Hosea salvation

To Israel. Sometimes the Lord decides to show His people their sin instead of just talking to them about it. The Lord told the prophet Hosea to marry an adulterous woman. He must continue to love her and her illegitimate children in spite of her unfaithfulness.

Their difficult marriage served as an object lesson for Israel, showing them that they were the adulterous wife while the Lord was the faithful husband who never stopped loving and caring for her. Idolatry is spiritual adultery. The fact that Hosea ultimately reconciled with his wife offered Israel some hope that it was not too late for them to be reconciled to the Lord.