And I Will Bethrothe You To Myself
Hosea 2:16-25 is a prophetic oracle about the future that God reserves for her if and when she realizes her sins and returns to Yahweh, her "first husband (cf. Hos. 2:15)." The oracle develops in three stages corresponding to three moments in a love story: courtship (vv. 16-17), marriage (vv.... Sign in to see full entry.