Up to this point, we have looked at practical considerations of Hosea’s marriage to Gomer and his preaching in different parts of the country. We will now turn our attention to the prophetical aspects of Hosea that really point forward to the Lord Jesus Christ. There are four places in the New Testament where Hosea is quoted directly.
I hope you don’t mind if I take some time to tell you a true story. I heard it on the radio and it deeply moved me. I have thought about it often afterward and even though it has nothing in it about Jesus, my mind could see some remarkable types of what he did in laying down his life for us. I feel my job in any exhortation is to draw you to the memorials with the right state of mind, realizing the importance and gravity of this situation. So, as I relate this story to you, maybe you can try and contemplate yourselves how this relates to the work of our Lord Jesus Christ.
