Making a Ho a Housewife: The story of Hosea and Gomer
Summary: I've heard people say it, but now I know for sure; God has a sense of humor. And this isn't all that funny. He just has to be kidding! I'm supposed to marry a known prostitute? Seriously? I'm sure He knows the phrase about making a ho a housewife. After all, it is the world's oldest profession. And I'm sure the phrase is as old as God Himself. So why do I have to be the guinea pig? Why do I have to be the one to show everyone that this is possible? Oh, God just what am I getting myself into?
Warning: No real warnings. Rating of T for a bit of language from time to time and things involving prostitutes. If a teen were reading this, it's nothing worse than reading Chaucer or J.D. Salinger. Certainly nothing worse than some of the fics I've read by some teens.
Disclaimer: I don't own the Bible or any of the people or themes in it. I do own several Bibles and commentaries, and a couple Bible dictionaries.
Soapbox: I was reading some of the other Bible fics and I was quite alarmed at some of what I read. I was properly warned, so I did read at my own risk. Please be assured that I would never flame another person's art, no matter how much I disagreed/disliked it. That being said, if you've looked the other fics I've written, I would like the same courtesy. Right now, only two of my fics involve heterosexual couples; this makes it three. I am a Christian and I live a very active church life. So please don't flame me. I love God and Jesus has no doubt saved my life, but my art reflects that there are all kinds of couples on this Earth, who love and believe in God as well.
*Ok, getting off the soapbox, hoping I don't have to get back on…*
A/N: This is my first Bible fic and it comes from the book of Hosea. I'm writing within the first three chapters. The basics are that Hosea is a prophet that God tells to go and marry a prostitute. And not just any prostitute, he's to marry Gomer. She will give birth to three children and leave her husband. Hosea divorces her and she goes back to what she knows. He ends up providing for her, even when she is no longer his wife.
Now there are all kinds of symbolic references to the Children of Israel with this book. I'm not going into all that. It's actually spelled out in the rest of the book and there are many commentaries explaining what God was doing. I just want the chance to expound on it. I've modernized and romanticized it (I guess that's the word to use) so it is set in present times, with modern language etc. I hope you enjoy it.