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[fire roaring]

[logo whooshing]

[gentle piano music]

[waves crashing]

[gentle piano music continues]

[birds chirping]

- Danny. - Hmm?

- I often wonder why God

brought us to a neighborhood like this.

- Did He answer you?

- He did.

- Well, what did He say?

- You see that house right there?

- Yeah, what about it?

- I believe one day I'm gonna go to that house,

and I'm gonna knock on their door,

and I'm gonna ask to shoot our movie.

And they're gonna say, yes.

- That sounds crazy.

Are you sure they'll let you do that?

- I believe they will

because God is in charge.

- I don't know what to say about that,

but you have a lot of faith.

- I believe we're gonna have

prayer meetings and Bible studies,

and people are gonna receive salvation.

It's a beautiful home,

and I just feel like God is calling us there.

People there, they're ready.

I know it's a lot.

- Yeah, amen.

[birds chirping] [gentle piano music]

[car doors thumping]

[Danny sighing]

- I'm hungry.

I'm so hungry.

- That's because you skipped lunch today, bud.

- I'm fasting.

- What were you fasting for?

- To lose weight.

- That's a different type of fasting,

but still good for you.

[traffic humming]

- Ah.

Excuse me.

- Yes, sir, do you need some help?

- Yeah, I heard this church helps homeless people.

- Yes, we help anybody who needs it.

- Well, I'm an alcoholic.

- You know, I used to be an alcoholic as well and homeless,

and then Jesus delivered me from that demon.

- Alcohol is a demon?

- Oh, yeah, yeah, it's a demon.

I tried to go to meetings and other things

and nothin' was helping.

- And Jesus was able to help you?

- Yeah.

First, I had the pastor deliver me from that demon,

and then I started praying more

and comin' to church and worshiping.

- [sighing] Nevermind.

- I thought you needed help.

- No, it's okay, nevermind.

Churches are so hypocritical. - Let me,

let me pray for you or somethin', man.

- What would prayer do?

Take up my time.

That's all.

- I told you I used to be an alcoholic

and homeless just like you.

- You don't smell homeless to me. [chuckling]

[gentle piano music continues]

[inspirational music]

- Can I pray with you?

- Please.

Sister Rose has cancer.

- How?

She's so young.

- It's stage four.

[gentle sorrowful music]

- Believe God can heal her.

- We serve a perfect healer. - Amen.

- We serve Jehovah Rapha.

- Amen.

- Follow me.

- Sweet Lord.

[car door clicking]

- Ready, bud? - Yeah.

- All right, let me see that.

Let's start with scene 10.

[birds chirping]

- [sighing] Wow, that's a beautiful home.

- It is.

- I'm gonna go ask him if we can use

the front of their house for the movie.

- There's a lot of gates,

and I don't know if we can get in.

- Come on. - Okay.

[birds chirping continues]

- Beautiful.

- Well, the gate's closed.

Now what?

- Hello.

Hi.

- How can I help you?

- Hello, I'm Pastor Joe.

- Yes, how can I help you?

- We're making a Christian movie.

- Christian movie?

Hold on just a sec.

Linda honey, come here.

[gentle piano music]

This is Pastor Joe.

- Is everything okay, Roland?

- Yeah, yeah, these guys are makin' a Christian movie.

- Oh, wow, I love watching Christian films.

- Right, we just saw a really good one,

but what was the name of it?

- Yeah, I can't remember the name,

but, yeah we love watchin' Christian films.

- That's awesome.

Do you guys think that we could use

the front of your house for our movie?

- Yeah, sure.

- Yeah, why not?

- Do you guys wanna come inside?

- We would love to.

Do you think that we could pray with you guys first?

- Wow, how did you know I needed prayer?

I need a lot of it right now.

I've been sick for a long time.

- Father God, we lift up our brother here.

By your stripes, he is healed.

Through you all things are possible.

Please heal him, Lord God, and bless him and his family.

In Jesus' name we pray, amen.

- Amen. - Amen.

[gentle piano music continues]

[gate creaking]

- [Roland] Nice to meet you. - Nice to meet you.

- Roland.

- Roland, Danny.

- Hi, Linda. - This is Linda.

- Linda. - Danny.

- Nice to meet you guys.

- [Linda] Nice to meet you, Danny.

- So, we're gonna use this house

for the ending of "Scarlet."

- [Joe] I think so.

- Why did Scarlet have to die?

- Well, it's based off a true story,

but at least she served God until her last breath.

