It may be the greatest love story in the Old Testament. It is certainly the most scandalous one. The implications this short book brings to us are heart rending and intensely personal.
The book of the prophet Hosea has intrigued me for years.
Hosea has some of the most provocative language of any book of the Bible. It begins with God telling Hosea to do the very last thing any respectable prophet would be expected to do. It begins with God’s command for Hosea to go and marry a prostitute (Hosea 1:2). This prostitute, Gomer, bore Hosea a son which God told him to name “Jezreel.” The prophetic name of “Jezreel” means “scattered”, “judgment”, or “exile.” This son was a sign God would soon punish Israel and scatter the prosperous proud nation in judgment.
After that, Gomer had two more children who were apparently not even Hosea’s. God commanded these two illegitimate children to be named “Not Loved” and “Not My People.” And you thought the boy named “Sue” had it bad. These names signify the way Israel would be treated by God for a time because of its covenant unfaithfulness.
Then the prostitute leaves the prophet.
This is an excellent article about the book of Hosea written by Bryan over at http://chiefofleast.com/. Strangely enough, God tells Hosea to marry a prostitute! It only gets worse after this, but what is the book of Hosea really about? Visit Bryan over at his site, http://chiefofleast.com/ and find out!
To finish reading this article, please head on over to http://chiefofleast.com/2011/02/16/the-god-who-makes-a-whore-his-wife, If you like what you read, why not let Bryan know you were there? Check out the rest of his site, you are sure to be blessed.
Greg is a strong believer in Jesus Christ and in the need for revival in today’s Church. He likes reading, writing, music, and spending time with his family and his dog Roxie. By day he is a self-employed non-emergency medical transport driver, and is the Editor-in-Chief for the National War Council, as well as being a political analyst, author, blogger, and an accomplished DIYer. His articles are first published on Inspirational Christian Blogs, and I Am Not Ashamed of the Gospel of Christ!, and from there the articles are published on other well-known conservative websites.
The author feels convinced that the Church is in extreme danger of being forsaken by God for being unbiblical and seeks to warn all those with “ears to hear.” He believes we are in the last days of the end times, and that God is building His Remnant Church even now.
Greg is the author of: Spiritual Darkness is Destroying America and the Church
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