Led them with cords of human kindness, with ties of love

Hosea 11:1-12
God's love for Israel.
I led them with cords of human kindness, with ties of love. To them I was like one who lifts a little child to the cheek, and I bent down to feed them.
How can I give you up, Ephraim? How can I hand you over, Israel? How can I treat you like Admah? How can I make you like Zebolim? My heart is changed within me; all my compassion is aroused.
I will not carry out my fierce anger, nor will I devastate Ephraim again. For I am God, and not a man— the Holy One among you. I will not come against their cities.
They will come from Egypt, trembling like sparrows, from Assyria, fluttering like doves. I will settle them in their homes,” declares the Lord.
This chapter lets us see right into the infinitely loving parent-heart of God. All down the long years of history, from Egypt on, and despite all he has done for them. Israel has rejected God's love.
The nation deserves no mercy. Yet God still shrinks from destroying them. He is torn between love and justice, neither of which can be denied. This is the pain he took to himself in the cross of Christ.
Admah and Zebolim: Two cities to the south of the Dead Sea, presumably destroyed with Sodom and Gomorrah.
Why?
God treated Israel like father treates his children, give them food and lead the direction to them. Free them from slaves and give them free.
Israel is deserve to be destroyed, but God still love them, after the exiled to the nations, God will call them back.
God had great pain to himself in the cross of Christ. No matter what you have done, turn back to Jesus Chris will be saved.
How?
Meditate the love of God and obey his word, God has unfailing love.