Hosea 3: The Slave Market of Grace: The Cost of Redemption
What is the valuation of a ruined human life? In this episode of Wise Counsel, we dive into Hosea 3:1–5, home to one of the most scandalous, intimate, and costly acts of grace recorded in the entire biblical canon.Set during the waning days of King Jeroboam II in the mid-eighth century B.C., Northern Israel was at the absolute zenith of its material power. Urban elites lounged on couches of ivory, drank fine wine from bowl-sized goblets, and felt completely secure. Yet beneath this glittering veneer of success lay a culture thoroughly entrenched in spiritual and moral decay. The Israelites…
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