What does the Bible mean when it refers to a “Daughter of Zion” (Micah 4:13)? We are often faithless, prone to wander. God will never stop pursuing you because He created you for a specific purpose. In the last days, will everyone need to go to Jerusalem to worship God (Micah 4:2). He did not have to follow God’s push, but he did. First, it was for Hosea. Why does God desire mercy and acknowledgement of Him instead of sacrifice (Hosea 6:6)? Contributed by Troy Luttrell on Apr 22, 2014. God spoke to Hosea and put that relationship on his heart. Today, the Jezreel Valley is a green, fertile plain, covered with fields of wheat, cotton, sunflowers, and corn, as well as grazing tracts for multitudes of sheep and cattle. This was also the time that Jeroboam son of Joash was king over Israel. Why is the lack of visions and divinations considered a punishment (Micah 3:6)? His book is the first of the twelve Minor Prophets in the Old Testament. This is God’s Message to Hosea son of Beeri. How are people destroyed from a lack of knowledge (Hosea 4:6)? Holman Old Testament Commentary: Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah by Trent Butler. It is Hosea’s personal account of his prophetic messages to the children of God and to the world. We first meet Gomer in the Old Testament Bible book of Hosea. In Chapter 3, after bearing three children, Gomer leaves Hosea to pursue her lovers and evidently she falls into some type of debt or slavery (ch. (Reasons) a. Closeness She goes back to her former ways, abandoning Hosea, and Hosea has to pay to get her back! Why did God tell Hosea to marry a prostitute? However, Hosea went and bought her back full price, maybe more, he said you are now twice mine. Nearly 3,000 years ago God created a love story that demonstrated what it means to really love someone, that remains faithful no matter what. As people we can easily imagine how much it would hurt to be married to an unfaithful spouse. We are currently reading from the Book of the Prophet Hosea at daily Mass. All rights reserved. We’ll help you find them. Author: Hosea 1:1 identifies the author of the book as the Prophet Hosea. God then gives a lengthy prophecy against the sins of Israel. Hosea was God’s messenger during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah in Judah and the last six kings in Israel. How are people destroyed from a lack of knowledge (Hosea 4:6)? Jezreel is also the name of a son of the prophet Hosea, so named because God had declared that He would avenge the blood of Jezreel on the house of Jehu (Hosea 1:4–5). Make this whore the mother of your children. In chapter 1, God tells the prophet Hosea to marry an adulterous wife, and Hosea marries a woman named Gomer. In Hosea 1:2 we read, “The LORD said to Hosea, ‘Go, take to yourself a wife of whoredom and have children of whoredom.’” Hosea obeyed, marrying a woman named Gomer, who was unfaithful to him. To begin with, it is important to realize this command could be understood two different ways. The price is high when he must sing A song of ruin over everything In lyrics written with his life And lose his children and his wife." Bible Questions Answered. Hosea was a prophet of God in the Bible. Gomer falsely believed that it was her lovers––the gods of idolatrous worship––who gave her food, water, wool, linen, olive oil, and drink. This type of relationship did not occur under normal conditions. Gomer was being sold as a slave. Diblaim’s name signifies “double layers of raisin cakes.” Raisin cakes were associated with pagan idols and sensuality. She came back and had to be put up for auction. Lessons to Learn 1- Faithfulness can be fleeting and emotional Your faithfulness is like a morning cloud, and like the early dew it goes away. Gomer, according to Hosea 1:3, was the daughter of Diblaim. However, Gomer is unfaithful to Hosea. Four Ingredients in Hosea 1. The source states, “This set up a model of Israel’s broken relationship with God. Hosea and Gomer serve as a vivid picture of how this relationship played out. (6:4) Those married couples who have gone through a difficult time or divorce, because of adultery, have a close-up look at what it means to be considered "second-best." So good! Hosea was a faithful husband; Gomer was an unfaithful wife. • Hosea’s name means “ salvation .” 2. Lesson 12: Hosea and Gomer: Forgiving the Unfaithful * Introduction: My parents grew up in a situation in which it appeared to them they were not the favored child.