Speaking of object lessons! Hosea has had a hard life, and it isn’t getting any easier. The buying back of his wife after she sold herself into slavery is a great lesson about God’s love for His people, but a miserable one to have to live out. They will eventually repent and return, but not until they have been punished for their sinfulness. And their transgressions are numerous:
Hosea 4:1-2 (WEB) “Indeed there is no truth, nor goodness, nor knowledge of God in the land. There is cursing, lying, murder, stealing, and committing adultery; they break boundaries, and bloodshed causes bloodshed.”
Hosea 4:11 (WEB) “Prostitution, wine, and new wine take away understanding.”
Hosea 5:3 “you have played the prostitute”
Hosea 5:5 (WEB) “The pride of Israel testifies to his face.”
The lesson for us? Neglecting God and His Word leads to ignorance, which leads to sin, which leads to judgement.
Hosea 4:6 (WEB) “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you.”
Hosea 8:7 (WEB) “For they sow the wind, and they will reap the whirlwind.”
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