How many Old Testament worthies do we tend to examine and realize by way of their family! The Old Testament is in fact a family literature. We have read about the family relationships of almost of all of its important dignitaries, and out of them the description of family life of Hosea is the most heartrending. Are the references relating to him made therein a metaphor, or do they symbolize his pitiable experiences? The doubt remains exegetically important; however its answers allow us to understand the vast preaching of Hosea regarding the love of God. (Smith, 94)
             The wedlock between Hosea and Gomer describes an example, a vibrant representation, of the relationship between God and His men. Hosea and Gomer's marriage was an enforced one which in the olden times was referred to as a 'shotgun marriage'. It cannot be assumed in the connotation that the bride was pregnant, it was compulsory in the meaning that it was God's orders for Hosea to marry Gomer. The rationale behind Hosea marrying Gomer was that the Word of God as sermonized did no more make any impact on Israel; none obeyed the prophets of God any longer. Thus the verbalized Word was required to be interspersed by actions, by a Word being acted out. The people of Israel paid little or no heed when Hosea declared, "This is what the Lord ordered." (Sermon on Hosea 1:2) Finally, words came out from the mouth and in that era, other prophets were also there, majority of them cheats asserting them to utter the Word of the Lord. However a wedding ceremony between the Prophet and a wanton lady moved everybody and drew notice to the act. It was God's orders to Hosea to marry Gomer in order to make Israel realize of their mistakes. "Go" stated God, "take to yourself an adulterous wife..." (Sermon on Hosea 1:2) This implies that Gomer's identity as women of dubious ethics even prior to Horsea consenting to marry her. (Sermon ...