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# Hosea 01 General Notes #
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#### Structure and formatting ####
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Some translations indent each line of poetry to make it easier to read. The ULB does this with the poetry in 1:2-11.
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#### Special concepts in this chapter ####
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##### Hosea's marriage #####
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God does not approve of prostitution, but he told Hosea to marry a prostitute so that the message of Israel's unfaithfulness would be shown to the people. (See: [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/unfaithful]])
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Hosea's marriage to Gomer is a metaphor for the kingdom of Israel's relationship to Yahweh. Israel was unfaithful to Yahweh and broke the covenant with him. Gomer was a woman who was unfaithful to her husband and broke her marriage agreement with him. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/covenant]])
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#### Important figures of speech in this chapter ####
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##### Metaphor #####
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Hosea 1-4 is controlled by a metaphor that Hosea lived out. He was personifying the relationship between Israel and Yahweh. Hosea played the part of Yahweh, and Gomer played the part of Israel.
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## Links: ##
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* __[Hosea 01:01 Notes](./01.md)__
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* __[Hosea intro](../front/intro.md)__
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__| [>>](../02/intro.md)__
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