Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers
Week 2: Michael's Pursuit — A Love That Will Not Let Go
Read Part One, Chapters 4–7 of Redeeming Love. Primary Scripture: Hosea 2:19–20 ('I will betroth you to me forever…in righteousness and justice, in love and compassion').
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Michael Hosea is one of the most unusual heroes in Christian fiction — a man who pursues with patience and conviction what the whole world tells him is a lost cause.
Discussion Questions
7 questions1.Michael's courtship of Angel is unlike any she has ever known — he does not treat her as a body to be used but as a person to be known. How does Angel interpret his kindness at first? What does her misreading of his intentions reveal about how deeply her worldview has been shaped by abuse?
2.Michael is not presented as perfect — he struggles with desire, frustration, and moments of doubt. Why is it important that Rivers does not make him a cardboard saint? How does his humanness make him a more effective picture of God's love rather than a less effective one?
3.When Michael asks Angel to marry him, her reaction is one of contempt and disbelief. She cannot imagine that any man would want her for who she is rather than what she can provide. Have you ever found it genuinely difficult to believe you were loved apart from your performance or usefulness? What did that feel like?
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