- Yeah, she had a good ending.

I hope I have a good ending as well.

- You will.

Just serve God.

- Amen.

[knife clunking]

- The house is so quiet. [sighing]

[knife clattering]

Titus is asleep.

It's so peaceful.

[pages crinkling]

[gentle piano music]

"Moreover, the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah

"a second time while he was still shut up

"in the court of the prison saying,

"'Thus says the Lord who made it,

"'the Lord who formed it to establish it.

"'The Lord is his name.

"'Call to me, and I will answer you

"'and show you great and mighty things,

"'which you do not know.'"

[inspirational music]

We need to pray for our church.

Our Father in heaven,

hallowed be Your name.

Your kingdom come.

Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.

Lord, there are so many unsaved coming to our church.

Save them.

Let them have an encounter with You.

They need to experience Your kingdom

and let Your will be done in their lives.

In Jesus' name.

[somber music] [thunder rumbling]

- This again.

Leaving Linda?

Well, then come on then, hurry up.

- I'm trying.

- You're not trying fast enough.

Look, when you get to Houston,

don't even think about comin' back.

- You are so angry, why?

- Do you wanna see angry?

Take all your things.

I don't want anything here from you.

- You are so mean.

I can't do this anymore.

- That's what you said last time.

Who are you calling?

- Pastor Joe.

[door creaking]

- Hey, Linda.

- I need prayer.

We're fighting.

He wants me to leave.

- Your husband wants you to leave?

- We're not actually married.

- Father God, I lift up brother Roland and sister Linda.

I speak a spirit of peace and reconciliation.

Your will be done in their lives,

and in Jesus' name we pray, amen.

[sighing] Hey, Roland?

- Yes, sir, Pastor?

- [Joe] Can you reach out to Linda?

Tell her you're sorry.

I know she's hurting.

I can hear her crying.

- Okay, well, because the pastor wants me to say it,

Linda, I'm sorry.

- You don't mean it.

[gentle piano music]

- Linda, I love you.

I am sorry for the way I acted.

- I'm sorry too.

- I don't want you to go.

[water gurgling]

[mellow rock music]

[gun popping]

[gun whirling]

[guns popping and whirling]

They've grown up so fast.

- Mmm hmm, that's for sure.

- You know, I'd do anything for the boys.

- You are such a good father.

- Yeah, with your help.

- Well, you know,

actually, I think Jesus has helped us a lot.

- Linda, you know you're really special to me, right?

- I know.

[both laughing]

- After their mother died,

life was full of just stress and pain.

Then you showed up.

- But you are so strong.

You can get through it.

- I guess you're right.

It is Jesus.

[cell phone buzzing]

- Hello?

Really.

Yeah, no, okay.

Yep, thank you for letting me know.

Yeah, thanks.

[somber music]

[sighing] That was work.

I'm really worried about my brother.

He hasn't been showin' up,

and they just told me he's spending

a lot of the company's money.

- I think your family, especially your brother,

are taking advantage of your generosity.

- Yeah, but I love them.

They're my blood.

- And you take such good care of them.

But at some point, you have to draw a line.

[upbeat rock music]

- You know how many times I've tried

to get this place shut down, by callin' the police on them?

- And they didn't do anything about it?

- No, nothing.

I'm so mad.

Like, what's the point of calling the police?

I hate this place.

- I mean, it's good to live next to a church though,

in case of emergencies.

- I couldn't think of a single emergency

that would make me go to these people.

- Didn't you lose your job last time, and they helped you?

- I mean, yeah, but that's not gonna make me go to church.

You know?

- That makes no sense.

You needed money for food and gas, and they helped you,

and you still come against them?

- That's the only thing that church is good for.

- I think I read something in the Bible.

- Bible?

- I'm gonna Google it.

Ah, here we go.

Proverbs 17 and 13 says, "Whoever rewards evil for good,

"evil will not depart from his house."

Hmm.

- Who's side are you on?

[upbeat rock music continues]

- Hey, hey, hey, look at that.

See that right there?

That's the pastor.

[car door thudding]

Can you believe that?

He's the pastor.

Hey, you need to stop bringin'

homeless people to our neighborhood.

- Hi, brother John.

How are you?

- Don't call me that.

I'm not your brother.

- We're all brothers and sisters in the Lord.

You know, I've been praying for you.

- Don't.

Pray for yourself.

- Hey, are you new?

Did you just move in?

- Nah, I've been around.

