Hosea 3:2 Meaning
So I bought her to me for fifteen pieces of silver, and for an homer of barley, and an half homer of barley:
Context Explained
1Then said the LORD unto me, Go yet, love a woman beloved of her friend, yet an adulteress, according to the love of the LORD toward the children of Israel, who look to other gods, and love flagons of wine.
2So I bought her to me for fifteen pieces of silver, and for an homer of barley, and an half homer of barley:
3And I said unto her, Thou shalt abide for me many days; thou shalt not play the harlot, and thou shalt not be for another man: so will I also be for thee.
4For the children of Israel shall abide many days without a king, and without a prince, and without a sacrifice, and without an image, and without an ephod, and without teraphim:
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Matthew 20:28
Jesus came to serve and give His life as a ransom, paralleling Hosea's act of redemption.
Titus 2:14
Both verses highlight the theme of redemption and purification.
Revelation 5:9
Both passages celebrate the redemption of people through a price paid.
Source: Hosea 3:2