?
Hosea 2:11
- A. Israel
- B. Assyria
- C. Egypt
- D. Babylon
Correct answer: A. Israel
Israel.
Hosea 2:11
6. What will the LORD do with the woman in the wilderness?
Hosea 2:14
- A. Punish her with famine
- B. Speak comfortably unto her
- C. Leave her alone
- D. Take her to Egypt
Correct answer: B. Speak comfortably unto her
Speak to her heart.
Hosea 2:14
7. What will the woman do after the LORD betroths her unto him in faithfulness?
Hosea 2:20
- A. Return to her lovers
- B. Flee to the wilderness
- C. Know the LORD
- D. Build an altar
Correct answer: C. Know the LORD
She shall know him.
Hosea 2:20
Notes
Hosea 3 — Study questions
Leader version
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
Read first: Hosea 3 (KJV)
1. What kind of woman did the LORD tell Hosea to go and love?
Hosea 3:1
- A. A virgin of Israel
- B. A poor widow
- C. A woman of Judah
- D. A woman beloved of her friend, yet an adulteress
Correct answer: D. A woman beloved of her friend, yet an adulteress
A woman beloved of her friend, yet an adulteress.
Hosea 3:1
2. How much did it cost Hosea to buy the woman?
Hosea 3:2
- A. Fifteen pieces of silver (and a homer and a half of barley)
- B. Thirty pieces of silver
- C. Fifty shekels of gold
- D. Ten pieces of silver
Correct answer: A. Fifteen pieces of silver (and a homer and a half of barley)
Fifteen pieces of silver.
Hosea 3:2
3. Israel will seek the LORD again, and whom else?
Hosea 3:5
- A. Their fathers
- B. David their king
- C. The prophets
- D. The priests
Correct answer: B. David their king
Their king.
Hosea 3:5
Notes
Hosea 4 — Study questions
Leader version
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
Read first: Hosea 4 (KJV)
1. With whom does the LORD have a controversy?
Hosea 4:1
- A. With the kings of Assyria
- B. With Egypt
- C. With the inhabitants of the land
- D. With the prophets of Baal
Correct answer: C. With the inhabitants of the land
With the inhabitants of the land.
Hosea 4:1
2. What prevailed in Israel?
Hosea 4:2
- A. Justice and mercy
- B. Peace and plenty
- C. The knowledge of God
- D. Swearing, lying, killing, stealing and committing adultery
Correct answer: D. Swearing, lying, killing, stealing and committing adultery
Swearing, lying, killing, stealing and committing adultery.
Hosea 4:2
3. The people were as they that strive with whom?
Hosea 4:4
- A. The priest
- B. The king
- C. The prophet
- D. The judge
Correct answer: A. The priest
As they that strive with the priest.
Hosea 4:4
4. At what time shall the prophet fall?
Hosea 4:5
- A. In the day
- B. In the night
- C. At dawn
- D. On the sabbath
Correct answer: B. In the night
In the night.
Hosea 4:5
5. Why were the LORD's people destroyed?
Hosea 4:6
- A. Because they had no king
- B. Because they had no army
- C. For lack of knowledge
- D. Because they lived in the wilderness
Correct answer: C. For lack of knowledge
For lack of knowledge.
Hosea 4:6
6. Why will the LORD forget the children?
Hosea 4:6
- A. Because they were poor
- B. Because they went to Egypt
- C. Because they were few
- D. Because the people forgot the law of their God
Correct answer: D. Because the people forgot the law of their God
Because the people forgot the law of God.
Hosea 4:6
7. Into what will the LORD change their glory?
Hosea 4:7
- A. Into shame
- B. Into honour
- C. Into riches
- D. Into joy
Correct answer: A. Into shame
Into shame.
Hosea 4:7
8. In what way will the people be like the priest?
Hosea 4:9
- A. Both will be blessed
- B. Both will be punished for their ways
- C. Both will offer sacrifices
- D. Both will be carried into Egypt
Correct answer: B. Both will be punished for their ways
In that both will be punished for their ways.
Hosea 4:9
9. What will happen to the people that doth not understand?
Hosea 4:14
- A. They will be forgiven
- B. They will be healed
- C. They shall fall
- D. They will prosper
Correct answer: C. They shall fall
They shall fall.
