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Hosea 12 — Sermon Preparation
God recalls Jacob's wrestling and Bethel, then rebukes Ephraim for following Israel's worst example through deceit and reliance on foreign powers. Below is a research summary for Hosea 12, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 15
- verses
- 160 / 106
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 13
- classic sermon excerpts
- 4
- preachers & commentators
Hosea 12 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| אֶפְרַיִם | ʼEphrayim | H669 | 4 | Ephrajim |
| נָבִיא | nâbîyʼ | H5030 | 4 | prophet, inspired man |
| אוֹן | ʼôwn | H202 | 2 | ability, power |
| מָצָא | mâtsâʼ | H4672 | 3 | come, appear |
| שָׁמַר | shâmar | H8104 | 3 | hedge, guard |
| מִצְרַיִם | Mitsrayim | H4714 | 3 | Mitsrajim |
| מִרְמָה | mirmâh | H4820 | 2 | fraud |
How preachers through history handled this text
13 public-domain excerpts on Hosea 12, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“14. Ephraim provoked him to anger most bitterly: therefore shall he leave his blood upon him, and his reproach shall his Lord return unto him. 14. Provocavit Ephraim excelsis suis, et sanguis ejus super eum manebit (vel, fundetur:) et opprobrium ejus reddet illi Dominus suus. The Prophet says first, that Ephraim had provoked God by his high places Some, however, take the word tmrvrym, tamerurim, for bitternesses. …”
— Calvin, Commentary on Hosea, on Hosea 12:14–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Assyria— Hos 12:1
- Egypt— Hos 12:1
- Gilead 1— Hos 12:11
- Gilgal 1— Hos 12:11
- Aram— Hos 12:12
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