He and Amos proclaim the God of the fathers of the people who had been known throughout Israel's history through prophetic instruction and revelation. 3 with Amos viii. 14 with g. 12 with Amos ix. But while Amos and Hoses agree closely in the basis of their prophecies and in their liking for reviewing the history of their people, they differ in methods of speech and exposition.
Hoses is full of uncommon words, forms, and collocations, and has a distinct northern cast of idiom.
The text is at times corrupt, and often the Septuagint, Indicates the method of emendation. Certain passages of the Masoretic text are full of difficulty, especially vii. 10, and xiii. Here, to a greater degree than almost anywhere else in the Old Testament, the principle holds true that no critic except the moat cautious and reserved can afford to make positive statements on difficult literary questions. Each chapter of the former section has a separate motive and significance.