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“I beseech the goddess of Astarte to favor you and Baal to favor me.” Hear the word of the Lord, O children of Israel... There is no faithfulness or steadfast love, and no knowledge of God in the land; there is swearing, lying, murder, stealing, and committing adultery; they break all bounds, and bloodshed follows bloodshed.

Gomer = the nation of Israel

Jezreel = the plan of God

- No Mercy = the people of Israel - Not My People

I am the Lord your God from the land of Egypt; you know no God but me, She said, ‘I will go after my lovers, who give me my bread and my water, my wool and my flax, my oil and my drink.’ … Then she shall say, ‘I will go and return to my first husband, for it was better for me then than now.’ And she did not know that it was I who gave her the grain, the wine, and the oil, and who lavished on her silver and gold, which they used for Baal. – Hosea 2:5-8 I am the Lord your God from the land of Egypt; you know no God but me, and besides me there is no savior. It was I who knew you in the wilderness, in the land of drought; but when they had grazed, they became full, they were filled, and their heart was lifted up; therefore they forgot me. – Hosea 13:4-6

- Gomer - No Mercy - - Not My People -

His mission = the love of God And in that day, declares the Lord, you will call me ‘My Husband.’ - - - - - - - - - - And I will betroth you to me forever. I will betroth you to me in righteousness and in justice, in steadfast love and in mercy. I will betroth you to me in faithfulness. And you shall know the Lord. And I will have mercy on No Mercy, and I will say to Not My People, ‘You are my people’; and he shall say, ‘You are my God.’”

Jesus came for His bride Go again, love a woman who is loved by another man and is an adulteress, even as the Lord loves the children of Israel

Jesus redeemed His bride So I bought her…

For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, I will betroth you to Me in righteousness and in justice, in steadfast love and in mercy. I will betroth you to Me in faithfulness. - Hosea 2:19 - - - - - - - - - For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures... But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, He saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to His own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit, whom he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that being justified by His grace we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life. The saying is trustworthy...

Jesus restores the children You are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. Once you were not a people, but now you are God's people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.

Come, let us return to the Lord; 6:1-2 Come, let us return to the Lord; for He has torn us, that He may heal us; He has struck us down, and He will bind us up. After two days He will revive us; on the third day He will raise us up, that we may live before Him. Since you have been raised with Christ… - Colossians 3:1

Return to the Lord Place full faith in the Faithful One Steadfastly love the Lover of your soul Grow in knowing God Proclaim His excellencies