Hosea Ben Bari The Prophet

Hosea Ben- Bari was a prophet who worked in the Kingdom of Israel in the middle of the First Temple , prior to the destruction of the Kingdom of Israel. Hosea’s prophecies are centered in a book bearing his name, and most of them are reproaches to the people of the kingdom of Israel, but they also contain some inquiries to the people of the kingdom of Judah .

The book of Hosea also includes two stories about Hosea’s marriage to a prostitute , a double-headed gomer , who mimics the relationship between God and

Hosea Ben Barry has prophesied in the last decades of the Kingdom of Israel. These were days of shaky political independence and a swift turn of kings. In addition, the power of the Assyrian kingdom has grown , and its soldiers first marched in the Land of Israel.

There are two ways to determine Hosea’s estimated time: the title of his book, which provides fairly general information – and some claim that it is not accurate; And the content of the book, whose prophecies hint at certain events, is sometimes vague. Another problem in setting the time according to the content is that all his prophecies may not be preserved and we only hold some of them, in accordance with the Chazal rule “Prophecy that was written for generations – written, and not written – not written