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If God commanded Hosea to commit adultery in Hosea 1 v2 then why is adultery a sin?
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If God had told Hosea to commit adultery, then indeed it would seem quite inconsistent.
However, God did not tell Hosea to commit adultery. He told Hosea to marry a wife who was an adulteress.
Hosea 1:2 in the King James reads:The beginning of the word of the LORD by Hosea. and the LORD said to Hosea, Go, take unto thee a wife of whoredoms and children of whoredoms: for the land hath committed great whoredom, departing from the LORD.
The New International Version renders the same passage as follows:When the LORD began to speak through Hosea, the LORD said to him, "Go, take to yourself an adulterous wife and children of unfaithfulness, because the land is guilty of the vilest adultery in departing from the LORD."
The Hebrew word used to describe the wife can be rendered "idolatry," "whoredom," or "adultery," so either translation is legitimate.
The first thing to note is that Hosea himself wasn't told to commit adultery, but that his wife had or would commit adultery (or harlotry).
The Life Application Bible commentary has this to say about the situation: "Did God really order his prophet to marry a woman who was a prostitute? Some who find it difficult to believe God could make such a request view this story as an allegorical illustration, not an historical event. Many, however, think the story is historical and give one of these explanations: (1) According to God's law, a priest could not marry a prostitute or a divorced woman (Leviticus 21:7). However, Hosea was not a priest. (2) It is possible that Gomer was not a prostitute when Hosea married her but that God was letting Hosea know that Gomer would later turn to adultery and prostitution. In this case, Hosea knew ahead of time that his wife would be unfaithful and that their married life would become a living object lesson to the adulterous northern kingdom. Hosea's marriage to an unfaithful woman would illustrate God's displeasure with the unfaithful nation of Israel.
In relationship to Israel and their worship of God, service to any other deity is considered whoredom.
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∙ 6y ago
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∙ 6y agoAdultery is a sin because it is commanded against in the Torah, which preceded Hosea by hundreds of years.
As for Hosea, he did not take a married woman. He took a harlot to wife at God's command, for a reason given in the Community answer.
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What is the Christian definition of commitment?
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