Scripture: Hosea 13:7 - 14:9, God calls for death and punishment in the Old Testament, then in I Corinthians 15:52-55 "Death is swallowed up in victory" Here death and hell are defeated by God at the Judgment Day. Verse 14:2 "Confess and return to the Lord. Cry out to the Messiah (14:4) heal me of my faithlessness! God's love has no bounds, his anger is gone forever. Hosea has to pay the ransom to get his wife back. God who married Himself to His people does not forsake them. His answer is in Christ.