Hosea

I. Superscription (1:1)

II. Hosea's Personal Life (1:2-3:5)

A. Marriage to Gomer (1:2-3a)
B. Children (1:3b-11)
C. Prophecy based on his family (2:1-23)
D. Redemption of Gomer (3:1-5)

III. Prophecy Concerning Israel (4:1-14:9)

A. God's accusations against Israel (4:1-5:16)

1. Lawsuit against priests, prophets, and people (4:1-11a)
2. Charge of idolatry (4:11b-5:4)
3. God withdraws (5:5-7)
4. Punishment of Israel (5:8-16)

B. Repentance (6:1-11)

1. Words of repentance (6:1-3)
2. God wants more than words (6:4-6)
3. Israel's sin (6:7-10)
4. Promised restoration (6:11)

C. Sin and punishment of Israel (7:1-10:15)

1. Sin of the kings (7:1-7)
2. Sin with foreigners (7:8-13)
3. Sin of neglecting God (7:14-16)
4. Reasons for coming punishment (8:1-9:9)

a. For doing evil (8:1-3)
b. For idolatry (8:4-10)
c. Despite worship (8:11-14)
d. For idolatry (9:1-3)
e. Despite worship (9:4-6)
f. For hating prophets (9:7-9)

5. God's early love becomes hatred (9:10-17)
6. Further judgment (10:1-15)

D. God's love for Israel (11:1-11)
E. Sins of Israel (11:12-13:8)

1. Lying (11:12-12:1)
2. Fighting with God and humanity (12:2-6)
3. Cheating (12:7-9)
4. Ignoring prophets (12:10-14)
5. Idolatry (13:1-3)
6. Ignoring God (13:4-8)

F. Coming destruction (13:9-16)
G. Coming restoration (14:1-9)

1. Repent (14:1-3)
2. Restoration (14:4-7)
3. Wise people walk in ways of God (14:8-9)