Hosea prophesied to the realms of both the north and the south
by Damien F. Mackey Isaiah’s father, Amos-Micah, also had an extremely long life and prophetic floruit. Incredibly, Micah first emerges, as the prophet Micaiah, as early as the late reign of king Ahab of Israel. Of Micah it may be said that he was Micaiah redivivus. For my account of the incredibly long life and prophetic activity of Amos (Amoz), the father of Isaiah (1:1), see e.g. my article: God can raise up prophets at will - even from a shepherd of Simeon (4) God can raise up prophets at will - even from a shepherd of Simeon The long career of the prophet Isaiah also figured in this article, as did that of his extraordinary relative, Judith. Amos, Isaiah and Judith were considered as three luminaries in a prophetic Simeonite family. Now, one of Isaiah’s multi-identifications in this article was as the prophet Hosea. Isaiah as Hosea All would probably ag...