Then the Lord said to me, “Go and love your wife again, even though she commits adultery with another lover. This will illustrate that the Lord still loves Israel, even though the people have turned to other gods and love to worship them.”
Key Phrases to Highlight
Key Verse: Hosea 3:1 – Then the Lord said to me, “Go and love your wife again, even though she commits adultery with another lover. This will illustrate that the Lord still loves Israel, even though the people have turned to other gods and love to worship them.”
Hosea 3:2 – So I bought her back
Hosea 3:5 – afterward the people will return and devote themselves to the Lord
Hosea 3:5 – In the last days, they will tremble in awe of the Lord and of his goodness.
Notes to Write in the Margin
Hosea 3:1-5 – Unconditional Redeeming Love
Hosea 3:1 – God commands Hosea to love his unfaithful wife.
Hosea 3:2 – The costly personal sacrifice in redeeming Gomer
Hosea 3:5 – God’s promise of future restoration
Cross References
1 Peter 1:18-19 – For you know that God paid a ransom to save you from the empty life you inherited from your ancestors. And it was not paid with mere gold or silver, which lose their value. It was the precious blood of Christ, the sinless, spotless Lamb of God.
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