HOSEA—NOTE ON Hosea 1:4 Jeroboam II (v. Hosea 1:1) was the fourth king of the dynasty begun by Jehu in 841 B.C. The house of Jehu is probably parallel to house of Israel. This would mean that the blood of Jezreel refers to the events of 1 Kings 21:1: Ahab permitted the murder of Naboth, a man loyal to the Lord, in order to take his vineyard in Jezreel. Thus, this verse introduces the ongoing confrontation between Baal and the God of Israel in the rest of the book.

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