1And the LORD said to me, “Go again, love a woman who is loved by another man and is an adulteress, even as the LORD loves the children of Israel, though they turn to other gods and love cakes of raisins.”
God’s command: love another’s lover (Hosea 3:1)
Hosea’s response: buying Gomer back (Hosea 3:2)
Hosea’s explanation: concerning his wife (Hosea 3:3)
Hosea’s explanation: concerning Israel (Hosea 3:4–5)1,2
1 And the LORD said to me, “Go again, love a woman who is loved by another man and is an adulteress, even as the LORD loves the children of Israel, though they turn to other gods and love cakes of raisins.”