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- Abraham & Sarah. The couple who believed God and journeyed through life together through the highs and lows as they waited for God’s promise to be fulfilled in their marriage.
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- Ruth & Boaz. The selfless couple who let played part in one of the most beautiful redemption stories in the Bible. They looked out for the well-being of others and were blessed for it.
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A Levite and His Concubine. 19 In those days Israel didn’t have a king. There was a Levite who lived deep in the hill country of Ephraim. He got a concubine from Bethlehem in Judah. 2 But she wasn’t faithful to him.
Sep 11, 2024 · The prophet Hosea was commanded to marry an unfaithful wife, and this set up a model of Israel’s broken relationship with God. Israel had been chosen and loved by God yet had been unfaithful to Him by way of idolatry.
- Who Was Gomer?
- Why Did God Have Hosea Marry Gomer?
- The Significance of Gomer’s Children
- Why Did Gomer Continue Leaving Her Husband?
- What Does This Story Teach Us About The Gospel?
- We Can Never Go Too Far
We first meet Gomer in the Old Testament book of Hosea. In chapter 1, God tells the prophet Hosea to marry an adulterous wife, and Hosea marries a woman named Gomer. There is not much known about this woman. Scripture tells us she is the daughter of Diblaim, but that is all. In the context of Scripture, we can conclude that she lived in the Norther...
This question has often crossed my mind. Adultery is a sin God included in the Ten Commandments as something we should not do. Since this is the case, why would He want a man who lived for the Lord to marry a woman who commits this forbidden act? There are three answers to this question of why God would want this marriage to happen. The first is to...
We cannot know who Gomer was without discussing her children. Scripture tells us she had three children. Those children are Jezreel, Lo Ruhamah, and Lo Ammi. Each of these names hold a significant meaning that continues to show the awesomeness of God. Jezreel is a name that means “God sows or God scatters.” This is a reference to the judgement God ...
Obviously, we don’t know the details of Hosea and Gomer’s marriage. We can infer that since Hosea was a prophet of God, he treated Gomer as a husband should, according to the customs of the day. So why would she keep leaving? God was using this marriage to prove a point. He wanted the Israelites to remember what God had done for them and turn from ...
The story of Gomer is one with a powerful message to the Israelites of her day and to Christians today. She personified the actions of the Israelites. They would continue this cycle of repentance, redemption, and restoration. God was their husband, and they were committing adultery with the worship of idols. Idolatry is a spiritual form of prostitu...
Gomer was a woman who lived risqué. She was unfaithful to her husband on more than one occasion. Her children bore names that should have brought worry to the people of Israel. Although she committed acts of adultery, God chose to show how He can restore His people. God desires an intimate relationship with us. He loves us, just as He loved Gomer. ...
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Jun 28, 2004 · While the entire second chapter of Hosea’s prophecy describes Jehovah’s relationship with his unfaithful wife Israel, it is difficult to escape the feeling that it grows out of Hosea’s relationship with Gomer, sandwiched as it is between two chapters that clearly describe that sad and sordid story.
In this exploration of Bible characters who had multiple wives, we’ll delve into stories that intertwine love and rivalry, loyalty and betrayal. Discover how these relationships impacted their legacies and what they reveal about human nature itself.
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Hosea 3. New International Reader's Version. Hosea Brings His Wife Back to Himself. 3 The Lord said to me, “Go. Show your love to your wife again. She is loved by another man. And she has committed adultery. But I want you to love her just as I love the people of Israel. They turn to other gods.
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