Hosea 1
God commands Hosea to marry Gomer, a promiscuous woman, as a living parable of God's relationship with unfaithful Israel.
HoseaChapter 1 of 1411 versesBerean Standard Bible
In this passage: IsraelJudahJezreelValley of Jezreel
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This is the word of the LORD that came to Hosea son of Beeri in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and of Jeroboam son of Jehoash, king of Israel.
When the LORD first spoke through Hosea, He told him, “Go, take a prostitute as your wife and have children of adultery, because this land is flagrantly prostituting itself by departing from the LORD.”
So Hosea went and married Gomer daughter of Diblaim, and she conceived and bore him a son.
Then the LORD said to Hosea, “Name him Jezreel, for soon I will bring the bloodshed of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, and I will put an end to the kingdom of Israel.
And on that day I will break the bow of Israel in the Valley of Jezreel.”
Gomer again conceived and gave birth to a daughter, and the LORD said to Hosea, “Name her Lo-ruhamah, for I will no longer have compassion on the house of Israel, that I should ever forgive them.
Yet I will have compassion on the house of Judah, and I will save them—not by bow or sword or war, not by horses and cavalry, but by the LORD their God.”
After she had weaned Lo-ruhamah, Gomer conceived and gave birth to a son.
And the LORD said, “Name him Lo-ammi, for you are not My people, and I am not your God.
Quoted in the Deeper Dive, day 35: What does ammi, my people, have to do with Ruth?
Yet the number of the Israelites will be like the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured or counted. And it will happen that in the very place where it was said to them, ‘You are not My people,’ they will be called ‘sons of the living God.’
In the place where it was said: You are not my people
“and, “It will happen that in the very place where it was said to them, ‘You are not My people,’ they will be called ‘sons of the living God.’””
Read Romans 9:26›Then the people of Judah and of Israel will be gathered together, and they will appoint for themselves one leader, and will go up out of the land. For great will be the day of Jezreel.
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How to Hear God’s Voice: A Practical Guide for BelieversScripture is the record of a God who speaks. This guide covers how to hear Him today and keep what He says.Cross-references for Hosea 1
“As He says in Hosea: “I will call them ‘My People’ who are not My people, and I will call her ‘My Beloved’ who is not My beloved,””
“So he said to me, “This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit, says the LORD of Hosts.”
“Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. For the LORD GOD is my strength and my song, and He also has become my salvation.””
“And: “I will be a Father to you, and you will be My sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.””
“And because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!””
Cross-references from OpenBible.info, licensed CC BY.
Hosea 1 on Doxa
- He Did Not Know: How Lot's Story Ends and Ruth's Begins (Genesis 19) · Quoted in the Deeper Dive, day 35
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