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Hosea 10 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for Hosea 10, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.

15
verses
201 / 137
Hebrew words / lemmas
22
classic sermon excerpts
5
preachers & commentators

Hosea 10 in the Hebrew

Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Count Glosses
דָּמָה dâmâh H1820 3 be dumb, silent
בֵּית אַרְבֵּאל Bêyth ʼArbêʼl H1009 2 Beth-Arbel
גִּבְעָה gibʻâh H1389 3 hillock
פְּרִי pᵉrîy H6529 3 fruit
אֶפְרַיִם ʼEphrayim H669 3 Ephrajim
בֵּית אָוֶן Bêyth ʼÂven H1007 2 Beth-Aven
עֶגְלָה ʻeglâh H5697 2 calf, heifer

How preachers through history handled this text

22 public-domain excerpts on Hosea 10, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Calvin 14 Spurgeon 5 Matthew Henry 1 Alexander MacLaren 1 John Wesley 1

“14. Therefore shall a tumult arise among thy people, and all thy fortresses shall be spoiled, as Shalman spoiled Betharbel in the day of battle: the mother was dashed in pieces upon her children. 14. Et (vel, ideo, copula enim illativam particulam valet, ideo) surget tumultus in populis tuis; et unaquaeque munitionum tuarum vastabitur, secundum vastationem Salman Beth-arbel: in die proelii mater super filios allidetur. 15. So shall Bethel do unto you because of your great wickedness: in a morning shall the king of Israel utterly be cut off. …”

— Calvin, Commentary on Hosea, on Hosea 10:14–30 (Public Domain)

Places in the text

Based on ancient-geography data

  • Beth-arbel — Hos 10:14
  • Bethel 1 — Hos 10:15
  • Beth-aven 2 — Hos 10:5
  • Samaria 1 — Hos 10:5
  • Assyria — Hos 10:6

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