In the third of this four-part series, we see Israel headed right back to the bondage that God delivered them from in Egypt, but this time it will be with a new enemy – Assyria. Israel’s demonic influence and rebellion parallels the most heinous acts ever recorded in the Bible. Though darkness has ensued, God lays out the path to course correct and points to a future time when Israel will again be used for God’s purposes.

In the first three chapters of Hosea, we see the painful mission of marriage to an unfaithful spouse that the Lord commissions Hosea to embark on. Through this heart-wrenching relationship, we see a clear picture of Israel’s infidelity and the Lord’s immediate judgment and future redemption of His people.