a. The LORD said to Hosea: God’s first word to Hosea was something for his own life. This is how God almost always works. Hosea probably would have preferred it if God gave him a word for someone else. But before the prophet can speak to the nation, he first has to hear from God for himself. b. Go take yourself a wife of harlotry: The word God had for Hosea wasn’t easy. Hosea was told to take a prostitute for a wife. Why? Because the land has committed
Hosea 1:2