Hosea 1:6-2:1
Gomer conceive again and gave birth to a daughter,. Then the Lord said to Hosea, "call her Lo-Ruhamah- for I will no longer show love to the house of Israel".
Gomer hd another son, then the Lord said, "Call him Lo-Ammi, for you are ot my people, and I am not your God".
In the place where it was said to them, 'You are not my people,' they will be called 'son of the living God'. The people of Judah ad the people of Israel will be reunited, and they will appoint one leader and will come up out of the land, for great will be the day of Jezreel. Say of your brother, 'Ruhamah ', and of your sisters,' Ammi '
Ruhamah - means loved.
Ammi - means my people.
Why?
Three children are born, and each is given a name which peaks God's message to Israel:'bloodshed and punishment','Unloved' and 'Not my people'
To be a parent called his children bad name, how unwilling he was, but Hosea accepted and obey the commands of the Lord, as he married with adulterous wife.
Through the prophet, God is giving his people a last opportunity to repent before judgement breaks on the land. Yet even though they refuse, his loving purpose is not thwarted挫敗.
Jezreel : The site of many bloody battles; here the reference is to the slaughter recounted in 2 Kings 10.
The wrath of the Lord is temporary, but his love is endure forever. His loving is not failed.
How?
Complete obey the words of the Lord is the best sacrifice to the Lord. Obey His words for God loves us and it is great blessing to us, and better than any other can gives.
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