הושע An Alliance of Love and Complexity

Many prophets arose for the Jewish people, numbering double the number of Israelites who left Egypt. However, only a portion of the prophecies were recorded, because only prophecy that was needed for future generations was written down in the Bible for posterity, but that which was not needed, as it was not pertinent to later generations, was not written. Therefore, the fifty-five prophets recorded in the Bible, although not the only prophets of the Jewish people, were the only ones recorded, due to their eternal messages.

“The word of the Lord that came unto Hosea" in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judea... four prophets who prophesied during that period, and these are they: Hosea, Isaiah, Amos, and Micah.

(2) When the LORD first spoke to Hosea, the LORD said to Hosea, “Go, get yourself a wife of harlotry and children of harlotry; for the land will stray from following the LORD.”

This entire matter was a vision of prophecy when it says to take a harlot. And the fact that he took her, impregnated her, and had children from her three times, this is just allegory to the Jews who were unfaithful to God.

The Holy One, Blessed be He, said to Hosea: "Your sons, the Jewish people, have sinned."

Hosea should have said to God in response: "But they are Your sons; they are the sons of Your beloved ones, the sons of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Extend Your mercy over them."

Not only did he fail to say that, but instead he said before Him: Master of the Universe, the entire world is Yours; since Israel has sinned, exchange them for another nation.

The Holy One, Blessed be He, said: What shall I do to this Elder who does not know how to defend Israel? I will say to him: Go and take a prostitute and bear for yourself children of prostitution. And after that I will say to him: Send her away from before you. If he is able to send her away, I will also send away the Jewish people.

(4) and the LORD instructed him, “Name him Jezreel...

(6) She conceived again and bore a daughter; and He said to him, “Name her Lo-ruhamah; for I will no longer accept the House of Israel...

After two sons and one daughter had been born to him, the Holy One, Blessed be He, said to Hosea: ... You separate yourself from your wife. He said to him: Master of the Universe, I have sons from her and I am unable to dismiss her or to divorce her.

In response to Hosea’s show of loyalty to his family, the Holy One, Blessed be He, rebuked him and said to him: Just as you, whose wife is a prostitute and your children from her are children of prostitution, and you do not even know if they are yours or if they are children of other men, despite this, you are still attached to them and will not forsake them, so too, I am still attached to the Jewish people, who are My sons, the sons of My faithful who withstood ordeals, the sons of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

(1) ... instead of being told, “You are Not-My-People,” they shall be called Children-of-the-Living-God.

(2) The people of Judah and the people of Israel shall assemble together and appoint one head over them; and they shall rise from the ground—for marvelous shall be the day of Jezreel!

(3) Oh, call your brothers “My People,” And your sisters “Merciful!”

(21) And I will support you forever: I will support you with righteousness and justice, And with goodness and mercy, (22) And I will support you with faithfulness; Then you shall know to the LORD.

(1) All of the commandments in the Torah: whether they be the positive commandments, or the negative commandments; if a person transgressed any of them, whether he did so intentionally, whether he did so unintentionally, when he repents and returns from his sin - he is obligated to confess before God, blessed be He...