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    14“Therefore, behold, I will allure her,
       and bring her into the wilderness,
       and speak tenderly to her.
    15And there I will give her her vineyards
       and make the Valley of Achor[e] a door of hope.
    And there she shall answer as in the days of her youth,
       as at the time when she came out of the land of Egypt.

     16“And in that day, declares the LORD, you will call me ‘My Husband,’ and no longer will you call me ‘My Baal.’ 17For I will remove the names of the Baals from her mouth, and they shall be remembered by name no more. 18And I will make for them a covenant on that day with the beasts of the field, the birds of the heavens, and the creeping things of the ground. And I will abolish[f] the bow, the sword, and war from the land, and I will make you lie down in safety. 19And I will betroth you to me forever. I will betroth you to me in righteousness and in justice, in steadfast love and in mercy. 20 I will betroth you to me in faithfulness. And you shall know the LORD.
     21“And in that day I will answer, declares the LORD,
       I will answer the heavens,
       and they shall answer the earth,
    22and the earth shall answer the grain, the wine, and the oil,
       and they shall answer Jezreel,[g]

     23and I will sow her for myself in the land.
    And I will have mercy on No Mercy,[h]
       and I will say to Not My People,[i] ’You are my people’;

       and he shall say, ‘You are my God.’”

    I am Gomer.  

    I will always associate this song with ADORe, when a few of the KCCE sisters performed a body worship to this song.  I don’t really remember the body worship or the circumstances all too well, but the message and what it meant to these girls was clear: “I am Gomer.”  And so it is with me.  Whether it’s the prodigal son, Gomer, or Israel, time and time again the symbolization is obvious.  Seeking the lovers of this world, I have adulterated the covenant God had made with me, ultimately leading to my own downfall.  And God’s wrath burns.  He pursues justice.  And if you read the first half of Hosea 2, that anger is apparent.  But here, in the second half of Hosea, there is mercy.  There is love.  My rebellion, my petulance, my impatience, are all met with His antitheses: in place of my rebellion, His faithfulness; my petulance, His compassion; my impatience, His persistence.  His kindness, and a wrath tempered by sacrifice, are whats leads us back to repentance.  And so we will dance, as bride and groom should.

  2. Notes

    1. minjmoon said: happy birthday luke! love the post :)
    2. cajunalmond said: lucas, your posts are so endearing. what a way to start off your 24th. happy birthdayy
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