“And the Lord said to me, "Go again, love a woman who is loved by another man and is an adulteress, even as the Lord loves the children of Israel, though they turn to other gods and love cakes of raisins."
Hosea 3:1 ESV
Hosea had just seen a glimpse of what was to come. That God the Father was going to send his son, Jesus... That Jesus would purchase us back from our sin, and give us access to God, through the Holy Ghost.