Now this might remind you of something! It may well be verses like this that Paul had in mind when he says that Jesus ‘was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures’ (1 Cor. 15:4). But before we rush ahead, we need to ask what Hosea meant by this verse. Because whether Hosea had in mind the empty tomb is less clear. But he could see that God’s people would be destroyed in judgment. He knew that if God were against them, then they would be utterly destroyed. If God tears you apart,
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