Then the Lord said to me, “Go again, love a woman who is loved by a lover and is committing adultery, just like the love of the Lord for the children of Israel, who look to other gods and love the raisin cakes of the pagans….For the children of Israel shall abide many days without king or prince, without sacrifice or sacred pillar, without ephod or teraphim. Afterward the children of Israel shall return and seek the Lord their God and David their king. They shall fear the Lord and His goodness in the latter days.
The entire Old Testament is a story of failure, yet there is God’s promise of success. Israel’s failure. Turning away to idols. God’s going after them. Pursuing them. Putting up with them. Love never fails.
