Bible Commentaries
Hosea 1

Introduction

Overview

Hosea 1:1, Hosea, to shew God’s judgment for spiritual whoredom, takes Gomer, Hosea 1:4, and has by her Jezreel; Hosea 1:6, Loruhamah; Hosea 1:8, and Lo-ammi; Hosea 1:10, The restoration of Judah and Israel under one head.

Verse 1

word: Jeremiah 1:2, Jeremiah 1:4, Ezekiel 1:3, Joel 1:1, Jonah 1:1, Zechariah 1:1, John 10:35, 2 Peter 1:21

Hosea: Romans 9:25, Osee

in: Isaiah 1:1, Micah 1:1

Uzziah: 2 Kings 14:16-29, 2 Kings 15:1, 2 Kings 15:2, 2 Kings 15:32, 2 Kings 16:1-20, 2 Kings 18:1-37, 2 Chronicles 26:1 - 2 Chronicles 32:33

Reciprocal: Numbers 13:16 - Oshea 1 Samuel 29:11 - Jezreel 1 Kings 17:2 - General 2 Kings 14:23 - Jeroboam 2 Kings 16:20 - Hezekiah 2 Chronicles 26:3 - Uzziah 2 Chronicles 27:1 - twenty and five 2 Chronicles 28:1 - Ahaz 2 Chronicles 29:1 - Hezekiah Proverbs 25:1 - which Amos 1:1 - in the Zephaniah 1:1 - word Zechariah 5:7 - is Luke 3:2 - the word

Verse 2

beginning: Mark 1:1

Go: Hosea 3:1, Isaiah 20:2, Isaiah 20:3, Jeremiah 13:1-11, Ezekiel 4:1 - Ezekiel 5:17

a wife: That is, says Apb. Newcome, a wife from among the Israelites, who were a people remarkable for spiritual fornication or idolatry.

children: Hosea 2:4, 2 Peter 2:14, *marg.

for: Exodus 34:15, Exodus 34:16, Deuteronomy 31:16, 2 Chronicles 21:13, Psalms 73:27, Psalms 106:39, Jeremiah 2:13, Jeremiah 3:1-4, Jeremiah 3:9, Ezekiel 6:9, Ezekiel 16:1-63, Ezekiel 23:1-49, Revelation 17:1, Revelation 17:2, Revelation 17:5

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 17:2 - General 1 Chronicles 5:25 - and went Isaiah 57:3 - sons Isaiah 59:13 - departing Jeremiah 13:2 - according Jeremiah 13:27 - thine adulteries Jeremiah 17:5 - whose Ezekiel 16:15 - and playedst Ezekiel 23:37 - they have Ezekiel 24:24 - Ezekiel Daniel 9:5 - departing Hosea 2:2 - let Hosea 12:10 - used Luke 3:2 - the word John 8:41 - We be Romans 9:25 - in Osee Hebrews 3:12 - in

Verse 3

Isaiah 8:1-3

Reciprocal: Isaiah 8:3 - she conceived Jeremiah 13:2 - according Hosea 3:1 - Go yet

Verse 4

Call: Hosea 1:6, Hosea 1:9, Isaiah 7:14, Isaiah 9:6, Matthew 1:21, Luke 1:13, Luke 1:31, Luke 1:63, John 1:42

Jezreel: יזרעאל [Strong's H3157], God will disperse, as seed is when sown; probably intimating also the speedy dispersion of Israel by Shalmaneser.

and I: 2 Kings 9:24, 2 Kings 9:25, 2 Kings 10:7, 2 Kings 10:8, 2 Kings 10:10, 2 Kings 10:11, 2 Kings 10:17, 2 Kings 10:29-31, 2 Kings 15:10-12

avenge: Heb. visit, Hosea 2:13, Hosea 9:17, Jeremiah 23:2

will cause: 2 Kings 15:29, 2 Kings 17:6-23, 2 Kings 18:9-12, 1 Chronicles 5:25, 1 Chronicles 5:26, Jeremiah 3:8, Ezekiel 23:10, Ezekiel 23:31