Hosea 4:14
10. What did they of Ephraim love?
Hosea 4:18
- A. The law of the LORD
- B. Justice
- C. The temple
- D. That which brings shame
Correct answer: D. That which brings shame
They loved shame.
Hosea 4:18
Notes
Hosea 5 — Study questions
Leader version
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
Read first: Hosea 5 (KJV)
1. Why did Israel not think of turning unto God?
Hosea 5:4
- A. Because the spirit of whoredoms was in them
- B. Because they had no prophets
- C. Because they were at war
- D. Because God had left them
Correct answer: A. Because the spirit of whoredoms was in them
Because the spirit of whoredoms was in them.
Hosea 5:4
2. In what shall Israel and Ephraim fall?
Hosea 5:5
- A. On the stones of the road
- B. In their iniquity
- C. On the mountains of Samaria
- D. In their riches
Correct answer: B. In their iniquity
In their iniquity.
Hosea 5:5
3. With what will Israel go to seek the LORD?
Hosea 5:6
- A. With gold and silver
- B. With tears and fasting
- C. With their flocks and with their herds
- D. With songs and harps
Correct answer: C. With their flocks and with their herds
With their flocks and their herds.
Hosea 5:6
4. In how much time did the LORD say Israel and Ephraim would be devoured?
Hosea 5:7
- A. In seven days
- B. In three years
- C. In forty days
- D. In a month
Correct answer: D. In a month
In a month.
Hosea 5:7
5. How will the LORD pour out his wrath upon them?
Hosea 5:10
- A. Like water
- B. Like fire
- C. Like wind
- D. Like hail
Correct answer: A. Like water
Like water.
Hosea 5:10
6. Until when will Israel seek the LORD?
Hosea 5:15
- A. Until they have a king
- B. Until they are in affliction
- C. Until it rains
- D. Until they return from Egypt
Correct answer: B. Until they are in affliction
Until they are in affliction.
Hosea 5:15
Notes
Hosea 6 — Study questions
Leader version
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
Read first: Hosea 6 (KJV)
1. Does the LORD bind up those whom he has smitten?
Hosea 6:1
- Yes
- No
Correct answer: Yes
Yes.
Hosea 6:1
2. What will the LORD do with Israel on the third day?
Hosea 6:2
- A. Take them to Egypt
- B. Judge them
- C. Raise them up
- D. Scatter them
Correct answer: C. Raise them up
He will raise them up.
Hosea 6:2
3. What two rains will the LORD send to his people?
Hosea 6:3
- A. A rain of fire and brimstone
- B. A rain of manna and quails
- C. A rain of hail and snow
- D. The latter and the former rain
Correct answer: D. The latter and the former rain
The latter and former rain.
Hosea 6:3
4. What does the LORD prefer, sacrifice or mercy?
Hosea 6:6
- A. Mercy
- B. Sacrifice
- C. Burnt offerings
- D. Offerings of fine flour
Correct answer: A. Mercy
Mercy.
Hosea 6:6
5. What has the LORD seen in the house of Israel?
Hosea 6:10
- A. Righteousness
- B. A horrible thing
- C. Faithfulness
- D. Repentance
Correct answer: B. A horrible thing
A horrible thing.
Hosea 6:10
Notes
Hosea 7 — Study questions
Leader version
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
Read first: Hosea 7 (KJV)
1. What happened while the LORD would have healed Israel?
Hosea 7:1
- A. Israel repented
- B. It rained upon the land
- C. The iniquity of Ephraim was discovered
- D. The Assyrians withdrew
Correct answer: C. The iniquity of Ephraim was discovered
The iniquity of Ephraim was discovered.
Hosea 7:1
2. What did they of Ephraim not consider in the midst of their wickedness?
Hosea 7:2
- A. That they were few
- B. That the king was watching them
- C. That the temple was far away
- D. That the LORD remembered all their wickedness
Correct answer: D. That the LORD remembered all their wickedness
That the LORD remembers their wickedness.
Hosea 7:2
3. How did they make the king glad?
Hosea 7:3
- A. With their wickedness
- B. With gifts of gold
- C. With songs
- D. With victories in war
Correct answer: A. With their wickedness
With their wickedness.
