We are going to leave the writings of Moses and jump WAY down the road to Hosea. The events in this book take place roughly between 800-750 B.C. For perpective, Moses wrote the first five books of the Bible around 1400 B.C.
Hosea lives in the Northern Kingdom (Israel) during a time of peace and prosperity. Sounds like things should be good, then, huh?
Rarely does strength, security, and prosperity lead the human heart to devotion toward God. It usually have the opposite effect. And that's what we'll see in Hosea.
Today you'll get the storyline right off. Hosea marries a prostitute - a faithless woman (representing the faithless people of Yahweh). Though things are bad ... the promises of hope and restoration are unequaled.
Read it here.
Hosea lives in the Northern Kingdom (Israel) during a time of peace and prosperity. Sounds like things should be good, then, huh?
Rarely does strength, security, and prosperity lead the human heart to devotion toward God. It usually have the opposite effect. And that's what we'll see in Hosea.
Today you'll get the storyline right off. Hosea marries a prostitute - a faithless woman (representing the faithless people of Yahweh). Though things are bad ... the promises of hope and restoration are unequaled.
Read it here.
I am glad this is a descriptive text and not a prescriptive one :)
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