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Sep 11, 2024 · In Hosea 1:2 we read, “The LORD said to Hosea, ‘Go, take to yourself a wife of whoredom and have children of whoredom.’” Hosea obeyed, marrying a woman named Gomer, who was unfaithful to him. Why did God tell Hosea to marry a prostitute? To begin with, it is important to realize this command could be understood two different ways.
Oct 12, 2018 · This is the first of a series of expressions in Hosea where God puts himself in the place of a forsaken human lover (cf. comment on 2:2–5 [esp. v. 5]). Hosea does as Yahweh instructed and marries Gomer, who then bears him a son (1:3). Get a free copy of the ebook ‘Married for God’ by telling us a little bit about yourself!
- What Happens in Story Fo Hosea and Gomer?
- Hosea and Gomer: Separation and Reconciliation
- Why Did God Let Bad Things Happen in The Story of Hosea and Gomer?
- Is This Book Still Relevant Today?
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The Book of Hosea can be broken up into two thematic sections. There is the story of Hosea, Gomer, and their children, and there is the story of God and Israel. Both are stories of covenant relationships which get violated and then restored. God made a covenant relationship with Israel, promising to bless and protect them if they follow Him, worshi...
Gomer does leave Hosea and commit adultery, but eventually her husband retrieves her, taking her back into his home and forgiving her. This reconciliation foretold the future return to God the nation of Israel would make, and His forgiveness. The majority of the fourteen chapters deal with the specific prophecies about this separation from God and ...
One of the biggest questions that arises from the life of Hosea is why God would orchestrate his obedient prophet’s life in such a manner that Hosea would suffer so much. He married Gomer knowing she would be an adulteress, suffered the humiliation of her having multiple affairs, and gave his children sad names because of this marriage. Hosea was a...
The events prophesied in the Book of Hosea happened centuries ago, but that does not mean there is nothing there for the contemporary Christian to take away. By living a life of suffering personal injury and embarrassment at the hands of someone close to him, Hosea obeyed the Lord knowing these hardships would come, and also found the strength to f...
Bartlett, Hosea: The Prophet of a Broken Heart. Eugene: Wipf & Stock, 2016. Bassett, Rev. F. Tilney. Book of the Prophet Hosea Literally Translated with Introduction and Notes Critical and Explanatory. London: W. Macintosh, 1869. Craigie, Peter. Twelve Prophets Volume 1: Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, and Jonah. Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press...
May 13, 2019 · So the question is straightforward: Why did God command his prophet to marry an immoral woman? Advertise on TGC The reason lies in the fact that prophets like Hosea were called to declare God’s Word—not only in words, but often in deeds as well (cf. Isa. 20:2–4; Ezek. 24:15–27).
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Nov 30, 2020 · We first meet Gomer in the Old Testament Bible book of Hosea. In chapter 1, God tells the prophet Hosea to marry an adulterous wife, and Hosea marries a woman named Gomer. There is not much known ...
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Jun 28, 2004 · So God spoke again, this time through the prophet Hosea whose name meant “Jehovah is salvation.” The very first thing God ever said to Hosea tells us about his unlikely marriage: “Go, take to yourself a wife of harlotry, and have children of harlotry; for the land commits flagrant harlotry, forsaking the Lord” (Hos. 1:2). These ...
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Sep 11, 2024 · God gave Hosea an unusual command: “Go, marry a promiscuous woman and have children with her, for like an adulterous wife this land is guilty of unfaithfulness to the Lord” (Hosea 1:2). Hosea obeyed by marrying Gomer, and the couple had two sons and a daughter (verses 3–8).
