Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers
Week 6: Second Flight — The Deeper Wound
Read Part Three, Chapters 20–23 of Redeeming Love. Primary Scripture: Hosea 3:1 ('The Lord said to me, "Go, show your love to your wife again, though she is loved by another man and is an adulteress. Love her as the Lord loves the Israelites"').
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Angel's second departure cuts deeper than the first — and Michael's second pursuit reveals a love that has not diminished but somehow grown stronger through suffering.
Discussion Questions
7 questions1.Angel's reasons for her second flight are more complex than the first. She is not simply running to something familiar; she is running because intimacy itself has become terrifying. What has changed between her first and second departures, and why does deeper closeness sometimes trigger deeper fear?
2.Michael's grief in these chapters is more raw than before. He is not stoic — he weeps, he questions God, he struggles. How does the novel portray lament as a legitimate and even faithful response to suffering? How does this push back against a shallow 'God is in control, so just trust' Christianity?
3.In Hosea 3:1, God tells Hosea to love his wife again 'as the Lord loves the Israelites, though they turn to other gods.' This is one of the most startling commands in Scripture. What does it tell us about the nature of covenantal love — a love that is promised rather than merely felt?
a.How does this challenge our culture's assumption that love is primarily an emotion that either exists or doesn't?
b.What does this suggest about the role of commitment and will in loving someone who has hurt you?
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