Rain, dew, flourishing plants as images of monolatry and righteousness: The weather imagery and its meaning in Hosea

Weather imagery plays a major role in Hosea. Hosea 2 recalls the image of an unfaithful wife; Hosea 4:2–3 describes the withering of the land; in 6:3; 10:12; 14:6, the several types of precipitation draw attention to the utterance of YHWH or the requested righteousness; in 9:10.13.16; 10:1; 13:5; 14...

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Main Author: Szabolcs-Ferencz Kató
Format: Article
Language:Afrikaans
Published: AOSIS 2021-08-01
Series:HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies
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Online Access:https://hts.org.za/index.php/hts/article/view/6670