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Themes in Hosea 3

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Themes in Hosea 3

Hosea 3:1 (show verse)

Then the LORD told me: "Go love your wife again, even though she is being loved by another and is committing adultery. Love her the same way the LORD loves the people of Israel, even though they look 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 back for myself for fifteen pieces of silver and one and a half omers 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 told her, "You will remain with me a long time, you won't be promiscuous, you won't be involved with any man, and I'll do the same."

Bear » Ferocity of
Symbols and similitudes » Marrying a whore

Hosea 3:4 (show verse)

Likewise, the people of Israel will dwell a long time without a king, without a prince, without sacrifice, without sacred pillars, and with neither ephod nor teraphim.

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 in 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