Hosea 6
I'm really enjoying reading the book of Hosea. I found out that the name comes from a Hebrew word meaning "salvation" and the book was written during the reign of Uzziah and Jeroboam II, when salvation was certainly needed. So as I'm reading through this tragic love story, I'm noticing a parallel between the love Hosea has for his unfaithful wife and the love God has for His people. The story shows God's constant and persistent love. Hosea had every reason to let his wife go, but instead he chose to pursue her and redeem her. God could easily have wiped us out a long time ago, but because He so loved the world, He sent His one and only Son to redeem us. There's always a price for redemption. Whether it be15 shekels and one and a half omers of barley or the blood of an innocent lamb, a price must be paid. In verses 1-3 in today's reading we see a "Prayer of Teshuvah" - a prayer to turn back to God . I pray that as we go into a time of preparing our hearts to receive our King's birth, we remember with praise the price that was paid for our redemption. I pray if we we've strayed in our hearts that we turn back to Adonai, Who will heal us, bind us up and bring us to a place where we will live in His presence. Just as Hosea made a covenant with his wife, God has made a covenant with us, and He is faithful.
Randi
I'm really enjoying reading the book of Hosea. I found out that the name comes from a Hebrew word meaning "salvation" and the book was written during the reign of Uzziah and Jeroboam II, when salvation was certainly needed. So as I'm reading through this tragic love story, I'm noticing a parallel between the love Hosea has for his unfaithful wife and the love God has for His people. The story shows God's constant and persistent love. Hosea had every reason to let his wife go, but instead he chose to pursue her and redeem her. God could easily have wiped us out a long time ago, but because He so loved the world, He sent His one and only Son to redeem us. There's always a price for redemption. Whether it be15 shekels and one and a half omers of barley or the blood of an innocent lamb, a price must be paid. In verses 1-3 in today's reading we see a "Prayer of Teshuvah" - a prayer to turn back to God . I pray that as we go into a time of preparing our hearts to receive our King's birth, we remember with praise the price that was paid for our redemption. I pray if we we've strayed in our hearts that we turn back to Adonai, Who will heal us, bind us up and bring us to a place where we will live in His presence. Just as Hosea made a covenant with his wife, God has made a covenant with us, and He is faithful.
Randi
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