Hosea:

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<p><strong>Outline of the Minor Prophets:</strong></p> <ul> <li>There are 12 minor prophets. <li>The first 9 books are pre-exile. <li>The last 3 books are post-exile. <li>The Jews considered the minor prophets to be 1 book. <li>The minor prophets are: <li>Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habbakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zacheriah, Malachi. <br/> <li>Hosea was the last prophet to the north. <li>Hosea's Greek name is Osee - Romans 9:25 <li>The word "backsliding is found only in Jeremiah, Hosea, and Proverbs. <li>Gomer is Hosea's wife and represents Israel. <li>Hosea called the northern kingdom by three names Israel, Samaria, and Ephraim. <li>Of the last 6 kings on the throne in the Northern Kingdom only 1 died of natural causes.[[Category:Bible]]