Hosea draws on his marital experience, in which he was dedicated to his wife, even knowing that she was unfaithful to him, to illustrate the adultery that Israel had committed against God and to show how God's faithful love for his people never changes.
| Author | Hosea |
| For whom it was written | To the Jews of the Northern Kingdom (Israel). |
| Chapter amount | 14 |
| Verse amount | 197 |
| 1 - 3 | Hosea marries Gomer and has three children. Gomer abandons him and seeks other men. Even though Gomer has wronged, Hosea goes in search of her and buys her in the slave market. |
| 4 - 14 | God is saddened because of the worship of other gods. Hosea warns that the people of Israel will be imprisoned and taken to Assyria. |