How Has God Changed Throughout The Book Of Hosea

God appears to have changed throughout the book of Hosea. For anyone else this would not be a problem, but for a christian, God is perfect, unchanging, eternal, and the thought of God changing could be troubling. Hebrews 13:8 says “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.” The big question for christians pertaining to Hosea is, does God change, and in what ways does he or does he not? Based on the verse quoted above, God does not change, but Hosea contradicts that statement. God himself does not change, but his feelings towards his disobedient children can change. Hosea is a prophet, who was called by God to give a direct message to the Israelites. He was told by God to marry Gomer, who was a prostitute. They had three children: Jezreel, which means to punish; Lo-ruhama, which means no mercy; and Lo- ammi, which means not my people. The names of Hosea’s children correlate to the way God felt towards the people of Israel. God disowns his people and punishes them with no mercy for all the wrong they have done. They have committed adultery, prostitution,
In the beginning of Hosea, God shows anger towards his people, but it is because He loves them not because He is angry at them. God loved the Israelites enough to punish them out of love. The reader knows God’s anger is out of love when he says in Hosea 11:8, “How can I give you up, O Ephraim? How can I hand you over, O Israel? How can I make you like Admah? How can I treat you like Zeboiim? My heart recoils within me; my compassion grows warm and tender.” In this verse, he is illustrating the love and compassion he has for the Israelites, and how he will always love them. God is represented as a father-like figure, someone who always loves his people, but is a jealous God who wants the love of his people. He develops an anger towards the Israelites when the relationship they were supposed to have with God became