The prophet that married a prostitute

Hosea is a prophet from the Old Testament. Hosea’s life is a love story and he is also a very great role model. He showed us what unconditional love is.

In the time of Hosea, the people of Israel prayed to other gods and not to God. Hosea’s mission was to tell them the prophecy God had given him. God commanded him to tell the people to turn to him, to pray to the real God. The problem was the wealthy people. They had everything, and that’s why they thought they didn’t need God. They did not want to know about God or the things that Hosea said.

One day, God told Hosea that he should marry a woman named Gomer. Gomer was a woman with a bad life, unfaithful. Hosea and Gomer had three children, but Gomer continually cheated on Hosea and abandoned him. Of course, Hosea was disappointed and very sad.

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But soon, God told Hosea that he had to get his wife back. He paid a lot of money for her. The new husband who had taken her was very bad and wanted to sell her. No person wanted to pay much for her, because everyone knew she was not faithful, but Hosea paid a lot for the woman who cheated on him. That is unconditional love! After everything Gomer did, he paid a heavy price. How cool, right? Imagine how Hosea must have felt at that moment, but he still paid for it. He forgave her for everything, although she had hurt him a lot.

God wanted to show his love for the people of Israel people with Hosea. The people of Israel were also like a prostitute. They prayed to other gods, they didn’t want to know anything about the true God, no matter what Hosea said. They did not listen, and God said he would punish them. Despite all of this, He still loves them. And like Hosea, his love was greater.

 

 

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