Hey Bible readers, I'm Tara Lee Cobble and I'm your host for the Bible Recap.

We've been hovering over the fall of the Northern Kingdom of Israel and we keep dipping in and out of prophecy and narrative to give us the whole lay of the land.

Today we started out in

Jose, another minor prophet who prophesied the demise of Israel. His

message was probably intended for both kingdoms, Israel, and Judah. During this

time Israel was financially flourishing, or at least the elite were.

And their hearts had grown callous to God as they drifted further from compassion and generosity

and a humble awareness of who was providing for them.

Their sacrifices were empty and they were still worshiping other gods.

So God sends his prophet to intervene and here's how he wants Isaiah to do it.

Mary a prostitute.

Excuse me?

As we've seen before, God often calls the prophets

to personally feel and experience the weight

of what they're going to be speaking into.

We've seen them getting beaten up on purpose, putting on skits, walking around naked, and now marrying

an adulteress.

So once again, we see that being a prophet is not a fun

calling. God says all this is to reveal what things are like in his relationship

with Israel. So the language of this adultery image is woven throughout the book to continue to reveal God and his character to both ancient Israel and to us today.

Josiah marries a woman named Gilmer and she gives birth to three kids.

The text only clarifies that the first child is his.

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