Reciprocal: Genesis 4:15 - Therefore Numbers 22:22 - God's Joshua 17:16 - Jezreel Joshua 19:18 - Jezreel 1 Samuel 29:1 - Jezreel 1 Kings 16:7 - because he killed him 1 Kings 21:1 - Jezreel 2 Kings 10:9 - I conspired 2 Kings 10:30 - Because thou hast 2 Kings 17:23 - as he had said Isaiah 9:14 - will cut Isaiah 17:3 - fortress Jeremiah 7:15 - I will Jeremiah 20:3 - hath Hosea 2:22 - and they Hosea 4:9 - punish

Verse 5

I will: Hosea 2:18, Psalms 37:15, Psalms 46:9, Jeremiah 49:34, Jeremiah 49:35, Jeremiah 51:56

in: Joshua 17:16, Judges 6:33

Reciprocal: Joshua 19:18 - Jezreel 1 Kings 21:1 - Jezreel 2 Kings 15:10 - slew him Psalms 18:34 - so that Ezekiel 39:3 - General Matthew 14:6 - birthday

Verse 6

Loruhamah: that is, Not having obtained mercy, Hosea 2:23, 1 Peter 2:10

for: 2 Kings 17:6, 2 Kings 17:23-41, Isaiah 27:11

no more have: Heb. not add any more to have. but I will utterly take them away. or, that I should altogether pardon them. Hosea 9:15-17

Reciprocal: 2 Kings 14:27 - said not Isaiah 7:8 - that it be not a people Isaiah 9:14 - will cut Isaiah 17:3 - fortress Lamentations 5:22 - But thou hast utterly rejected us Hosea 1:4 - Call Hosea 2:4 - I will not Hosea 4:6 - I will also Amos 9:8 - and I Zechariah 11:6 - I will no Matthew 5:7 - for Matthew 14:6 - birthday Luke 1:13 - thou Romans 2:28 - For he

Verse 7

I will: Hosea 11:12, 2 Kings 19:35, Isaiah 36:1 - Isaiah 37:38

will save: Isaiah 7:14, Isaiah 12:2, Isaiah 49:6, Jeremiah 23:5, Jeremiah 23:6, Zechariah 2:6-11, Zechariah 4:6, Zechariah 9:9, Zechariah 9:10, Matthew 1:21-23, Titus 3:4-6

by bow: Psalms 33:16, Psalms 44:3-6

Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 14:23 - the Lord 1 Samuel 17:39 - put them off 1 Samuel 17:47 - saveth not 2 Kings 6:22 - thy sword 2 Kings 14:27 - he saved 2 Chronicles 32:22 - Lord Psalms 44:6 - General Psalms 62:6 - rock Psalms 68:20 - our God Psalms 106:21 - God Psalms 147:10 - delighteth Isaiah 31:8 - shall the Isaiah 35:4 - behold Isaiah 43:11 - General Isaiah 45:17 - Israel Isaiah 63:5 - mine own Isaiah 63:9 - the angel Jeremiah 3:23 - in the Lord Jeremiah 31:7 - O Jeremiah 33:26 - and have Micah 5:10 - that I Zechariah 10:6 - for I have Zechariah 12:8 - the house Matthew 21:5 - sitting Luke 24:44 - in the prophets Acts 10:36 - he is Hebrews 1:8 - O God

Verse 8

Reciprocal: Genesis 21:8 - and was

Verse 9

Loammi: that is, Not my people, Jeremiah 15:1

Reciprocal: 2 Kings 17:6 - the king of Assyria Psalms 69:28 - blotted Psalms 102:22 - General Isaiah 6:9 - Go Isaiah 9:14 - will cut Isaiah 29:17 - Lebanon Isaiah 41:10 - for I am thy God Isaiah 62:4 - shalt no Jeremiah 5:10 - they are not Ezekiel 16:61 - when Daniel 9:26 - and the people Hosea 1:4 - Call Hosea 2:1 - unto Hosea 9:15 - I will drive Zechariah 11:3 - for their Zechariah 11:10 - that Luke 1:13 - thou John 8:54 - ye say Romans 9:26 - And it 2 Corinthians 6:18 - a Father 1 Peter 2:10 - were

