June 19, 2022

Passage Read: Daniel 12 - Hosea 3
Meditation Verses: Hosea 3:3-5

Thought

Hosea buys back Gomer and says she will remain with him, but be without lover or close relationship with him. God explains that this signifies Israel being many days without king or ruler, without sacrifice of Temple or priest. After that, they will seek the Lord and David their king, fearing the Lord in the end of days. So this is a prophecy about the present days! About the time from Jesus' resurrection onward. Israel today has no king, they have a rotating president, but no Temple or priests and certainly no sacrifices. But at the end of this age, they will rebuild the Temple and seek the Lord again, ushering in the return of Christ and the resurrection of David!

Application

Amazing to see this here. I never connected it with end times prophecy. It always seemed odd that Hosea would buy his wife back and then not be with her. What was that about? But now it makes sense. As Gomer has illustrated the waywardness of the Jews, now she illustrates their disconnectedness and apparent unconcern over that. But the day is promised that they will once again seek the Lord, and that is the next big event in God's unfolding plan.