- Well, you should come to our church sometime.

- Thanks but no thanks.

Come on, let's go.

Peace.

[gentle music]

- Father God, help them.

They need you more than they know.

We're so lost without you.

Let us find you, amen.

- I need your help, Lord.

I don't know how to handle this.

I need your peace.

I need your joy.

I need your strength.

Fill me with your word.

I need you, Lord.

Help me, help me, Lord.

I'm so weak without you, Lord.

I need your help.

Jesus help me.

[sniffling] I need you, Lord.

Help me, Jesus.

Jesus. [crying]

[sniffling]

- How are you, Rose?

- I'm struggling, but I'm pushing through.

- Keep praying.

[Rose sighing]

- You think I should?

- Yes.

[Rose sniffling]

- Sometimes I wonder if He even hears me.

- Of course, He hears you.

God always hears your prayers.

- Sometimes I hear this voice.

It says, God hears everyone else's prayers and not yours.

- That voice is the devil, and you must cast him out.

- Why do I have cancer?

- I can't answer that.

- I know.

I can't blame anyone.

- [Son] Hey, dad, you think it's too cold to swim?

- I mean, it's too cold for me,

but if you all want to go for it, be my guest.

- All right.

- By the way, Linda's got food for us.

Y'all come eat.

[mellow soft rock music]

[dish clattering]

[silverware clattering]

- It smells good.

Before our mom died,

she used to make really good food for us.

- I miss Mom.

- But I like Linda.

She's nice.

Let's go.

- Let's go.

[water gurgling]

- I'm so afraid to have the surgery.

I just feel like giving up.

- That's not you, Rose.

[gentle inspirational music]

- I hear this voice saying, He hasn't answered your prayers.

He hasn't healed you yet, so why bother praying?

- I do believe that God can use the doctors to help you.

- I wanna be healed before my surgery.

- Sister Rose, we don't get to choose how

or when God heals us.

We just must continue to pray and have faith.

- It's hard to pray when you don't see answers.

[gentle inspirational music continues]

[Rose sighing]

[pages crinkling]

- In Luke chapter 18, His word says,

"Then he spoke a parable to them

"that men always ought to pray and not lose heart saying,

"'There was a certain city,

"'a judge who did not fear God nor regard men.'"

[chickens clucking]

- Lord, please hear my case.

- Leave me alone.

- But please hear me out.

- I told you, leave me alone.

- Doesn't she know that man doesn't have the fear of God?

[birds chirping]

- Please, please help me.

- Stay away from me.

- Lord, I need justice from my adversaries.

- He doesn't listen to anyone.

- She doesn't know what kind judge he is.

We told her many times, but she won't listen.

- [sighing] All right, let me hear your case.

- "Then the Lord said, 'Hear what the unjust judge said,

"'and shall God not avenge his own elect

"'who cry out day and night to him.

"'though he bears long with them?'"

- So, you're saying I need to keep praying

even though I don't see results.

- Yes.

- [sniffling] Then, I will be like the widow.

- Amen.

- I will change my diet.

- Yes, a good diet is important.

- Seven years ago, we had a leadership meeting,

and you told us that God had warned you

that if people didn't change their diets,

they would suffer the results.

Do you remember?

- I do, and I spoke them out.

Liver problem, kidney problems, cancer, diabetes.

But it's never too late.

We can change.

- I like sugar.

- Sugar feeds cancer.

- It's so hard to change.

- Through Christ, all things are possible.

I believe in you.

Continue to pray.

- I will.

- I'll pray with you.

- Thank you.

[cell phone buzzing]

- Hey, I'm glad you called.

I need to talk to you.

Everything okay?

- Roland, you know I'm the best worker at your company.

I treat your business like it's my own.

- You know I trust you.

- Of course you do.

You can always trust me.

I'm your good brother.

- You think so?

[people chattering on TV]

- What do you mean?

Why would you talk like that?

- I just think I trust you a little too much.

- I'm taking care of business, even right now.

Look, I just called to let you know,

you don't have to worry.

I'll take care of everything.

- Just remember, there's someone watchin' everything you do.

- Okay.

[somber piano music]

- Is everything all right, honey?

- Yeah, I'm just worried.

- You okay, Danny?

You're not eating.

Something bothering you?

- Why are there so many people saying

bad things about our country?

- Have you been watching the news?

- You can't believe everything you hear.

- There's just so many people saying it.

- Do you believe what you heard?

- No, but it makes me upset.

