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Marriage in Hosea

I seem to have ran across a lot of people using the book of Hosea to picture marriage and using it to teach on divorce and saying that infidelity is not always a good reason for divorce. My question is that if Hosea is a picture of marriage, then is chapter 1v2 a picture of how we should seek a wife? "Go, take to yourself a wife of harlotry and have children of harlotry ; for the land commits flagrant harlotry, forsaking the LORD."

I hope no one answers yes.

We must remember that Hosea is a prophetic book and interpret it as prophecy, not wisdom literature or law. Imagine applying the same hermeneutic to Isaiah or Ezekial, I do not see christian people walking through the streets naked (Is.20:2-4), come to think of it I have seen alot of people walking their dogs with poopy bags ( Ez,4:12-15) hopefully not for cooking fuel though.

Through the book of Hosea, God is telling us that even though his people continuosly plays the harlot He will not forsake them. He will let them pay for their sins but He will ultimately purchase them back and cleanse them of their unfaithfulness.

If you disagree with me please post on this topic. I would love the opportunity to think this through from another perspective.