Alright, folks, so here's the scoop on Hosea 1. Basically, God tells Hosea to marry a prostitute named Gomer, which is a pretty weird thing to do - but hey, it makes for a good story, I guess. So Hosea does, and it's pretty messed up. They have a bunch of kids and God names them all really weird names like "Not Loved" and "Not My People" - like, c'mon, God, what's the deal? Anyways, God's point here is that he's not pleased with Israel's unfaithfulness, but he's still gonna stick with them. So, that's the long and short of it.