Hosea 2:19

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And I will betroth thee unto me for ever; yea, I will betroth thee unto me in righteousness, and in judgment, and in lovingkindness, and in mercies.

And i will

In righteousness

Romans 3:25

Ephesians 1:7

Ephesians 5:23

Bible References

And i will

It is the bridegroom who has the bride; but the bridegroom's friend who stands outside and listens for his voice is very glad when he hears the bridegroom speak. So this happiness of mine is now complete.

So you, in turn, my brothers, in the body of Christ have become dead as far as the Law is concerned, so that you may belong to another husband, who was raised from the dead in order that we might bear fruit for God.

I feel a divine jealousy about you, for I betrothed you to Christ, to present you as a pure bride to her one husband.

You who are husbands must love your wives, just as Christ loves the church and gave himself for her,

Let us be glad and triumphant and give him glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and his bride has made herself ready.

And I saw the new Jerusalem, the holy city, come down out of heaven from God, like a bride dressed and ready to meet her husband.

In righteousness

For God showed him publicly dying as a sacrifice of reconciliation to be taken advantage of through faith. This was to vindicate his own justice (for in his forbearance, God passed over men's former sins)??26 to vindicate his justice at the present time, and show that he is upright himself, and that he makes those who have faith in Jesus upright also.

It is through union with him and through his blood that we have been delivered and our offenses forgiven,

for a husband is the head of his wife, just as Christ is the head of the church, which is his body, and is saved by him.