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| 1 And Jehovah said unto me, Go again, love a woman beloved of her friend, and an adulteress, even as Jehovah loveth the children of Israel, though they turn unto other gods, and love cakes of raisins. |
Yet, love a woman – Following the Lord's direction, Hosea took back his wife, reclaiming her; and the message to Israel was of God's continued love for that people. R5809:2
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| 2 So I bought her to me for fifteen pieces of silver, and a homer of barley, and a half-homer of barley; |
So I bought her – Hosea purchased back his unfaithful wife from the slavery into which she had been sold. R2491:2
Voicing the Lord's tender compassion to Israel. R2491:2
Taking her back under his own roof, but not as his wife. He was compassionate toward her and her offspring. R4811:2
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| 3 and I said unto her, Thou shalt abide for me many days; thou shalt not play the harlot, and thou shalt not be any man’s wife; so will I also be toward thee. |
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| 4 For the children of Israel shall abide many days without king, and without prince, and without sacrifice, and without pillar, and without ephod or teraphim: |
The children of Israel – "His blood be upon us, and upon our children." (Matt. 27:25) R5571:4
Many days – Many years. OV105:T
Without – Without any communication with God whatever; a mark of divine disfavor. OV76:1, OV104:8
Without a sacrifice – Thus the annual Atonement Day, for more than 18 centuries, has been a farce--but the matter should be mentioned to Jewish people with full sympathy, calling attention to the fact that where the type ceased the antitype began. OV105:1
Aliens from God, without prophet, priest, sin offerings, Atonement Days. R5571:4
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| 5 afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek Jehovah their God, and David their king, and shall come with fear unto Jehovah and to his goodness in the latter days. |
Afterward – The time nears when the Lord will pour upon Israel the spirit of prayer and supplication. (Zech. 12:10) R5571:4
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