I have also spoken to the prophets, And I have multiplied visions; And by the ministry of the prophets I have used parables.
"I have spoken unto the prophets ..." In addition to the great prophet Moses, "That Prophet like unto Christ," Calvin gave the following list of prophets who had preceded Hosea: "Abijah the Shilonite, Shemaiah, Iddo, Azariah, Hanani, Jehu, Elijah, Elisha, Micaiah, Joel, and Amos."[20]