Hosea 1-4

Hosea is one of my favorite books in the Bible. The setting in which he speaks God's word is so similar to what I see around me. I try to imagine just how God led him to Gomer. What was it about her that attracked him to her? Was it beauty? Her laugh? Her eyes? When did he learn of her immoral lifestyle?  I could understand Gomer leaving Hosea after the names he gave to the children. But the in chapter 3 Hosea expresses God-like love; he bought his wife, and brought her home in love. What a wonderful picture of grace.
It took me about 15 minutes to read this passage.
Stuart