I. Unfaithfulness in the Family of God (1:1–3:5)
A. Hosea’s and God’s Broken Family (1:1–2:1)
B. Confronting Unfaithful Wives (2:2–23)
C. Restoration of Broken Families (3:1–5)
II. God’s Lawsuit for No Knowledge of God (4:1–6:6)
A. The Priests Do Not Know God (4:1–19)
B. Judgment of War (5:1–14)
C. Possibilities of Restoration for the Seeker (5:15–6:6)
III. God’s Lawsuit for Lack of Steadfast Devotion to God (6:7–11:11)
A. Israel’s Unfaithfulness to the Covenant (6:7–7:16)
B. Destruction, Captivity, and an End to Israel (8:1–9:17)
C. Sin is the Reason for Israel’s Fall (10:1–15)
D. God’s Love Provides Hope for Restoration (11:1–11)
IV. God’s Lawsuit for Deceitfulness (11:12–14:9)
A. Charges of Deceit (11:12–13:3)
B. Punishment of Destruction (13:4–16)
C. Restoration for the Repentant (14:1–9)