So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; which conceived, and bare him a son.
Hosea obeyed the divine command by taking Gomer the daughter of Diblaim as wife, and she conceived and bore him a son. This act opens the account of his painful personal history. That opening history presents a disturbing picture of social and moral life.
It belongs to Hosea's prophecy written about 750 B.C. That prophecy warns Israel against wicked alliances and predicts captivity, while also offering hopeful remonstrance and earnest appeal. Hosea's taking of Gomer is a figure of God taking Israel as His own. His history serves as a symbol of Jehovah's separation from His people.
The union and its children represent Israel's backsliding, idolatry, and departure from God. They represent spiritual unfaithfulness, sin, and apostasy, which God repeatedly describes as adultery. They warn of the dire consequences of persistent rebellion. Mixing heaven with earth and righteousness with sin is spiritual adultery.
Hosea obeyed the divine command by taking Gomer the daughter of Diblaim as wife, and she conceived and bore him a son. This act opens the account of his painful personal history. That opening history presents a disturbing picture of social and moral life.
It belongs to Hosea's prophecy written about 750 B.C. That prophecy warns Israel against wicked alliances and predicts captivity, while also offering hopeful remonstrance and earnest appeal. Hosea's taking of Gomer is a figure of God taking Israel as His own. His history serves as a symbol of Jehovah's separation from His people.
The union and its children represent Israel's backsliding, idolatry, and departure from God. They represent spiritual unfaithfulness, sin, and apostasy, which God repeatedly describes as adultery. They warn of the dire consequences of persistent rebellion. Mixing heaven with earth and righteousness with sin is spiritual adultery.