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Quick Intro to Hosea

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Hosea was a prophet mainly to the northern kingdom of Israel during the reign of Jeroboam II. He was a contemporary of Isaiah. Hosea was asked by God to marry a prostitute, who was unfaithful to him, as a sign of God's breaking relationship with the northern kingdom of Israel.…
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Quick Intro to Daniel

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Daniel was one of the captives living in Babylon during the 70 years when the temple at Jerusalem was destroyed. He was trained by the Babylonian king and held high office in his administration. He prayed for Jerusalem and saw visions that describe human history from Nebuchadnezzar, the Babylonian king,…
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Quick Intro to Jeremiah

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Jeremiah was disregarded by his contemporaries more than any other prophet. He spoke beginning in king Josiah's time, through the Babylonian siege and carrying away, and even in Egypt with a band of Jews who fled there after Jerusalem and the temple were destroyed. He prophesies of destruction for Judah…
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