- We do need to pray for our country.

- I've been trying to pray for our country,

but I get distracted.

Everything's so different.

It's not how it used to be.

- All signs show that this is the end times.

The prophecy in the book of Daniel

has already been fulfilled.

In Daniel chapter 12:4 it says,

"'And you, Daniel, shut up the book

"'and seal the words until the end of time,

"'for people shall go to and fro,

"'and knowledge will increase.'"

- I can see that, especially with AI.

- Human knowledge has increased quite a bit.

- Does that mean Jesus is coming back soon?

- We never know for sure, but we should always be ready.

- I hope I get married and have kids before that happens.

[cell phone buzzing]

- Excuse me, sorry.

- Mommy.

- Hello, sister Linda?

- Pastor Joe, can you come over right now?

We're fighting again.

- Okay, I'll be right there.

- Please just walk right in.

- All right, bye-bye.

Sorry.

They're just up the road.

I'll be right back.

When I get back, we'll have a Bible study.

- [Danny] Sounds good.

- It's good.

- I can't believe this.

- Hey, don't worry.

They're not fighting.

They're just arguing.

I don't think Mom would leave us because she loves us.

She's a good mom.

[brother speaking in a foreign language]

[somber music]

- Hi, Pastor Joe.

Come, sit down.

- I know you guys love each other.

- I do love him.

That's the whole reason why I left everything in Houston,

to come here.

- Roland, I know you love Linda.

- I do love her.

- Then you guys need to say nice things to one another.

- I like that idea.

- Nice things, huh?

- I believe you guys need to say

10 things that you like about one another.

- Actually, I can think of many good things

to say about Roland.

- I know I'm a good man,

and I know Linda's a great woman.

[gentle piano music]

- I believe that you guys need

to put Jesus first in this relationship.

Give your lives to the Lord truly and start anew.

Repeat after me.

Say Jesus.

- Jesus. - Jesus.

- [Joe] Forgive me.

- Forgive me. - Forgive me.

- [Joe] For all my sins.

- For all my sins. - For all my sins.

- [Joe] I believe that you died.

- I believe that you died. - I believe that you died.

- And you rose again.

- And you rose again. - And you rose again.

- I accept you.

- I accept you. - I accept you.

- [Joe] As my Lord.

- As my Lord. - As my Lord.

- [Joe] And my Savior.

- And my Savior. - And my Savior.

- Amen.

- Amen. - Amen.

[gentle piano music continues]

- Thank you, Pastor.

- Thank you, Linda, for everything.

- I don't understand why God would tell

a prophet like Hosea to marry someone like Gomer.

- I'm sure he had a good reason.

- I don't understand God a lot of times.

I pray that I don't marry someone like Gomer.

- You guys talkin' about the prophet Hosea.

[Joe sighing]

You know the times we're living in now

is a lot like the times of the prophet Hosea.

- I don't really understand the book of Hosea too well.

Can you help me?

- Yes, Hosea chapter one.

[pages crinkling]

Verse two, and His word says,

"When the Lord began to speak by Hosea,

"the Lord said to Hosea, 'Go take yourself a wife

"'of harlotry and children of harlotry,

"'for the land has committed great harlotry

"'by departing from the Lord.'"

- Forgive Israel.

We have turned our backs on you.

[people chanting] [tribal music]

We worshipped false idols.

Let us come back to You, Jehovah.

[somber music]

Israel has sinned against Jehovah.

God has commanded that we only worship Him,

but we have turned to false idols.

[people chanting] [tribal music]

God prospered Israel to King Jeroboam,

but Israel has thanked this prosperity

to false idols like Baal.

[somber music continues] [birds chirping]

It is written in the law of Moses,

we shall only serve Jehovah.

We need to make a choice, Jehovah God

or false idols, like Baal.

If Israel does not make a choice and choose Jehovah,

they will suffer the consequences.

- Jehovah. - Jehovah.

- [Crowd] Jehova.

- Do not tell us not to worship our multiple gods.

- You must choose one.

- [Crowd] Jehovah.

Jehovah, Jehovah.

[fire crackling]

[wood clunking]

- Thank you for accepting my offering, Jehovah.

Have mercy on Israel.

Bring Israel back to you.

Help them come back to you, Jehovah.

- [God] Hosea, Hosea.

- Jehovah, is this You?

- [God] I am the God of Abraham,

God of Jacob, God of Israel.

- Speak to your servant.

