Hosea 3
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1Yahweh said to me, “Go again, love a woman loved by another, and an adulteress, even as Yahweh loves the children of Israel, though they turn to other gods, and love cakes of raisins.” 2So I bought her for myself for fifteen pieces of silver and a homer and a half of barley. 3I said to her, “You shall stay with me many days. You shall not play the prostitute, and you shall not be with any other man. I will also be so toward you.” 4For the children of Israel shall live many days without king, and without prince, and without sacrifice, and without sacred stone, and without ephod or idols. 5Afterward the children of Israel shall return, and seek Yahweh their God, and David their king, and shall come with trembling to Yahweh and to his blessings in the last days.
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“"And the Lord said to me, 'Go again, love a woman who is loved by another man and is an adulteress, even as the Lord loves the children of Israel, though they turn to other gods and love cakes of raisins.'"”
Hosea 3:1
Summary
In Hosea chapter 3, the Lord instructs Hosea to love his wife Gomer again, despite her unfaithfulness. This act demonstrates God's enduring love for Israel even when they turn to other gods. Hosea obeys, purchasing Gomer for fifteen shekels of silver and some barley, symbolizing both redemption and the cost of restoration. He then tells her she must live in faithfulness, reflecting the renewal of their covenant relationship. The chapter highlights God's promise that Israel will return to Him and seek the Lord in their exile, eventually finding the true King in the Last Days. The chapter underscores themes of redemption, covenant love, and the hope of restoration.
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