Hosea the prophet had a bad marriage ,he married a promiscuous woman, Hosea loved her dearly,but it made no difference.God was in it all.The loving husband and the unfaithful wife has a deep spiritual meaning,it illustrated God's faithful love, to the unfaithful nation of Israel. Time after time God forgive Israel,and time after time they did the same wicked thing,turned from Him,to other god's and wicked ways.Thy suffered greatly for their sinful ways,they never appeared to learn to be faithful,and to walk in holiness .They had only themselves to blame, Derek Kidner writes ,'Sin not only alienates ; it saddles one with guilt,and guilt is written all over this nation, not only by the shamefaced looks that normally betray it, but by the very brazenness that would deny it.' One has said that God knows the worst about us,and yet persists with us'. God is merciful,but there will come a point that is if mercy is spat on, it will give way to judgement,only God knows that point, it will happen, Genesis 6 v 3. The last verse in the book of Hosea reads,
'Who is wise? Let him realise these things.
Who is discerning? Let them understand.
The ways of the Lord are right; the righteous
walk in them, but the rebellious stumble in them'
Someone wrote.
'To turn aside from Thee is hell,
To walk with Thee is heaven '
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