Hosea - The Surprising Compassion Of God: When God's Heart Gets Broken

"Hosea: The Surprising Compassion of God - When God’s heart gets broken" from Hosea 6-7.

If God was simply a ravenous lion, we would truly be lost. Yet Hosea’s own domestic heartache offers Israel profound insight into God’s celestial heartache. ‘He desires mercy not sacrifice’ (6:6) while their commitment is as unreliable as morning mist (6:4). What can he do when, as he says, ‘I long to redeem them but they speak about me falsely.’ (7:13)

Book recommendations: Hosea The Passion of God by Tim Chester, The Message of Hosea by Derek Kidner, Love Divine & Unfailing by Michael P V Barrett, Hosea: An Introduction and Commentary by Robin Routledge