Apr 29, 2022 · As mentioned in Part One, Hosea 1 and 3 tell Hosea and Gomer's story and picture God's relationship with Israel as outlined in Chapter 2. If ...

Jun 28, 2004 · 3:1). Gomer was still beloved of Hosea even though she was an adulteress, and God wanted him to seek her out and prove his love to her. How ...

Nov 12, 2014 · God uses Hosea's marriage to Gomer as an extended metaphor representing Israel and her relationship to God. Israel has broken God's covenant as ...

Feb 13, 2008 · A'. Reconciliation—symbolized by Hosea's marriage (3:1-5) As the Lord had previously instructed Hosea to marry Gomer, a woman of promiscuous ...

Jun 18, 2004 · One way to outline the book is as follows: In the first three chapters we see Hosea's marriage to the prostitute, Gomer. His marriage to the ...

Jan 30, 2008 · 1-3, 4-14). The first division centers upon Hosea's marriage to Gomer, itself symbolic of God's relation to Israel. The second contains a ...

Jun 21, 2004 · 1. Hosea is to go and love Gomer even though she is an adulteress to picture the LORD's love for Israel who is an idolatress people 3:1 · 2.

Nov 13, 2012 · Some believe it is impossible that this refers to Gomer and, therefore, must be another cultic prostitute or an unfaithful, divorced wife.

Apr 28, 2009 · Chapter 3 resumes the oracle at a point subsequent to Gomer's realizing her true state. That chapter tells of how Hosea regained Gomer's ...

Feb 7, 2008 · The account of Hosea's marriage to Gomer and the resultant condition of the children born to them is resumed in chapter three.