- [God] Take Gomer, the daughter of Diblaim,

a woman of harlotry to be your wife.

- This is a difficult thing You ask of me.

[gentle inspirational music]

But Your will be done in my life.

- You don't regret marrying me, do you?

- No, of course not.

- If you really love me, catch me.

- Gomer.

[both laughing]

I don't want you to fall.

[Hosea sighing]

[birds chirping]

- Lovely.

- Just like you.

- Wait.

[children laughing]

Ah, ah, I found two children.

[children laughing]

[crickets chirping] [owl hooting]

- Study, study, so boring.

- Gomer, you're awake?

- This is my life.

Sleep, wake up, eat, go back to sleep.

- Let me tell you about Jehovah.

- I don't wanna hear any more about Him.

- Gomer, God commands us to know his law.

- I've heard so much about Him, my ears are burning.

- We must have the fear of God.

- I guess I'll go back to sleep.

Let me know when the servants have the food prepared.

[birds chirping]

- Did you hear what Dinah said?

- Everyone heard what Dinah said.

- Of course.

Why would God tell Hosea to marry woman like that?

- Do you think God really told Hosea?

- What are you saying?

He's a prophet.

Isn't he supposed to hear from God?

- The law says no to marry harlots.

- Wait, I bet she's been sneakin' out at night.

[woman chuckling]

- Gomer, where are you going?

- I just wanna visit some of my old friends.

It's so boring here.

- You've been visiting your old friends every night.

You should not do that.

- I just want to find happiness.

- You will not find happiness out there.

- I'm so tired of you,

watching you give God all our burnt offerings,

sacrifice after sacrifice.

You always give God all our good birds, sheep, and goats.

- I will never stopped giving sacrifices to Jehovah,

not until Israel comes back to Him,

and until the Messiah comes.

- Messiah, Messiah, Messiah.

Who is the Messiah?

[ominous music]

- Okay, guys, I'm gonna teach you guys a song.

- [Children] Yay.

♪ Israel has a prophet ♪ ♪ Israel has a prophet ♪

♪ Hosea is his name ♪ ♪ Hosea is his name ♪

♪ God told him marry Gomer ♪ ♪ God told him marry Gomer ♪

♪ She worships many gods ♪ ♪ She worships many gods ♪

♪ So she left Hosea ♪ ♪ So she left Hosea ♪

♪ She has many children ♪ ♪ She has many children ♪

- O Jehovah God, forgive Israel.

We have turned our back on you once again,

just like Gomer.

She's been gone for many months.

Please stretch out your hand to Israel

and embrace us once again.

[somber music]

Oh, Gomer.

[birds chirping]

[Gomer crying]

- Hosea, please have mercy on me.

I'm so hungry.

- Hey, it's okay, it's okay.

Slow down. - Thank you.

- You can take your time.

- Can I stay here?

- Gomer, this is your home.

It's okay.

Eat and be merry, okay?

- I wouldn't wanna have a wife like that.

- Well, you're not the prophet Hosea.

- But I believe God can talk to me the same way He did.

- [Joe's Wife] I know he can.

- In verse three, it says,

"So he went and took Gomer, the daughter of Diblaim,

"and she conceived and bore him a son.

"And the Lord said to him, 'Call his name Jezreel,

"'for in a little while.'"

- [God] I will avenge the bloodshed of Jezreel

on the house of Jehu

and bring an end to the kingdom of the house of Israel.

It shall come to pass in that day

that I will break the bow of Israel

in the Valley of Jezreel.

- Yes, Lord.

[baby fussing]

- [sighing] Now I can fly,

fly like a butterfly.

- Gomer, Jezreel is hungry.

- Jezreel?

- Jehovah told me to name him, Jezreel.

- Jezreel, what does that mean?

- It means revenge.

Please, he's hungry.

He needs his mother.

- I don't have time to feed him.

You know I don't like him.

You take care of him.

- Gomer.

[Jezreel fussing]

Gomer, please.

- Hosea, are you crying again because the baby's not yours?

- Please come back to Jehovah God.

- I'm leaving again.

- So many times, God has given you a second chance, Gomer.

Please do not do this again.

- I want to enjoy my life.

[Jezreel crying]

I'm sick of hearing him cry.

- That is because he wants his mother.

- You'll figure it out.

[Gomer laughing]

- Let's celebrate Baal god.

- Ah.

- Baal will give us good harvest.

We worship Baal.

[people cheering]

You know, the God of Israel is not real.

