Hosea 2:7 Meaning and Explanation
“And she shall follow after her lovers, but she shall not overtake them; and she shall seek them, but shall not find them: then shall she say, I will go and return to my first husband; for then was it better with me than now.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →Frustrated in her pursuit, the nation resolves to return to the Lord, her first husband.
What Does Hosea 2:7 Mean?
The hedge does its quiet work. Israel pursues her idols but cannot overtake them; she seeks and does not find. Emptied of every false hope, she finally speaks the words God has been waiting for: 'I will go and return to my first husband.' The memory of how good things once were awakens her longing.
This is the turning of repentance -- the moment the prodigal 'comes to himself.' When lesser loves prove hollow, the soul remembers that it was better with God than without Him. The 'first husband' has never stopped being hers. His patient blocking of every other road was always meant to bring her to exactly this homeward resolve.
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What does Hosea 2:7 mean?
Frustrated in her pursuit, the nation resolves to return to the Lord, her first husband.