Hosea 3:5

Afterward shall the children of Israel return and seek the Lord, their God, the Jewish Church after the exile being the organization in which the belief in the true God was still taught, and David, their King, namely, the Son of David, the Messiah, who is called so also in other Messianic prophecies, Cf Jeremiah 30:9; Ezekiel 34:23; and shall fear the Lord and His goodness, as shown in His manifold blessings, in the latter days, in the Messianic period, which is always designated in this manner. In the midst of the sternest reproofs the light of God's mercy shines forth like a beacon directing the believers to heaven.