Hosea tells us as much as we need to know to serve his purpose. As we have already pointed out, that purpose is to help Israel understand how they have been unfaithful to the Lord. Any information that does not serve that purpose is not ultimately important. This is also why we are not told how Hosea felt about marrying Gomer, how he went about it, or what his children were like. This book is not a modern memoir but a prophetic proclamation on behalf of the living God.
2 La première fois que l'Eternel adressa la parole à Osée, l'Eternel dit à Osée: Va, prends une femme prostituée et des enfants de prostitution; car le pays se prostitue, il abandonne l'Eternel!