HOSEA—NOTE ON HOSEA 1:1 Biographical: Hosea’s Family. The unfaithfulness of Hosea’s wife, Gomer, and her eventual restoration to him, are a parable for the Lord’s relationship to Israel. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
HOSEA—NOTE ON HOSEA 1:2 TAKE TO YOURSELF A WIFE OF WHOREDOM. The word translated “whoredom” throughout the book describes various kinds of sexual misconduct. In Hosea it generally refers to a married woman being unfaithful to her husband, which is why it provides a picture of Israel’s unfaithfulness... [ Continue Reading ]
HOSEA—NOTE ON HOSEA 1:3 Hosea’s wife bears children, and God gives them prophetic names. The text suggests that Hosea was in fact the father of Gomer’s first child (BORE HIM, v. Hosea 1:3). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
HOSEA—NOTE ON HOSEA 1:4 Jeroboam II (v. Hosea 1:1) was the fourth king of the dynasty begun by Jehu in 841 B.C. THE HOUSE OF JEHU is probably parallel to HOUSE OF ISRAEL. This would mean that THE BLOOD OF JEZREEL refers to the events of 1 Kings 21:1: Ahab permitted the murder of Naboth, a man loyal... [ Continue Reading ]
HOSEA—NOTE ON HOSEA 1:6 The name of Gomer’s second child, NO MERCY, probably means that Hosea denies that he is the father. Hosea does not have the affection that a father would have for his own children. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img;... [ Continue Reading ]
HOSEA—NOTE ON HOSEA 1:8 The birth and naming of another child by Gomer reinforces what was seen with No Mercy’s birth. NOT MY PEOPLE means he is not Hosea’s son. FOR YOU ARE NOT MY PEOPLE, AND I AM NOT YOUR GOD. The name symbolizes a breaking of the marital bond that God had made with Israel at Sina... [ Continue Reading ]
HOSEA—NOTE ON HOSEA 1:10 God intends to restore his people, based on the promises of the Abrahamic covenant: THE NUMBER OF THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL SHALL BE LIKE THE SAND OF THE SEA (Genesis 22:17; Genesis 32:12). Israel’s salvation must be gained just as Abraham’s was: salvation by grace through fait... [ Continue Reading ]
HOSEA—NOTE ON HOSEA 1:11 THE CHILDREN OF JUDAH AND THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL SHALL BE GATHERED TOGETHER. The hostility between Judah (the southern kingdom) and Israel (the northern kingdom) had a long history, beginning in 1 Kings 12:16. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (va... [ Continue Reading ]