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E could focus today on the deplorable lack of morals that Gomer
demonstrated. And, I suppose it does
have to be mentioned. Hosea's wife, Gomer, was a prostitute before he married
her. But, worse than that, after she had born 3 children for Hosea, she sold
herself into prostitution again. I do
not know what her motive was. Maybe she was just wild at heart. Maybe she
simply had a lust for money that pushed her in that direction. I do not know, but
she returned to prostitution, that’s what’s important here. Whatever her reason
for leaving, she was gone. Even so,
there is virtually an infinite number of distractions that can lead people away
from God. But there is one way back to Him, and that is through redemption (1st
Peter 1:18-19).
The glorious thing about Hosea 3 is the extravagantly amazing love that
Hosea showed to his former wife. Although she had given herself over to the men
in her city to be physically used and abused for money, yet Hosea still loved
her. Not only that, he was willing to give her another chance. With God's
command behind him, Hosea literally went and bought Gomer out of the sex trade.
He paid a ransom of sorts and brought her back home. What a man! What love!
What forgiveness & generosity! What compassion & care! Hosea was
demonstrating the generosity of God!
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