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Themes in Hosea 3

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Themes in Hosea 3

Hosea 3:1 (show verse)

Then the Lord said to me, “Go again; show love to a woman who is loved by another man and is an adulteress, just as the Lord loves the Israelites though they turn to other gods and love raisin cakes.”

Flagon » Translated (av) flagon of wine, cake of raisin (rv)
Idolatry » Consists in » Looking to other gods
Polygamy » Hosea
Symbols and similitudes » Marrying a whore
Women » Instances of » Gomer, the adulterous wife of hosea

Hosea 3:2 (show verse)

So I bought her for 15 shekels of silver and five bushels of barley.

Barley » Traffic in
Business life » Miscellaneous topics relating to » Barter
Marriage » Presents given to parents to secure their favor
Marriage » Wives obtained » By purchase
Measure » A homer, about eleven bushels, equal to a cor or ten ephahs
Measure » A half-homer
Polygamy » Hosea
Symbols and similitudes » Marrying a whore

Hosea 3:3 (show verse)

I said to her, “You must live with me many days. Don’t be promiscuous or belong to any man, and I will act the same way toward you.”

Bear » Ferocity of
Symbols and similitudes » Marrying a whore

Hosea 3:4 (show verse)

For the Israelites must live many days without king or prince, without sacrifice or sacred pillar, and without ephod or household idols.

Ephod » A sacred vestment worn by the high priest » Prophecy concerning the absence of the ephod from israel
the Ephod » The emblem of the priestly office
the Ephod » Israel deprived of, for sin
Fear » Who shall fear the lord
Images » Other objects of worship » Teraphim, images, household gods
Jews, the » Deprived of civil and religious privileges
Symbols and similitudes » Marrying a whore
The lord seeking that which was lost » Who shall seek the lord
false Worship » Other objects of worship » Teraphim, images, household gods
FALSE » Other objects of worship » Teraphim, images, household gods

Hosea 3:5 (show verse)

Afterward, the people of Israel will return and seek the Lord their God and David their king. They will come with awe to the Lord

and to His goodness in the last days.

Backsliders » Return of
Jesus Christ, King » The jews shall seek to
David » A prophetic name for Christ
Fear » Who shall fear the lord
God, Goodness of » Reverence
Jews, the » Promises respecting » Their return and seeking to God
The lord seeking that which was lost » Who shall seek the lord