1. Though she is an adulteress (1-3)

God asked Hosea to do something that no man can do. His wife walked out on him, sought other lovers and became a slave. God told him to buy her back from slavery, take her into his home, and love her again. Hosea obeyed; he brought her back and told her to live with him and not with any other man.

2. They will seek the Lord and his King (4-5)

During Hosea's lifetime Israel had 7 kings. All of them were godless. So they had no king and no God--and no peace. Their only hope was to return to God and accept his appointed king--a descendant of David. This prophecy looks forward to the coming of the Messiah, the true King, the promised descendant of David. When we accept Christ and acknowledge God's righteous rule in our lives, we have true peace. We have no right to come to God, but God seeks us, his sinful, rebellious people, just as Hosea sought his wife and bought her back from slavery.

Application: Lord, thank you for your love that seeks out and redeems sinners like me.
One Word: Seek the Lord, for he seeks you