‘You go back and love
your cheating spouse’?
God
commanded the prophet Hosea, saying,
‘Go,
love your wife again, even though she commits adultery ...
As
the Lord loves the Israelites,
though
they turn to other gods and love the sacred raisin cakes’
(Hosea
3:1).
[Here,
the term "again" implies Hosea's wife Gomer
repeatedly
seeking other men besides her husband Hosea (v. 3).
However,
God commands Hosea to love his wife "again"
just
as God continues to love the Israelites
despite
their continued harlotry (repeatedly following the idol Baal).]
If
God were to say to us,
"Go,
love your spouse who has committed adultery again,
just
as I still love him/her.
Love
your spouse who continues to commit adultery," what would we do?
Why
would God say such a thing to us?
Could
it be that God, our loving Father, wants to teach us His heart of love,
even
for us who continue to spiritually commit adultery?
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