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Hosea 11 — Sermon Preparation
God recalls loving Israel from childhood like a parent teaching a child to walk, and though discipline must come, compassion will ultimately prevail. Below is a research summary for Hosea 11, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 11
- verses
- 123 / 82
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 16
- classic sermon excerpts
- 4
- preachers & commentators
Hosea 11 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| אֶפְרַיִם | ʼEphrayim | H669 | 3 | Ephrajim |
| שָׁאַג | shâʼag | H7580 | 2 | rumble, moan |
| מִצְרַיִם | Mitsrayim | H4714 | 3 | Mitsrajim |
| חָרַד | chârad | H2729 | 2 | shudder, fear |
| קָרָא | qârâʼ | H7121 | 3 | call out to |
| שׁוּב | shûwb | H7725 | 3 | turn, return |
| אַשּׁוּר | ʼAshshûwr | H804 | 2 | Ashshur |
How preachers through history handled this text
16 public-domain excerpts on Hosea 11, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“12. Ephraim compasseth me about with lies, and the house of Israel with deceit: but Judah yet ruleth with God, and is faithful with the saints. 12. Circumdedit me mendacio Ephraim, et fraude domus Israel: Judah autem adhuc dominatur (vel, principatum tenet) cum Deo, et cum sanctis fidelis est. I shall not stay now to recite the opinions of others; nor does it seem necessary. …”
— Calvin, Commentary on Hosea, on Hosea 11:12–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Egypt— Hos 11:1
- Assyria— Hos 11:11
- Admah— Hos 11:8
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