outline of Hosea

1.  Superscription (1:1)

2.  The Lesson from Hosea's Family Life (1:2-3:5)

1. Hosea's Wife and Children:  A Parable of Judgment (1:2-2:1)
2. Unfaithfulness and Punishment (2:2-13)
3. Reconciliation and Restoration (2:14-23)
4. Redeeming Wife and Nation (ch. 3)

3.  Hosea's Prophetic Message (chs. 4-14)

1. The Charge of Failure to Acknowledge God (4:1-6:3)

   1.  The Lord's Case Against Israel (ch. 4)
   2.  Charges Against the Priests and People (ch. 5)
   3.  Call to Repentance (6:1-3)

2. The Charge of Breaking God's Covenant (6:4-11:11)

   1.  Unfaithfulness and Decadence (6:4-7:16)
   2.  Announcement and Judgment (ch. 8)
   3.  Guilt and Punishment (chs. 9; 10)
   4.  God's Unfailing Love (ch. 11)

3. The Charge of Faithlessness Toward the Lord (11:12-14:9)

   1.  Israel the Deceiver (11:12-12:14)
   2.  The End of Compassion (ch. 13)
   3.  Return and the Promise of Renewal (ch. 14)