Passage Research
Hosea 1 — Sermon Preparation
Hosea marries Gomer at God's command, and their three children's names — Jezreel, Lo-Ruhamah, and Lo-Ammi — symbolize God's coming judgment on Israel. Below is a research summary for Hosea 1, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 9
- verses
- 137 / 69
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 11
- classic sermon excerpts
- 4
- preachers & commentators
Hosea 1 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| הוֹשֵׁעַ | Hôwshêaʻ | H1954 | 3 | Hoshea |
| יִזְרְעֵאל | Yizrᵉʻêʼl | H3157 | 3 | Jizreel |
| הָרָה | hârâh | H2029 | 3 | be, become |
| לֹא רֻחָמָה | Lôʼ Ruchâmâh | H3819 | 2 | Lo-Ruchamah |
| זָנוּן | zânûwn | H2183 | 2 | adultery, idolatry |
| יָלַד | yâlad | H3205 | 3 | bear young, beget |
| קָרָא | qârâʼ | H7121 | 3 | call out to |
How preachers through history handled this text
11 public-domain excerpts on Hosea 1, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“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. 11. Et congregabuntur filii Jehudah et filii Israel simul-- et ponent sibi caput unum-- et ascendent e terra; quia magnus dies Jizreel. The Prophet speaks here peculiarly of the children of Abraham; …”
— Calvin, Commentary on Hosea, on Hosea 1:11–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Jezreel 2— Hos 1:11
- Valley of Jezreel— Hos 1:5
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