- Thank you for helping me understand who the true god is.

- Let us take a walk.

[ominous music]

[both chuckling]

[Gomer laughing]

[both laughing]

- [Woman] Gomer, you're gonna have a beautiful baby.

Just push.

- [Gomer] I'm trying.

- [God] Call her name Lo-ruhamah

for I will no longer have mercy on the house of Israel,

but I will utterly take them away.

- [Woman] I see the baby's head now.

- Jehovah.

[baby crying]

She's committed adultery over and over again.

She's having another man's baby again, a Gentile.

- [God] Gomer is just like Israel.

Israel has committed adultery and harlotry.

[baby crying]

- That's so evil.

If I was Hosea, I would've divorced her.

- Hosea forgave her,

just like our God has forgiven us and America

over and over again.

- Not only did he forgive her,

but he raised her children as if they were his own,

children born of Gentiles.

"Now, when she had weaned Lo-ruhamah,

"she conceived and bore a son,

"and God said, 'Call his name Lo-ammi.'

- When's mom coming back home?

- She left.

She's not coming back.

- Don't say that.

- I believe your mother will come home to us soon.

[people chanting] [tribal music]

[festive music]

[Gomer laughing]

- Oh, no, no.

- Gomer.

- How are you, my love?

- I heard you had a baby.

You know who the father is this time?

- Mmm, I'm not sure.

- It's been so long.

I've really missed you.

- Well, if you miss me, take me home with you.

Make me your woman.

- It would be my pleasure.

- God has made a covenant with Abraham.

- What's a covenant?

- God has called Israel to be His chosen people,

His chosen nation.

So, He watches over us and He blesses us.

- Do you see God?

- God is a spirit so He speaks to our spirit.

- Then why do so many Israelites,

including our own mom, worship Baal?

[gentle music]

- God has been calling His people

back to Him for a long time now.

- So, he's been calling Mom too?

- I believe her time of wandering

will come to an end very soon.

- You said I can wear these anytime I want?

- They're all yours, my love.

And you can stay in this house starting today.

- I'm so happy.

- Do you miss your children?

- No, I don't need those children.

What I need is you.

- You're so different.

- I want more red wine and raisin cakes.

Enosh, before we go eat and drink, let's worship Baal.

- Is that how our nation has treated God?

- Over and over again.

America has turned its back on God.

- And yet He's forgiven us 70 times seven.

- Amen.

- What happened to the oldest, Jezreel?

- The Bible doesn't say,

but I believe that Hosea raised him in the Lord.

- Father, why does Jehovah require

every Israelite boy to be circumcised?

- Circumcision is a sign

of our everlasting covenant with Jehovah.

- Am I circumcised?

- Of course.

- Then, why do I feel cursed?

- You are not cursed, my son.

You are a child of God.

- Then, why can I not give offering like you, Father?

- [sighing] I believe one day God will make that known.

[birds chirping]

[people chanting] [tribal music]

[Gomer laughing]

- Oh, you've got pretty eyes.

- What are you doing?

[Gomer crying out]

- Please stop, my love.

- You have many men.

- But I only love you.

- The only thing you love is yourself.

- I left everything for you.

- Don't touch me.

Gomer, you don't even know your children's fathers.

Everyone, feast your eyes on the harlot.

[crowd deriding]

[Gomer crying]

Take her.

Sell her for as cheap as you can.

- No. [crying]

- Poor Hosea.

- He is a good father to the fatherless.

- Yes, he's a good man.

- He's a true prophet of God, I believe.

- Yeah, I wonder what's going to happen to him.

♪ Awake, Messiah's coming to save Israel ♪

♪ O Israel, awake, awake ♪

♪ The Messiah is coming to save Israel ♪

- According to Isaiah, the Savior will be born to a virgin.

- Interesting.

- I also hear that they're good friends, Isaiah and Hosea.

♪ The Messiah is coming to save Israel ♪

[fire crackling] [somber music]

- Jehovah God, please forgive Gomer and Israel.

- [God] 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.

- I do not want to bring her home.

- [God] Go buy her for 15 shekels of silver

and one and a half homers of barley.

[gentle music]

- [Joe's Wife] Poor Hosea.

- God uses the story of Gomer

to show his endless forgiveness for us.

- If I was Hosea, I don't think I could forgive her.

- That is why we are not God.

We don't understand His will.

- So did Hosea bring her back home?

- What do you think Jesus would do?

[gentle music continues]

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