The statement with which this prophecy opens, "When the Lord spake at
the first," is a declaration by Hosea long after the events. Looking
back, he understood that the impulse which resulted in the heart agony
was also part of the divine method of teaching him. There is no reason
to believe that Gom... [ Continue Reading ]
No details of the unfaithfulness of Gomer are given, but in the second
movement the prophet is seen nursing his own agony, and by that
process learning the true nature of the sin of his people as God knew
and felt it. All that Hosea said concerning Gomer was also the
language of Jehovah concerning I... [ Continue Reading ]