Hos 2:2 | MHM | STEP | v. 2 : God commands the children to plead with their mother, the nation of Israel, to stop her unfaithfulness. He says, “She is not my wife, and I am not her husband” . This means Israel has broken her special relationship with God by worshipping idols. God wants the faithful people to speak out against the wrongs and encourage repentance. The relationship with God makes their turning away even more serious.

‏ Hosea 2:2

v. 2: God commands the children to plead with their mother, the nation of Israel, to stop her unfaithfulness. He says, “She is not my wife, and I am not her husband”. This means Israel has broken her special relationship with God by worshipping idols. God wants the faithful people to speak out against the wrongs and encourage repentance. The relationship with God makes their turning away even more serious.