By L. ELLIOTT BINNS The Book of Hosea is one of the most intimate of all the Old Testament documents. Its intimacy arises from the character of the prophet himself, a man of a deeply loving heart, a man who longed for the sympathy and understanding of his fellows. Furthermore he was one who felt, in a way which his predecessor Amos for example had not felt, the sins and shortcomings of his people. To these two factors predominantly the depth and intensity of the book are due. The book itself