Verse 10

the number: Genesis 13:16, Genesis 32:12, Isaiah 48:19, Romans 9:27, Romans 9:28, Hebrews 11:12

and it: Romans 9:25, Romans 9:26

in the: or, instead of that

it was said: Hosea 2:23, Isaiah 43:6, Isaiah 49:17-22, Isaiah 54:1-3, Isaiah 60:4-22, Isaiah 66:20, 1 Peter 2:9, 1 Peter 2:10

Ye are the sons: John 1:12, Romans 8:14-17, Romans 9:26, 2 Corinthians 6:18, Galatians 4:6, Galatians 4:7, 1 John 3:1, 1 John 3:2

Reciprocal: Exodus 6:7 - will take Deuteronomy 14:1 - the children Deuteronomy 32:21 - I will Joshua 3:10 - living 2 Samuel 7:24 - art become Psalms 18:43 - a people Psalms 68:22 - the depths Psalms 115:14 - Lord Isaiah 10:22 - though thy Isaiah 29:17 - Lebanon Isaiah 32:15 - wilderness Isaiah 35:7 - in the Isaiah 45:11 - concerning my sons Isaiah 49:19 - thy waste Isaiah 49:20 - children Isaiah 55:5 - nation Isaiah 60:5 - thou shalt see Isaiah 62:4 - shalt no Isaiah 65:1 - unto Jeremiah 3:16 - when Jeremiah 33:22 - the host Jeremiah 51:5 - Israel Ezekiel 11:17 - General Ezekiel 36:28 - be people Ezekiel 37:23 - they be Daniel 6:26 - for Obadiah 1:20 - the captivity of this Micah 4:7 - I will Micah 4:10 - shalt thou Habakkuk 1:9 - they shall gather Zechariah 8:20 - there Zechariah 10:8 - and they Zechariah 11:3 - for their Malachi 2:15 - godly seed Luke 1:13 - thou John 10:16 - other John 11:52 - the children Acts 13:47 - that thou Romans 3:29 - General Galatians 6:16 - the Israel Ephesians 1:5 - unto Ephesians 5:1 - as 1 Thessalonians 1:9 - the living 1 Timothy 3:15 - the living Hebrews 8:10 - I will be Hebrews 12:22 - of the Revelation 7:9 - no man

Verse 11

Then shall: This seems to refer to the future conversion and restoration of the Jews and Israelites, under on head, Jesus Christ; so that there shall be one flock and one shepherd.

the children of Judah: Hosea 3:5, Isaiah 11:12, Isaiah 11:13, Jeremiah 3:18, Jeremiah 3:19, Jeremiah 23:5-8, Jeremiah 30:3, Jeremiah 31:1-9, Jeremiah 33:15-26, Jeremiah 50:4, Jeremiah 50:5, Jeremiah 50:19, Ezekiel 16:60-63, Ezekiel 34:23, Ezekiel 34:24, Ezekiel 37:16-25, Micah 2:12, Micah 2:13, Zechariah 10:6-9, Romans 11:25, Romans 11:26

for: An allusion to the word Jezreel. God who sowed them among the nations in His wrath, shall reap and gather them in His mercy. See Hosea 2:22, Hosea 2:23, Psalms 22:27-30, Psalms 110:3, Romans 11:15

Reciprocal: Psalms 68:22 - the depths Psalms 126:4 - Turn again Isaiah 11:11 - set his hand Isaiah 32:15 - wilderness Isaiah 35:7 - in the Isaiah 43:6 - bring Isaiah 49:19 - thy waste Isaiah 56:8 - which Isaiah 60:5 - thou shalt see Jeremiah 3:16 - when Jeremiah 12:14 - and pluck Jeremiah 30:7 - for Jeremiah 31:6 - Arise Jeremiah 31:16 - they Jeremiah 32:37 - I will gather Ezekiel 11:17 - General Ezekiel 28:25 - When Ezekiel 36:24 - General Ezekiel 37:11 - whole house Ezekiel 37:17 - General Ezekiel 37:22 - I will make Ezekiel 39:25 - the whole Ezekiel 48:21 - the residue Obadiah 1:20 - the captivity of this Zephaniah 3:18 - gather Matthew 12:30 - gathereth