State when Hosea lived and under what ruler in Israel's history, and the main events in his life.

Hosea is a prophet whom God uses to portray a message of repentance to God's people. Through Hosea's marriage to Gomer, God, also known as Yahweh, shows his great love for his people, comparing himself to a husband whose wife has committed adultery.

Hosea (active 750-722 B. C.) was a prophet of the kingdom of Israel. He called on Israel to repent its sins of apostasy and warned of the judgment to come from God. His writings form the first of the Old Testament books of the Minor Prophets. Hosea was the son of Beeri and apparently belonged to the upper classes.