KINGS OF ISRAEL KINGS OF JUDAH PROPHETS

Dates as King Dates as King Dates of Ministry

Jeroboam 930-909 Rehoboam 930-913

Nadab 909-908 Abijah 913-910
Baasha 908-886 Asa 910-869
Elah 886-885
Zimri 885
(Tibni) 885 (never gained power)
Omri 885-874
Ahab 874-853 Jehoshaphat 872-847 Elijah 875-848
Ahaziah 853-852 Obadiah 855-840(?)
Joram 852-841 Jehoram 853-841 Elisha 848-797
Jehu 841-814 Ahaziah 841
Athaliah 841-835 Joel 835-796(?)
Jehoahaz 814-798 Joash 835-796
Jehoash 798-782 Amaziah* 796-767
Jeroboam II 793-753 Azariah 792-740 Jonah 793-753(?)
Zechariah 753 Amos 760-750
Shallum 752 Hosea 753-715
Menahem 752-742 Jotham 750-735 Micah 742-687
Pekahiah 742-740 Isaiah 740-681
Pekah 740-732 Ahaz 735-715
Hoshea 732-722 Hezekiah 715-686
Manasseh 697-642 Nahum 663-654
Amon 642-640 Zephaniah 640-621
Josiah 640-609
Jehoahaz 609 Jeremiah 627-586
Jehoiakim 609-598 Habakkuk 612-589
Daniel 605-536
Jehoichin 598-597 Ezekiel 593-571
Zedekiah 597-586
Haggai 520
Zechariah 520-480
Malachi 430

1. This chart is comprised from the dates in the NIV Life Application Bible. It is difficult to pinpoint exact dates
for some kings because of co-regencies and kings whose reigns lasted only months or even days. Eugene H.
Merrill’s well researched Kingdom of Priests published in 1987 differs only slightly in with the dates given above.
2. (?) Denotes that there is some debate over these dates.
* More commonly known as Uzziah.
 INTRODUCTION TO HOSEA

AUTHOR: Hosea son of Beeri. Hosea means "salvation".

DATE: c. 753-715.

AUDIENCE ADDRESSED: The Northern Kingdom of Israel.

THEME: God’s Judgment and Promise of Salvation.

HISTORICAL SETTING: Israel was playing an international power game. For years they
had made and broken alliances with nations throughout the region. The nation was experiencing
a great deal of prosperity among the middle and upper classes. But their society was filled with
crime, immorality, justice and they mixed paganism with the worship of God.

OVERVIEW: The major theme of this book centers around the two aspects of God's nature that
are always present in His dealings with mankind; both His love and His judgment. God
compares His relationship with Israel as that of a husband and wife and compares their sinful
state to spiritual adultery. This is a common analogy used in OT prophecy (Isaiah 50:1; Ezekiel.
16:1-22; Jeremiah 3:1 (2-25).
 ISRAEL'S HISTORY DURING HOSEA'S MINISTRY

DATE KING EVENTS REFERENCE

793-753 Jeroboam II Recaptured Israel's former 2 Kings 14:23-30

territories from their enemies.

753 Zechariah Jeroboam's son assassinated. 2 Kings 15:8-12

Reigned 6 months.

752 Shallum Assassinated. Reigned 1 month 2 Kings 15:12-15

752-742 Menahem Israel was invaded by Assyria 2 Kings 15:17-22

in 743. Menahem was forced to
pay tribute and Israel became a
vassal state. Pul is also known in
history as Tiglath-Pileser III.

742-740 Pekahiah Menahem's son Assassinated. 2 Kings 15:23-26

752-732 Pekah 2 Kings 15:27 states that he reigned 2 Kings 15: 27-31
20 years, yet his reign in Samaria
is dated from the death of Pekahiah
in 740 to the reign of Hoshea in
732, which is only eight years. The
most plausible solution is that he
was in partial control of Israel
during Menahem's reign and was
co-regent from 752-740.

In 734 Israel was again 2 Chronicles 28:1-21

invaded by Assyria and large Isaiah 7:1-9
portions annexed. Around 734
Pekah conspired with the king of
Damascus and fought a war with
Judah. He was assassinated.

732-722 Hoshea Under his rule Israel was destroyed 2 Kings 17

by the Assyrians.

Beyond Today -- Minor Prophets: Hosea – A Tragic but Hopeful Love Story
https://www.ucg.org/beyond-today/beyond-today-bible-study/the-minor-prophets