Comparing Hosea 3: 1-2, And Israel
Discard her captive’s garb, and shall remain in your house for a full month, mourning for her father and mother; after that you may go in to her and be her husband, and she shall be your wife.
These steps as seen in Deut 21:13 bear striking similitude to Hosea 3. First, the woman must remove the “clothes of her captivity.” Though there is no verbal parallel to Hosea 3 here, it is interesting to note that both Gomer (cf. Hosea 1:9; 3:1-2) and Israel (Hosea 2:11-17) appear to be banished from their homes as part of their initial judgment, and thus in a sense their restoration begins from “captivity.” The next step is for the woman to wait in the house of her soon-to-be-husband. This is mirrored by a mourning which lasts for “one month” a phrase …show more content…
The disappearance of the ephod symbolized the disappearance of the priesthood. Vine’s Expository Dictionary of Biblical Words explains about the ephod: “The ‘ephod’ of the high priest was fastened with a beautifully woven girdle (Exod. 28:27-28) and had shoulder straps set in onyx stones, on which were engraved the names of the twelve tribes. Over the chest of the high priest was the breastplate, also containing twelve stones engraved with the tribal names. Rings attached it to the ‘ephod.’ The Urim and Thummim were also linked to the …show more content…
In a way, death is also the only way to restoration of fellowship with God.
The last sentence of this chapter (Hosea 3:5)“They will come trembling to the LORD and to his blessings in the last days.” Clearly refers to the last day. It will be the day on which Israel and the world will recognize their guilt in the crucifixion of the Lord of glory. That is the day about which Zechariah prophesied: “And Iwill pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and supplication. They will look on me, the one they have pierced, and they will mourn for him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for him as one grieves for a firstborn son.”
6.2 Resonance of the Text in the New
These steps as seen in Deut 21:13 bear striking similitude to Hosea 3. First, the woman must remove the “clothes of her captivity.” Though there is no verbal parallel to Hosea 3 here, it is interesting to note that both Gomer (cf. Hosea 1:9; 3:1-2) and Israel (Hosea 2:11-17) appear to be banished from their homes as part of their initial judgment, and thus in a sense their restoration begins from “captivity.” The next step is for the woman to wait in the house of her soon-to-be-husband. This is mirrored by a mourning which lasts for “one month” a phrase …show more content…
The disappearance of the ephod symbolized the disappearance of the priesthood. Vine’s Expository Dictionary of Biblical Words explains about the ephod: “The ‘ephod’ of the high priest was fastened with a beautifully woven girdle (Exod. 28:27-28) and had shoulder straps set in onyx stones, on which were engraved the names of the twelve tribes. Over the chest of the high priest was the breastplate, also containing twelve stones engraved with the tribal names. Rings attached it to the ‘ephod.’ The Urim and Thummim were also linked to the …show more content…
In a way, death is also the only way to restoration of fellowship with God.
The last sentence of this chapter (Hosea 3:5)“They will come trembling to the LORD and to his blessings in the last days.” Clearly refers to the last day. It will be the day on which Israel and the world will recognize their guilt in the crucifixion of the Lord of glory. That is the day about which Zechariah prophesied: “And Iwill pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and supplication. They will look on me, the one they have pierced, and they will mourn for him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for him as one grieves for a firstborn son.”
6.2 Resonance of the Text in the New