PART I., 1-3. These Chapter s form a distinct section consisting of
two narrative pieces, mainly in prose (Hosea 1:2 to Hosea 2:1 and
Hosea 3), which narrate the story of the prophet's unhappy marriage
with Gomer; and a prophetic discourse, in which the lessons to be
deduced from his own domestic ex... [ Continue Reading ]
The prophet, bidden yet again to love a woman, who is loved by another
and is an adulteress, in this respect imitating Yahweh's love for His
unfaithful people, buys her out of slavery and subjects her to a
purifying seclusion (Hosea 3:1). In the same way Israel shall be
deprived for a time of her ci... [ Continue Reading ]