- Does Hosea 2:1 have an introduction and does it seem to be a sequitur to Hosea 1?
- Aside from the name of the second child (“Not My People”), is there any relationship between the message of Hosea 1 and Hosea 2?
- What does Hosea 2:2 predict for Judea and Israel?
- Israel in the first chapter had a negative connotation; is this true of its use in Hosea 2:2?
- In Hosea 2:4 the tone changes with reference to “your mother” who is then described as “not my wife and I not her husband” — to whom do these terms apply?
- And, if “the wife” is not “purified” what is her lot (Hosea 2:5)?
- In Hosea 2:7 reference is made to “her lovers” — would these refer to false gods or to something other?
- What is to be the lot of the adulterous wife (Hosea 2:9-10) and, as a result, what will she decide?
- In Hosea 2:9, then, who is “my first husband”?
- In Hosea 2:10, who is the “I” who actually provided all that “the wife” received?
- Is the message of “taking back” one of consolation or one of desolation (Hosea 2:12-13)?
- In Hosea 2:15, the parable (already self-evident) is specified with reference to the “baalim,” to the “husband” who has been forgotten, namely God; and will these transgressions be remembered?
- In Hosea 2:17 how is the exodus from Egypt remembered — as the conduct of a rebellious group or of a loyal following?
- Hosea 2:20 indicates that the “final outcome” will be pleasant or unpleasant?
- Where does Hosea 2:21 appear in the early morning liturgy?
- What will the response of nature be to the “final outcome” (Hosea 2:23-25)?
