Hosea 3
The Lord instructs Hosea to love a woman who is an adulteress, symbolizing God's love for the unfaithful Israelites who have turned to other gods. Hosea buys the woman for 15 pieces of silver and a portion of barley, and tells her to remain faithful to him. This act represents the Israelites' future state of being without a king or spiritual leaders, but ultimately returning to seek the Lord and their king David. They will fear the Lord and acknowledge His goodness in the latter days.
1Then said the LORD unto me, Go yet, love a woman beloved of her friend, yet an adulteress, according to the love of the LORD toward the children of Israel, who look to other gods, and love flagons of wine.2So I bought her to me for fifteen pieces of silver, and for an homer of barley, and an half homer of barley:3And I said unto her, Thou shalt abide for me many days; thou shalt not play the harlot, and thou shalt not be for another man: so will I also be for thee.4For the children of Israel shall abide many days without a king, and without a prince, and without a sacrifice, and without an image, and without an ephod, and without teraphim:5Afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek the LORD their God, and David their king; and shall fear the LORD and his goodness in the latter days.
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