Hosea was believed to have lived in the 8th century B.C. The name “Hosea,” means “salvation,” or “He saves,” or “He helps.”
Here is how the Book of Hosea starts:
1 The word of the Lord that came to Hosea the son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel. (Hosea 1:1)
Hosea is shown to have had a difficult time and was told to take harlots as wives. But he also had difficult messages …
Notice something from the German press about the soon coming Brexit vote:
June 6, 2016
Is it fear of the opponent, or a clever tactic? EU leaders have gone missing in the run-up to Britain’s EU referendum. At the moment, trips to the dis-United Kingdom are being avoided like the plague. British EU Commissioner Jonathan Hill was the last EU dignitary that dared travel to London – 14 days ago.
Saudi Arabia announced a coalition of 34 Islamically-dominated nations in December 2015 (see ‘Saudi Arabia Announces 34-Nation Islamic Alliance Against Terrorism’ to Protect the ‘Islamic Nation’: Is the King of the South starting to form?) and followed up with a massive military exercise called ‘North Thunder’ in February 2016 (seeWorld’s largest military exercise taking place in Saudi Arabia–a prelude to the King of the South?).
The so-called Islamic State killed people today in Yemen:
May 12, 2016
SANAA, Yemen — Yemen’s Islamic State affiliate claimed responsibility for a suicide car bombing that struck a navy base in the southern port city of Mukalla on Thursday morning, killing at least six troops in a rare IS attack in a city once occupied by its rival militant al-Qaida branch.