Hosea 7:3
4. When does the baker cease from raising the fire?
Hosea 7:4
- A. When the oven goes out
- B. After the dough is kneaded
- C. When morning comes
- D. When the bread is burnt
Correct answer: B. After the dough is kneaded
When the dough is kneaded.
Hosea 7:4
5. What kind of cake was Ephraim?
Hosea 7:8
- A. A cake of figs
- B. An unleavened cake
- C. A cake not turned
- D. A barley cake
Correct answer: C. A cake not turned
A cake not turned.
Hosea 7:8
6. Why will destruction come upon them of Ephraim?
Hosea 7:13
- A. Because they did not pay tribute
- B. Because they lost a battle
- C. Because they built walls
- D. Because they fled from the LORD
Correct answer: D. Because they fled from the LORD
Because they turned away from the LORD.
Hosea 7:13
7. What did Ephraim do although the LORD had taught them?
Hosea 7:15
- A. They imagined mischief against the LORD
- B. They built a temple
- C. They offered sacrifices
- D. They kept the law
Correct answer: A. They imagined mischief against the LORD
They imagined mischief against the LORD.
Hosea 7:15
Notes
Hosea 8 — Study questions
Leader version
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
Read first: Hosea 8 (KJV)
1. Why shall the enemy pursue Israel?
Hosea 8:3
- A. Because they had no army
- B. Because Israel cast off the thing that is good
- C. Because they were rich
- D. Because they made an alliance with Egypt
Correct answer: B. Because Israel cast off the thing that is good
Because Israel cast off the thing that is good.
Hosea 8:3
2. Did Israel set up kings that God had not chosen?
Hosea 8:4
- Yes
- No
Correct answer: Yes
Yes.
Hosea 8:4
3. What caused Samaria to be cast off?
Hosea 8:5
- A. Her riches
- B. Her walls
- C. Her calf
- D. Her prophets
Correct answer: C. Her calf
Her calf.
Hosea 8:5
4. They of Samaria sowed the wind, but what did they reap?
Hosea 8:7
- A. Rain
- B. Wheat
- C. Thorns
- D. The whirlwind
Correct answer: D. The whirlwind
The whirlwind.
Hosea 8:7
5. What did Ephraim hire for wages?
Hosea 8:9
- A. Lovers
- B. Soldiers
- C. Priests
- D. Servants
Correct answer: A. Lovers
Lovers.
Hosea 8:9
6. Why did Ephraim make many altars?
Hosea 8:11
- A. To honour the LORD
- B. To sin
- C. For the feast of tabernacles
- D. For the kings
Correct answer: B. To sin
To sin.
Hosea 8:11
7. What did the people count as a strange thing?
Hosea 8:12
- A. The food of Egypt
- B. The tongue of Assyria
- C. The great things of the law
- D. The idols of Canaan
Correct answer: C. The great things of the law
The great things of the law.
Hosea 8:12
Notes
Hosea 9 — Study questions
Leader version
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
Read first: Hosea 9 (KJV)
1. What kind of reward did Israel love?
Hosea 9:1
- A. A hireling's wages
- B. A soldier's wages
- C. A shepherd's wages
- D. A harlot's reward
Correct answer: D. A harlot's reward
A harlot's reward.
Hosea 9:1
2. Where would Ephraim return?
Hosea 9:3
- A. To Egypt
- B. To Moab
- C. To Babylon
- D. To Edom
Correct answer: A. To Egypt
To Egypt.
Hosea 9:3
3. What is the prophet like in the days of recompence?
Hosea 9:7
- A. Wise
- B. A fool
- C. Valiant
- D. Rich
Correct answer: B. A fool
A fool.
Hosea 9:7
4. What will there not be in Ephraim when their glory flies away like a bird?
Hosea 9:11
- A. Bread or water
- B. Kings or princes
- C. Birth, nor womb, nor conception
- D. Flocks or herds
Correct answer: C. Birth, nor womb, nor conception
There shall be no birth, nor womb, nor conception.
Hosea 9:11
5. Why will God cast away Ephraim?
Hosea 9:17
- A. Because they were few
- B. Because they were poor
- C. Because they lived in Samaria
- D. Because they did not hearken unto him
Correct answer: D. Because they did not hearken unto him
Because they did not hearken unto him.
