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Message Notes #5 Many Moods of Minnie

I have peace like a river but longsuffering is pain I can wait on.

New Living Translation (NLT) 1 Tim 1:16

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16 But God had mercy on me so that Christ Jesus could use me as a prime example of his great patience with even the worst sinners. Then others will realize that they, too, can believe in him and receive eternal life.

An old Testament way, God brought us to himself, His great mercy and longsuffering

Hosea-Gods love story of Longsuffering

Hosea’s name

From yasha'; deliverer; Hoshea, the name of five Israelites -- Hosea, Hoshea, Oshea.

see HEBREW yasha'

Gomer the wife of whordome

From zara' and 'el; God will sow; Jizreel, the name of two places in Palestine and of two Israelites -- Jezreel.

The Daughter

Loruhamah  No Mercy No Pity 

From lo' and racham; not pitied; Lo- Ruchamah, the symbol. Name of a son of Hosea -- Lo-ruhamah.

see HEBREW lo'

3 born a son

From lo' and am with pronominal suffix; not my people; Lo-Ammi, the symbolic name of a son of Hosea -- Lo-ammi.

The Message (MSG)

Hosea 3

In Time They'll Come Back

 1 Then God ordered me, "Start all over: Love your wife again, your wife who's in bed with her latest boyfriend, your cheating wife.
Love her the way I, God, love the Israelite people,
   even as they flirt and party with every god that takes their fancy."

 2-3I did it. I paid good money to get her back.
   It cost me the price of a slave.
Then I told her, "From now on you're living with me.
   No more whoring, no more sleeping around.
   You're living with me and I'm living with you."