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Hosea 3
1¶ Then said the LORD unto me, Go yet, love a woman beloved of [her] friend, yet an adulteress, according to the love of the LORD toward the children of Israel, who look to other gods, and love flagons of wine.
2So I bought her to me for fifteen [pieces] of silver, and [for] an homer of barley, and an half homer of barley:
3And I said unto her, Thou shalt abide for me many days; thou shalt not play the harlot, and thou shalt not be for [another] man: so [will] I also [be] for thee.
4For the children of Israel shall abide many days without a king, and without a prince, and without a sacrifice, and without an image, and without an ephod, and [without] teraphim:
5Afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek the LORD their God, and David their king; and shall fear the LORD and his goodness in the latter days.
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Backsliders: Backsliding of Israel Hosea 3:1
Then the LORD said to me, “Go show love to your wife again, though she is loved by another and is an adulteress. Love her as the LORD loves the Israelites, though they turn to other gods and offer raisin cakes to idols.”
Backsliders: Return of Hosea 3:5
Afterward, the people of Israel will return and seek the LORD their God and David their king. They will come trembling to the LORD and to His goodness in the last days.
Barley: Traffic In Hosea 3:2
So I bought her for fifteen shekels of silver and a homer and a lethech of barley.
Bear: Ferocity of Hosea 3:3
Then I said to her, “You must live with me for many days; you must not be promiscuous or belong to another, and I will do the same for you.”
David: A Prophetic Name for Christ Hosea 3:5
Afterward, the people of Israel will return and seek the LORD their God and David their king. They will come trembling to the LORD and to His goodness in the last days.
Ephod: A Sacred Vestment Worn by the High Priest: Prophecy Concerning the Absence of the Ephod from Israel Hosea 3:4
For the Israelites must live many days without king or prince, without sacrifice or sacred pillar, and without ephod or idol.
Flagon: Erroneously Translated (Av) Flagon of Wine, but More Accurately, Cake of Raisin (Rv) Hosea 3:1
Then the LORD said to me, “Go show love to your wife again, though she is loved by another and is an adulteress. Love her as the LORD loves the Israelites, though they turn to other gods and offer raisin cakes to idols.”
God: Goodness of Hosea 3:5
Afterward, the people of Israel will return and seek the LORD their God and David their king. They will come trembling to the LORD and to His goodness in the last days.
Idolatry: Consists in Looking to Other Gods Hosea 3:1
Then the LORD said to me, “Go show love to your wife again, though she is loved by another and is an adulteress. Love her as the LORD loves the Israelites, though they turn to other gods and offer raisin cakes to idols.”
Jesus, the Christ: King Hosea 3:5
Afterward, the people of Israel will return and seek the LORD their God and David their king. They will come trembling to the LORD and to His goodness in the last days.
Marriage: A Dowry Given to the Woman's Parents Before Hosea 3:2
So I bought her for fifteen shekels of silver and a homer and a lethech of barley.
Marriage: Presents Given to Parents to Secure Their Favor Hosea 3:2
So I bought her for fifteen shekels of silver and a homer and a lethech of barley.
Marriage: Wives Obtained by Purchase Hosea 3:2
So I bought her for fifteen shekels of silver and a homer and a lethech of barley.
Measure: A Half-Homer, About Five and a Half Bushels Hosea 3:2
So I bought her for fifteen shekels of silver and a homer and a lethech of barley.
Measure: A Homer, About Eleven Bushels, Equal to a Cor or Ten Ephahs Hosea 3:2
So I bought her for fifteen shekels of silver and a homer and a lethech of barley.
Polygamy: Hosea Hosea 3:1, 2
Then the LORD said to me, “Go show love to your wife again, though she is loved by another and is an adulteress. Love her as the LORD loves the Israelites, though they turn to other gods and offer raisin cakes to idols.” / So I bought her for fifteen shekels of silver and a homer and a lethech of barley.
Repentance: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Hosea 3:5
Afterward, the people of Israel will return and seek the LORD their God and David their king. They will come trembling to the LORD and to His goodness in the last days.
Seekers: General Scriptures Concerning Hosea 3:5
Afterward, the people of Israel will return and seek the LORD their God and David their king. They will come trembling to the LORD and to His goodness in the last days.
Symbols and Similitudes: Marrying a Whore Hosea 3:1–4
Then the LORD said to me, “Go show love to your wife again, though she is loved by another and is an adulteress. Love her as the LORD loves the Israelites, though they turn to other gods and offer raisin cakes to idols.” / So I bought her for fifteen shekels of silver and a homer and a lethech of barley. / Then I said to her, “You must live with me for many days; you must not be promiscuous or belong to another, and I will do the same for you.”
The Ephod for the High Priest: Israel Deprived of, for Sin Hosea 3:4
For the Israelites must live many days without king or prince, without sacrifice or sacred pillar, and without ephod or idol.
The Ephod: The Emblem of the Priestly office Hosea 3:4
For the Israelites must live many days without king or prince, without sacrifice or sacred pillar, and without ephod or idol.
The Goodness of God: Manifested: Reverence Hosea 3:5
Afterward, the people of Israel will return and seek the LORD their God and David their king. They will come trembling to the LORD and to His goodness in the last days.
The Jews: Deprived of Civil and Religious Privileges Hosea 3:4
For the Israelites must live many days without king or prince, without sacrifice or sacred pillar, and without ephod or idol.
The Jews: Promises Respecting: Their Return and Seeking to God Hosea 3:5
Afterward, the people of Israel will return and seek the LORD their God and David their king. They will come trembling to the LORD and to His goodness in the last days.
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Hosea 3:1-5 Israel's Condition in Their Present Dispersion, Subsequent to
Their Return from Babylon, Symbolized. The prophet is to take back his wife, though unfaithful, as foretold in