Then the LORD said to me, “Go again, love a woman who is loved by a lover and is committing adultery, just like the love of the LORD for the children of Israel, who look to other gods and love the raisin cakes of the pagans.”
So I bought her for myself for fifteen shekels of silver, and one and one-half homers of barley. And I said to her, “You shall stay with me many days; you shall not play the harlot, nor shall you have a man—so, too, will I be toward you.” —Hosea 3:1-3 NKJV
Then the LORD said to me, “Go again, love a woman who is loved by a lover and is committing adultery, just like the love of the LORD for the children of Israel, who look to other gods and love the raisin cakes of the pagans.” —Hosea 3:1 NKJV
A. Take Her As Your Wife Again
B. Follow The Example
So I bought her for myself for fifteen shekels of silver, and one and one-half homers of barley. —Hosea 3:2 NKJV
A. Hosea Buys Back What Is Already His
B. The Cost To Get Her Back
And I said to her, “You shall stay with me many days; you shall not play the harlot, nor shall you have a man—so, too, will I be toward you.” —Hosea 3:3 NKJV
A. Stay
B. Faithful