hosea's wife
“Therefore, behold, I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness , and speak tenderly to her. And there I will give her vineyards and make the Valley of Achor 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. “And in that day, declares the Lord , you will call me ‘My Husband,’ and no longer will you call me ‘My Baal.’ For I will remove the names of the Baals from her mouth, and they shall be remembered by name no more. And I will make for them a covenant on that day...I will abolish the bow, the sword, and war from the land, and I will make you lie down in safety . And I will betroth you to Me forever. I will betroth you to me in righteousness and in justice , in steadfast love and in mercy . I will betroth you to me in faithfulness . And you shall know the Lord ." ((hosea 2.14-20)) *** ((my esv notes: "the Lord will meet Isreal at the same place He met with Isreal before...It is th...