Another prophetic book, another round of sin, judgement and redemption.Today, as we begin reading the book of Hosea, we may feel a sense of déjà vu. This is not strange for the prophetic books do follow this consistent format. The prophets are people called by God to warn His people and turn them back to Him after all.
However, that does not mean that we only need to read one prophetic book to know all of them because each book may warn of a different sin and its resulting punishment. Even if they were to talk about the same things, they do so differently in order for the message to get through one way or another so that the end result of salvation and deliverance is met.
This is seen in the book of Hosea for although the message is one we are probably extremely familiar with, being that of faithlessness and redemption, its delivery is extraordinarily impactful. This is because the message is conveyed through the life of the prophet.
In fact, the whole story is much like an angsty love movie in which the protagonist’s love is unrequited (Hos 3:1) and his affections spurned. Let us read and see how the tale unfolds.
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