Read Hosea 3
Background: Having taken an immoral woman as wife, having children with her, and then watching her run to the houses of other men, the Husband still takes her back, brings her home, and offers her all the safety and supply she needed. She had gotten herself into a situation similar to that of the prodigal son, with no way out, and her true Husband came to her rescue, paying the price to buy her back.
Key verses: 4 For the children of Israel shall dwell many days without king or prince, without sacrifice or pillar, without ephod or household gods. 5 Afterward the children of Israel shall return and seek the Lord their God, and David their king, and they shall come in fear to the Lord and to his goodness in the latter days.
The picture here is of the exile the people of Israel would go through. They would lose everything, be taken far away, and live as servants to their captors. When it came time to return home, they would have nothing of their own to bring - especially their pagan idols. But God would bring them back into His house, under His safety and provision. He is always faithful to deliver, to provide and protect.
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