Hosea 9:17
Notes
Hosea 10 — Study questions
Leader version
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
Read first: Hosea 10 (KJV)
1. According to the goodness of his land, what did Israel increase?
Hosea 10:1
- A. His idols
- B. His barns
- C. His armies
- D. His cities
Correct answer: A. His idols
His idols.
Hosea 10:1
2. Why did the LORD find Israel guilty?
Hosea 10:2
- A. Because they had no king
- B. Because their heart was divided
- C. Because they did not pay tribute
- D. Because they lost the war
Correct answer: B. Because their heart was divided
Because their heart was divided.
Hosea 10:2
3. What did the LORD say would happen to the glory of Samaria?
Hosea 10:5
- A. It will be restored
- B. It will be increased
- C. It will depart from it
- D. It will be carried to Jerusalem
Correct answer: C. It will depart from it
It will depart from it.
Hosea 10:5
4. Of what shall Israel be ashamed?
Hosea 10:6
- A. Of its poverty
- B. Of its prophets
- C. Of its king
- D. Of its own counsel
Correct answer: D. Of its own counsel
Of its own counsel.
Hosea 10:6
5. Who shall say to the mountains, Cover us; and to the hills, Fall on us?
Hosea 10:8
- A. Israel
- B. Assyria
- C. Egypt
- D. Judah
Correct answer: A. Israel
Israel.
Hosea 10:8
6. When will the LORD chastise Israel?
Hosea 10:10
- A. On the sabbath
- B. When he desires
- C. After seventy years
- D. When the king of Assyria comes
Correct answer: B. When he desires
When he desires.
Hosea 10:10
7. What was Israel's transgression like?
Hosea 10:10
- A. Small
- B. Hidden
- C. Twofold
- D. Forgotten
Correct answer: C. Twofold
Twofold.
Hosea 10:10
8. How should the people sow for themselves?
Hosea 10:12
- A. In the land of Egypt
- B. In the time of rain
- C. In abundance
- D. In righteousness
Correct answer: D. In righteousness
In righteousness.
Hosea 10:12
Notes
Hosea 11 — Study questions
Leader version
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
Read first: Hosea 11 (KJV)
1. Out of where did the LORD call his son?
Hosea 11:1
- A. Out of Egypt
- B. Out of Babylon
- C. Out of Assyria
- D. Out of Canaan
Correct answer: A. Out of Egypt
Out of Egypt.
Hosea 11:1
2. What did Israel do the more the LORD called them?
Hosea 11:2
- A. They drew closer to him
- B. They went further from him
- C. They offered more sacrifices
- D. They kept the law more
Correct answer: B. They went further from him
They went further from him.
Hosea 11:2
3. How did the LORD draw Ephraim?
Hosea 11:4
- A. With gold and silver
- B. With sword and bow
- C. With cords of a man, with bands of love
- D. With signs in the heavens
Correct answer: C. With cords of a man, with bands of love
With cords of a man and of love.
Hosea 11:4
4. Although they called him the most High, what did they not do?
Hosea 11:7
- A. Offer him sacrifices
- B. Go to the temple
- C. Keep the sabbath
- D. Exalt him
Correct answer: D. Exalt him
Exalt him.
Hosea 11:7
5. Who shall roar like a lion?
Hosea 11:10
- A. The LORD
- B. Assyria
- C. Ephraim
- D. The king of Egypt
Correct answer: A. The LORD
The LORD.
Hosea 11:10
Notes
Hosea 12 — Study questions
Leader version
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
Read first: Hosea 12 (KJV)
1. Ephraim feeds on what?
Hosea 12:1
- A. On bread
- B. On wind
- C. On grass
- D. On honey
Correct answer: B. On wind
On wind.
Hosea 12:1
2. Who is the God of hosts?
Hosea 12:5
- A. Baal
- B. Ephraim
- C. The LORD
- D. Jacob
Correct answer: C. The LORD
The LORD.
Hosea 12:5
3. Who said, They shall find none iniquity in me?
Hosea 12:8
- A. Judah
- B. Jacob
- C. Samaria
- D. Ephraim
Correct answer: D. Ephraim
Ephraim.
