Significance of Hosea's Marriage

 

Reading: Hosea 1 vs 1-11_kjv

Key verse: 2_kjv

 

As a vessel of God, holy and chaste, he was told to marry a woman of whoredom. It was clear instructions from the Lord. Is the Lord contradicting Himself by these instructions. Off course not.

A times, some instructions from the Lord would look like a contradiction. I want you to know that God is clearer than clear to contradict Himself. The foolishness of God (I Corinthians 1 vs 25) is greater than the peak point of the height of men’s wisdom, had been, now and will be all combines.

A woman of whoredom, in Hebrew [eshet zenunim] which is similar to eshet medanim[wife of contentious]. It suggests an unfaithful wife rather than a prostitute from beforehand. So, Gomer proleptically was a harlot.

God, countless times in the scriptures attributed the relationship between Him and the children of Israel as the one between husband and wife. Israel was to Him a wife, bride [Jeremiah 31 vs 32b, Isaiah 54 vs 5a].

Hosea played the role of God, while Gomer was referred as the unfaithful Israel. God was not pleased with Israel --- northern kingdom of original Israel, because of their unfaithfulness towards keeping the stipulated laws, passed from Moses to them. Their backsliding state into idolatry, whoredom and all manner of atrocities that God detests brought God’s punishment to them.

Verse 4 talks about God proclamation to them about the cessation of the kingdom of the house of God.

Verse 6 talks about God’s mercy departing from them and in verse 9, God proclaimed total rejection of the children of Israel.  This word you are reading if for reproof and correction in case your ways, lifestyle is like the one of children of Israel who perpetually slide into sin. That you have started following Jesus’ today is not a license to be leaving a careless life or any how life. Don’t league with those of the opinion of once you are saved, even if you slide back into sin, your salvation is still intact as far as you are always confessing after falling into it. Be properly guided, the scripture did not say so. Don’t take the mercy of God for granted because if He removes it from your life, it will be terrible. But that will not be your lot.

 

Thoughts: How is your life? Are your ways pleasing to Him? Or are you taking His mercy for granted?

 

Prayers: Lord, help me in my walk with you, give me grace to live a life that pleases you so that your grace will forever be my covering.