# Epigraph explained — The Pursuit of God

> Chapter companion for The Pursuit of God by A. W. Tozer.

## What happens

The chapter presents a single verse from Hosea 6:3, emphasizing the promise of knowing the Lord through persistent pursuit, with His coming as certain as the morning.

## Themes in this chapter

### The Pursuit of God

The verse directly calls for following on to know the Lord, initiating the theme of active pursuit.

### The Divine Presence

The promise of knowing the Lord implies entering into His presence, as certain as the morning.

## Character check-ins

### Unknown Narrator

The speaker of the verse, representing the collective voice of those who seek to know the Lord.

### The Godhead

The object of pursuit, whose going forth is prepared as the morning.

## Key lines

> Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the Lord: his going forth is prepared as the morning.

We will come to know the Lord if we persistently pursue Him, for His revelation is as sure and predictable as the dawn.

_This paraphrase captures the conditional promise and the certainty of God's self-disclosure to those who seek Him._

## Links

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