At first, the prophet Hosea’s marriage to Gomer must’ve been happy. God gave them a son. But she committed adultery then left him for another man. She becomes a prostitute. Now it appears that her new lover is finished with her and has put her up for sale. The standard price of a slave is 30 shekels of silver.
Hosea went to a public forum and before a crowd of witnesses purchased his unfaithful wife who had betrayed him many times. He willingly paid the price to redeem her from a life of slavery because he loved her.
Hosea’s actions are a picture of what Christ did for lost sinners like you and me. Like Gomer, we were lost, headed for hell, slaves to sin. But God in His amazing grace came into this world and gave more than 30 pieces of silver for our redemption. He gave His very life, shedding His precious blood on the cross of Calvary to purchase a people unto Himself because He loved us.
1 Peter 1:18-19 Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:
