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

word. Jer 1:2,4 Eze 1:3 Joe 1:1 Jon 1:1 Zec 1:1 Joh 10:35 2Pe 1:21

Hosea. Ro 9:25

Osee. in. Isa 1:1 Mic 1:1

Uzziah. 2Ki 14:16-29 15:1,2,32 16:1-20 18:1-37 2Ch 26:1-32:33

2 The beginning of the word of the LORD by Hosea. And the LORD said to Hosea, Go, take unto thee a wife of whoredoms and children of whoredoms: for the land hath committed great whoredom, departing from the LORD.

beginning. Mr 1:1

Go. 3:1

See on. Isa 20:2,3 Jer 13:1-11 Eze 4:1-5:17

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

children. 2:4 2Pe 2:14*marg.

for. Ex 34:15,16 De 31:16 2Ch 21:13 Ps 73:27 106:39 Jer 2:13 Jer 3:1-4,9 Eze 6:9 16:1-63 23:1-49 Re 17:1,2,5

3 So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; which conceived, and bare him a son.

Isa 8:1-3

4 And the LORD said unto him, Call his name Jezreel; for yet a little while, and I will avenge the blood of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, and will cause to cease the kingdom of the house of Israel.

Call. 6,9 Isa 7:14 9:6 Mt 1:21 Lu 1:13,31,63 Joh 1:42

Jezreel. [Yizrel,] God will disperse, as seed is when sown; probably intimating also the speedy dispersion of Israel by Shalmaneser.

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

avenge. Heb. visit. 2:13 9:17 Jer 23:2

will cause. 2Ki 15:29 17:6-23 18:9-12 1Ch 5:25,26 Jer 3:8 Eze 23:10,31

5 And it shall come to pass at that day, that I will break the bow of Israel, in the valley of Jezreel.

I will. 2:18 Ps 37:15 46:9 Jer 49:34,35 51:56

in. Jos 17:16 Jud 6:33

6 And she conceived again, and bare a daughter. And God said unto him, Call her name Loruhamah: for I will no more have mercy upon the house of Israel; but I will utterly take them away.

Lo-ruhamah. that is, Not having obtained mercy. 2:23 1Pe 2:10

for. 2Ki 17:6,23-41 Isa 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. See on ch. 9:15-17

7 But I will have mercy upon the house of Judah, and will save them by the LORD their God, and will not save them by bow, nor by sword, nor by battle, by horses, nor by horsemen.

I will. 11:12 2Ki 19:35 Isa 36:1-37:38

will save. Isa 7:14 12:2 49:6 Jer 23:5,6 Zec 2:6-11 4:6 9:9,10 Mt 1:21-23 Tit 3:4-6

by bow. Ps 33:16 44:3-6

8 Now when she had weaned Loruhamah, she conceived, and bare a son.

weaned. 1Sa 1:22

9 Then said God, Call his name Loammi: for ye are not my people, and I will not be your God.

Lo-ammi. that is, Not my people. Jer 15:1

10 Yet the number of the children of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured nor numbered; and it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people, there it shall be said unto them, Ye are the sons of the living God.

the number. Ge 13:16 32:12 Isa 48:19 Ro 9:27,28 Heb 11:12

and it. See on Ro 9:25,26

in the. or, instead of that. it was said. 2:23 Isa 43:6 49:17-22 54:1-3 60:4-22 66:20 1Pe 2:9,10

Ye are the sons. Joh 1:12 Ro 8:14-17 9:26 2Co 6:18 Ga 4:6,7 1Jo 3:1,2

11 Then shall the children of Judah and the children of Israel be gathered together, and appoint themselves one head, and they shall come up out of the land: for great shall be the day of Jezreel.

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. 3:5, Isa 11:12,13 Jer 3:18,19 23:5-8 30:3 31:1-9, 33:15-26 Jer 50:4,5,19 Eze 16:60-63 34:23,24 37:16-25 Mic 2:12,13 Zec 10:6-9 Ro 11:25,26

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 ch.

2:22,23 Ps 22:27-30 110:3 Ro 11:15