Hosea 2:19-20
And I will betroth you to me forever. I will betroth you to me in righteousness and in justice, in steadfast love and in mercy. I will betroth you to me in faithfulness. And you shall know the Lord.
Tag: We Shall Know the Lord
These entire first chapters of Hosea, are all about Israel rejecting the knowledge of God. Instead of pursuing, and knowing God, they pursued worthless idols, to please their own appetite. In almost every chapter there is a reference about “knowing“ God. In every chapter, there is something about Israel chasing and pursuing their own appetite. When God choose Israel, through Abraham, He made them His people. He desires them to pursue Him. Instead, Hosea chronicle’s all their waywardness.
But the good news, is found in these verses. God is giving them a promise: That a remnant of them will finally know him. God will bring them to a place of knowledge of Him, through faithfulness, love, righteousness, justice, and mercy. This will be done, obviously, in the work of Jesus Christ. He will cover their sins with His blood and raise them in new life, to know God, through Christ. The above two verses are the gospel message, found in a minor prophet Hosea is speaking about the good news, of Christ.
The nation of Israel misunderstood Hosea’s words. They came to believe that this was about their nation. But this is really about Christ kingdom. God came to the rescue, most assuredly. But he did so in the person of Jesus Christ.This verse should have given them hope. The would be brought to the knowledge of Christ in the gospel. But when Christ came, the nation refused to understand the message that Christ was supposed to redeem them. Christ came to establish His Kingdom and a remnant of Israel would be saved. Rejoice!!!
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