Hosea 2:4-23 reveals that God uses pain and hardship in the life of sinners to call them out from the world and into His home. Rev. Paul Van Engelenhoven emphasizes God’s kindness in patience; experiencing hedges, thorns, and walls; stepping into wilderness; and restored by God.
“And I will betroth you to me forever. I will betroth you to me in righteousness and in justice, in steadfast love and in mercy. I will betroth you to me in faithfulness. And you shall know the Lord.”