Hosea

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Old Testament · questions that cite Hosea.

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These marks echo where critical scholarship tends to land on each question — not GEBible’s own ruling.

Seen as a contradiction
Genuinely disputed
Seen as reconciled

Scholarly consensus: Leans toward reconciliation
Has there ever been a just person?

The tension: Ecclesiastes 7:20 flatly denies there is any just man on earth who does good and does not sin.

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Scholarly consensus: Leans toward reconciliation
Who did Jacob wrestle with?

The tension: Genesis 32 has Jacob wrestling "a man" at the Jabbok, after which Jacob insists he has "seen God face to face" and names the place Peniel.

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Scholarly consensus: Leans toward reconciliation
Is it wrong to have sex outside of marriage?

The tension: The Torah (Exod 20:14, Deut 5:18) and the New Testament (Acts 15:20, 1 Cor 5:1, 6:13, 6:18, 10:8, 2 Cor 12:21, Gal 5:19-21, Eph 5:3, Col 3:5-6, 1 Thess 4:3, He…

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Scholarly consensus: Usually considered reconciled
Is it OK to drink alcohol?

The tension: The Bible's stance on alcohol is not a spectrum — it is a pile of mutually inconsistent positions.

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Scholarly consensus: Genuinely disputed among scholars
Does God love everyone?

The tension: John 3:16 says God so loved the world, and 1 John 4:8 and 4:16 declare God is love.

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Scholarly consensus: Genuinely disputed among scholars
Should we fear God?

The tension: The Torah, prophets, and Wisdom literature relentlessly command fear of YHWH — Deuteronomy 6:13, Ecclesiastes 12:13, Proverbs 9:10, Matthew 10:28, and Hebrews…

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Scholarly consensus: Leans toward reconciliation
Are we all God's children?

The tension: Deuteronomy 14:1 calls all Israel 'the children of the LORD your God.' Psalm 82:6 declares 'all of you are children of the most High.' Hosea 1:10, Acts 17:29,…

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Scholarly consensus: Widely regarded as a genuine contradiction
Does God help in times of need?

The tension: Multiple psalms and prophetic texts have Yahweh actively hiding his face, refusing to hear prayers, and abandoning those who cry out (Ps 10:1; 22:1; 88:14; Isa…

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Scholarly consensus: Widely regarded as a genuine contradiction
Did God commend or condemn Jehu for the killings at Jezreel?

The tension: 2 Kings 9:6-8 has God commission Jehu to wipe out the house of Ahab, an instruction Jehu carries out with extreme violence at Jezreel.

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Scholarly consensus: Genuinely disputed among scholars
Does God allow pregnant women to be ripped apart?

The tension: Hosea 13:16 has Yahweh announce that Samaria's pregnant women "shall be ripped up" as judgment — divine sanction on the act.

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Scholarly consensus: Widely regarded as a genuine contradiction
Will Ephraim return to Egypt?

The tension: Hosea 8:13 and 9:3 announce that Ephraim — the northern kingdom — will return to Egypt as punishment.

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