Welcome to a year in the Bible with daily grace. The Bible tells one big story of

redemption and we want to spend five minutes every day journeying through the Bible from start to finish, and exploring how all of it

points to Jesus. Hey everyone. Welcome back to Year and the Bible with Daily Grace. My name is

Alexa and today we begin our study of the Book of Hosea by looking at

Hosea one through three.

In Josea one, God speaks to the prophet

Josea, commanding him to marry a prostitute.

The reason for this command is for the relationship

between Josea and this prostitute to reflect the relationship

between Israel and God.

God says that Israel is like an unfaithful lover who has abandoned their husband to pursue

other loves.

When Jose's wife Gomer bears children, God names each child intentionally to represent the

punishment he will bring upon Israel.

He names one Jezreel to represent the punishment he will give to Israel because of their allegiance to a king named Jehu.

Jehu rose as a ruler over Israel through much bloodshed and he impacted Israel's spiritual adultery by not faithfully following the Lord and leading Israel into idle worship.

Next, God names a child Lo Rahama to represent his lack of compassion for Israel. Even still, God promises that he will have

compassion on the House of Judah, promising to deliver them by his mighty hand.

The last trial God names Loh Omni to represent how Israel's sin has broken their relationship

between them and God.

But even in their disobedience, God promises to make Israel abundant and that he will call them sons of the living God, appointing a ruler for them that will give them victory.

In chapter 2, God describes Israel's unfaithfulness. He says that Israel is like a woman who follows after lovers who lavish

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