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The book of Hosea is a true story about two faithful husbands (Hosea and God) and two unfaithful wives (Hosea’s wife, Gomer, and the nation of Israel). Chapter 1 records God’s command to Hosea to marry a whore—a woman who let many men use her body sinfully, sexually, and for their pleasure. Hosea di
I was encouraged by the observation of one commentator who pointed out the figures of Proverbs 2 and the search for wisdom. that the search for wisdom is like mining silver and seeking hidden treasure. It's not always easy. The silver doesn't just sit on top of the ground. You have to dig. The
Then said the Lord unto me, go yet, love a woman beloved of her friend, yet an adulteress, according to the love of the Lord toward the children of Israel, who look to other gods and love flagons of wine. So I bought her to me for fifteen pieces of silver, and for an homer of barley, and a half
We turn in the Scriptures for one more time in this series of sermons to the prophecy of Hosea chapter 14. Hosea 14. The text for the sermon will be the last verse, verse 9. We'll read the whole chapter. This is the word of the Lord. O Israel, return unto the Lord thy God. for thou hast fallen
The date of Hosea is to be fixed during the latter half of the eighth century B.C. Hence his prophetic labors proceed the dispersion of the Israel of the ten tribes. He forecasts the judgments of God against these tribes and also against Judah without mentioning the human agent through whom these fo