Hosea's Challenge to America!
Hosea, one of the most provocative prophets of the Old Testament, was called by God to declare God's impending judgment on the Northern Kingdom:
They had been experiencing an unparalleled prosperity in their time: and yet they had sunk to the lowest moral depths of their two century history. It was the Best of Times and it was the Worst of Times.
As a result, God was about to use their enemies as His instrument of judgment.