Hosea

Robin Routledge

ISBN 10: 1783599642 / ISBN 13: 9781783599646

Published by Inter-Varsity Press, GB, 2020

About this Item

An adulterous woman repeatedly spurns the love of her youth, while her betrayed husband offers forgiveness and seeks to win her back and restore the intimacy of their first love. With this bold and uncomfortable imagery, Hosea tells the story of God and his people. The message is made more poignant as God calls the prophet to embody this divine suffering and redeeming forgiveness in his own marriage. Hosea's own story thus sets the stage for his message of God's faithful and enduring love, his righteous judgement and also his continuing offer of reconciliation and a new beginning. Robin Routledge's commentary explores the historical, cultural, literary and theological dimensions of the book, and offers a guide to its continuing message of judgement, hope and restoration.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Hosea
• Publisher: Inter-Varsity Press, GB
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1783599642
• ISBN 13: 9781783599646
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Dimensions: 13.97W x 1.17H x 20.96D centimeters 13.97 centimeters width by 1.17 centimeters height by 20.96 centimeters depth

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Synopsis

An adulterous woman repeatedly spurns the love of her youth, while her betrayed husband offers forgiveness and seeks to win her back and restore the intimacy of their first love. With this bold and uncomfortable imagery, Hosea tells the story of God and his people. The message is made more poignant as God calls the prophet to embody this divine suffering and redeeming forgiveness in his own marriage. Hosea's own story thus sets the stage for his message of God's faithful and enduring love, his righteous judgement and also his continuing offer of reconciliation and a new beginning. Robin Routledge's commentary explores the historical, cultural, literary and theological dimensions of the book, and offers a guide to its continuing message of judgement, hope and restoration.