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Hosea 1:3 Cross-References
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“So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; which conceived, and bare him a son.”
Hosea 1:3 (KJV)
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Commentary on Hosea 1:3
Hosea's obedience to God's shocking command to 'take unto thee a wife of whoredoms' demonstrates the prophetic embodiment of divine truth. The name 'Gomer daughter of Diblaim' grounds this in historical reality—not allegory but actual marriage to a promiscuous woman (or one predisposed to adultery). This living parable illustrates Israel's spiritual adultery against YHWH. The covenant between God and Israel was depicted as marriage throughout Scripture (Isaiah 54:5, Jeremiah 2:2, Ezekiel 16, 23). Hosea's faithful love for unfaithful Gomer mirrors God's hesed (steadfast covenant love) toward wa...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Hosea 1:3
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