God himself to enter into any relationship with any human being—ever—for we are also characteristically unfaithful! The union of a faithful, long-suffering relationship partner with one who is relentlessly unfaithful is, after all, the main point of Hosea’s acted-out prophecy. Hosea utilizes almost every implement in his prophetic toolbox to describe Israel’s rebellion against God, her unfaithfulness to him, and her dismal spiritual condition. Hosea employs this literary