Hosea 3 - Back Together

v1
We're going back to Hosea now, we talked about that in chapter 1, and Israel in chapter 2, now back to Hosea. God says to Hosea again, go show love to a woman whose loved by someone else, whose been unfaithful. God will do the same to Israel even though they worship other Gods and eat raisin cakes. These aren't just like ya know scones or anything, these were foods that honored false Gods. So here, they are both loving difficult people and showing the depth of their love. 


v2-3
Gomer had somehow, and for some reason sold herself back into prostitution. Angel in Reedeming love runs away to get her money back and to escape everything, but obv we don't know actually why she runs away. Hosea then bought her back, and said to her that she had to wait for him. but she can't be a prostitute or have sex with any other man, and Hosea won't have sex with any other woman in return. 


v4
Hosea then says that Israel will live many days  without a king or leader, without sacrifices or sacred pillars (used for false gods) , without a holy vest (ephod) or idol (teraphim) used for divination. Here, Hosea is comparing Gomer's seperation from Hosea to Israel's seperation from Israel. During exile, the Jews will have no temple worship, or any God thing. it says here that telling Gomer not to have sex with any other man is similar to having Jews with no religious stuff, like a trial of deprivation


v5
After this, the people will turn back to God, follow him, fear him and be blessed by him. But also to David their king - who i THINK is Jesus? I don't know, bit confusing. I think Hosea is looking ahead, prophesiing kinda thing. 


Application for chapter 3

1. LOVE LOVE LOVE. Love the unlovely. Love the unloved. Love the enemy. Love the people who turn against you. Love everyone. Love like God, not because they deserve it, because we should be merciful
2. Hosea paid for Gomer, God paid for us by death of jesus, we weren't free ya know!

Application for everything so far

My commentary does a lovely little summary / application :D

• No matter how low we sink, God wants to lift us up and restore us, there's also a second and third and fourth chance with God
• Controverisal, but adultery shouldn't be the grounds for divorce, it should be on the grounds for forgiveness and love. I possibly disagree, you can forgive them and then divorce them. but anyway.
• We have idols, such as facebook, skyrim, phones, TV, etc etc, and when we have idols, we're putting them above God and we shouldn't do that. 
• All sin breaks God's heart, especially from the elect. For us, the one we love the most who rejects and hurts us, it's horrible right? Yeah, God faces that everyday :(