Bible Question (short): Hosea abandoned then re-welcomed by God? |
Question (full): Can you explain why God commissions Hosea to marry a prostitute to parralel the whoredom of Israel in forsaking the Lord (Hosea 1:2) but then, (still speaking to Hosea), says "...for you are not my people and I am not your God?" (Hosea 1:8-9) It seems as if Hosea and his family have been punished at least as a byproduct if not a direct result of 1) Hosea's sinful family and/or 2) Hosea following the Lord's marital instructions earlier in the book. More confusing to me still, is when the Lord has a great turnaround and welcomes them back into the fold again (Hosea 1:10). Why all the back-and-forth? |