During his tenure, Hosea preached to the people of the Northern Kingdom, focusing on Ephraim, which was the largest tribe in the Northern Kingdom.(raystedman) Hosea's story was rather interesting.(raystedman) In the opening chapters, Hosea was commanded by God to get …show more content…
The major theme of Hosea is God's mercy for the Northern Kingdom.(lifehopeandtruth) There are three categories of this theme. The first one explores the honor of faithfulness to God.(esv) Some people may compromise their faith or destroy their faith in God.(esv) These temptations are different to different people, but in an overall message, the northerners had been told to be faithful to God. (esv)However, Hosea, like other religious figures at the time, wanted a punishment for those who were disloyal to God.(esv) For example, in Hosea 13:5-6, the prophet says "When things are tough, we have a tendency to depend on God, but when life is easy, we forget