Hosea Loves Gomer

“The Lord said to me, ‘Go show your love to your wife again, though she is loved by another and is adulteress. Love her as the Lord loves the Israelites, though they may turn to other gods and love the sacred raisin cakes” Hosea 3:1

Last two days ago, in the wee hours of the morning, I came across of a very beautiful love story about Hosea and his adulteress wife, Gomer. I was really touched by this story.

Hosea is a man who loves the Lord very much and under God's command he married Gomer an adulteress wife. But why?

Then, Hosea bought Gomer (his wife) back from prostitution and slave as mistress to another man but with a condition that she must not be a prostitute or intimate with other men.

He loved her just as God loves the people. Gomer (Hosea’s wife) was no longer worth as much to anyone except to Hosea.

The moral of this real life story is no matter how low we sink, God is willing to buy us back – to redeem us – and lift us again. This is just as Hosea bought Gomer back from slavery and prostitution.