Hosea 2:1 Say ye unto your brethren, Ammi; and to your sisters, Ruhamah. 2 Plead with your mother, plead: for she is not my wife, neither am I her husband: let her therefore put away her whoredoms out of her sight, and her adulteries….5 For their mother hath played the harlot: she that conceived them hath done shamefully.
Most persons would have thrown in the towel after the first bout of infidelity, especially since in this case, Hosea had given his wife a brand, new start in life. She obviously blew the golden opportunity on several occasions, yet, Hosea was to practice loving and forgiving her over and over again.
Then it reached a climax when he had to purchase her back to himself, with all of the baggage, bruises, and wounds she had incurred. This represents what Jesus did for us on Calvary, for like Gomer, we had multiple transgressions against us, and Christ finally had to pay with His own blood, to purchase us back to Himself.
Therefore, in our own sphere, where we too would be put into positions where we may need to forgive someone multiple times, God encourages us not to be weary of well-doing, for He does not get weary of forgiving us over and over again. Instead of saying why me, let us step up to the plate and do as Jesus does with us. No one says it will be easy, but like Hosea, we would be strengthened by God to follow in His footsteps.
Hosea 1:9 Then said God, Call his name Loammi: for ye are not my people, and I will not be your God. 10 Yet the number of the children of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured nor numbered; and it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people, there it shall be said unto them, Ye are the sons of the living God.
May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!