JOHN K. GOODRICH
OUTLINE
Introduction
I. Superscription (1:1)
II. Hosea’s Marriage and Family (1:2–3:5)
A. First Cycle of Judgment and Restoration Emphasizing the Children as Signs (1:2–2:1)
B. Second Cycle of Judgment and Restoration Emphasizing the Unfaithful Wife (2:2-23)
C. Third Cycle of Judgment and Restoration Emphasizing the Faithful Husband (3:1-5)
III. Hosea’s Prophetic Oracles (4:1–14:8)
A. Fourth Cycle of Judgment and Restoration Emphasizing Israel’s Unfaithfulness (4:1–6:3)
B. Fifth Cycle of Judgment and Restoration Emphasizing Israel’s Discipline (6:4–11:11)
C. Sixth Cycle of Judgment and Restoration Emphasizing God’s Faithfulness (11:12–14:8)
IV. Postscript (14:9)