Hosea

 

Hosea

The main topic of this book is marriage. Hosea married a woman who bore him three children and then deserted him and became a prostitute. He finally had to buy her back out of the slave market. Hosea’s painful experience was a sermon to the nation. Israel was married to Jehovah but committed to “spiritual adultery” and turned to idols. That in turn led to moral decay in the nation. The nation would suffer for her sins, but the Lord would one day redeem her and restore her.

Adultery breaks hearts, it breaks homes, and it destroys marriages and families. The sorrow caused by a spouse seeking intimacy with someone else is unspeakable. This is the story experienced by Hosea, a prophet to the northern kingdom of Israel.

Despite Gomer’s gross unfaithfulness, Hosea went to great lengths to find Gomer and bring her home. Israel’s spiritual infidelity had wounded the very heart of God, yet, amazingly, He loved them and wanted them back.

One cannot read this tragic, yet triumphal, story of tough love and not be moved by the overwhelming love of God for sinners. He loves us despite our mistakes, failures, and self-centered obsessions. Only this kind of unconditional love can transform our souls.

When we do not “hold fast” to Him, we lose our grip on the very purpose of our lives.

Please read the Book listed so that you can understand the word of God to its fullness. This study comes from The Jeremiah Study Bible, The Bible for Hope, The King James Bible and the Nelson’s Quick Reference Bible Commentary.

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