Hosea 12:8
4. What did the LORD multiply after he had spoken by the prophets?
Hosea 12:10
- A. Visions
- B. Punishment
- C. Rain
- D. Wheat
Correct answer: A. Visions
Visions.
Hosea 12:10
5. What did Jacob become in order to get a wife?
Hosea 12:12
- A. A king
- B. A shepherd
- C. A priest
- D. A soldier
Correct answer: B. A shepherd
A shepherd.
Hosea 12:12
6. How did Ephraim provoke God?
Hosea 12:14
- A. With songs
- B. With offerings
- C. Most bitterly
- D. With fasts
Correct answer: C. Most bitterly
Most bitterly.
Hosea 12:14
Notes
Hosea 13 — Study questions
Leader version
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
Read first: Hosea 13 (KJV)
1. What happened when Ephraim spoke?
Hosea 13:1
- A. There was joy
- B. There was silence
- C. There was mockery
- D. There was trembling
Correct answer: D. There was trembling
There was trembling.
Hosea 13:1
2. What should Ephraim not know?
Hosea 13:4
- A. Any god but the LORD
- B. The tongue of Egypt
- C. The way to Assyria
- D. The riches of the world
Correct answer: A. Any god but the LORD
No god but him.
Hosea 13:4
3. Why did Ephraim forget God?
Hosea 13:6
- A. Because they suffered famine
- B. Because they were filled and their heart was exalted
- C. Because they were carried captive
- D. Because they had no prophets
Correct answer: B. Because they were filled and their heart was exalted
Because they were filled in their pasture and their heart was exalted.
Hosea 13:6
4. Although Israel destroyed himself, what did God say to Israel?
Hosea 13:9
- A. I will forsake thee
- B. Seek another king
- C. In me is thine help
- D. Return to Egypt
Correct answer: C. In me is thine help
In me is thine help.
Hosea 13:9
5. What was bound up in Ephraim?
Hosea 13:12
- A. A millstone
- B. An iron yoke
- C. His calf
- D. His iniquity
Correct answer: D. His iniquity
His iniquity.
Hosea 13:12
6. Who will be the plagues of death?
Hosea 13:14
- A. The LORD
- B. Ephraim
- C. The grave
- D. Assyria
Correct answer: A. The LORD
The LORD.
Hosea 13:14
7. Why shall Samaria become desolate?
Hosea 13:16
- A. Because she was poor
- B. Because she rebelled against her God
- C. Because she had no walls
- D. Because she made an alliance with Judah
Correct answer: B. Because she rebelled against her God
Because she rebelled against her God.
Hosea 13:16
Notes
Hosea 14 — Study questions
Leader version
Questions by Pastor Jose Acevedo
Read first: Hosea 14 (KJV)
1. Why did Israel fall?
Hosea 14:1
- A. Because of its small army
- B. Because of the king of Assyria
- C. By its iniquity
- D. Because of famine
Correct answer: C. By its iniquity
By its iniquity.
Hosea 14:1
2. What was Israel asked to take to the LORD?
Hosea 14:2
- A. Calves and rams
- B. Gold and silver
- C. Firstfruits of the field
- D. Words of supplication
Correct answer: D. Words of supplication
Words of supplication.
Hosea 14:2
3. What will the LORD heal in Israel?
Hosea 14:4
- A. Their backsliding
- B. Their land
- C. Their eyes
- D. Their sicknesses
Correct answer: A. Their backsliding
Their backsliding.
Hosea 14:4
4. To what will Israel's beauty be compared?
Hosea 14:6
- A. To the cedar
- B. To the olive tree
- C. To the vine
- D. To the lily
Correct answer: B. To the olive tree
To the olive tree.
Hosea 14:6
5. How are the ways of the LORD?
Hosea 14:9
- A. Hidden
- B. Hard
- C. Right
- D. Far away
Correct answer: C. Right
Right.
Hosea 14:9
6. In what shall the just walk?
Hosea 14:9
- A. In their own ways
- B. In the wisdom of men
- C. In the way of Egypt
- D. In the ways of the LORD
Correct answer: D. In the ways of the LORD
In the ways of the LORD.
Hosea 14:9