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Hosea 2 — Sermon Preparation
God files a legal case against faithless Israel, then tenderly promises to draw her back through the wilderness and renew the covenant. Below is a research summary for Hosea 2, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 25
- verses
- 338 / 169
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 30
- classic sermon excerpts
- 6
- preachers & commentators
Hosea 2 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| עָנָה | ʻânâh | H6030 | 6 | eye, heed |
| אָהַב | ʼâhab | H157 | 5 | have affection |
| רָחַם | râcham | H7355 | 4 | fondle, love |
| אָרַשׂ | ʼâras | H781 | 3 | engage for matrimony |
| תִּירוֹשׁ | tîyrôwsh | H8492 | 3 | must, fresh grape-juice |
| דָּגָן | dâgân | H1715 | 3 | increase, grain |
| בַּעַל | Baʻal | H1168 | 3 | Baal |
How preachers through history handled this text
30 public-domain excerpts on Hosea 2, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“23. And I will sow her unto me in the earth; and I will have mercy upon her that had not obtained mercy; and I will say to them which were not my people, Thou art my people; and they shall say, Thou art my God. 23. Et seminabo eam mihi in terra (vel, in terram) et miserabor ejus quae non erat adapta misericordiam, et dicam, ll'-my, (hoc est, qui non erat populus meus,) Tu populus meus; et ipse dicet, Deus mi. The Prophet here takes the occasion to speak of the increase of the people. …”
— Calvin, Commentary on Hosea, on Hosea 2:23–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Egypt— Hos 2:15
- Valley of Achor— Hos 2:15
- Jezreel 2— Hos 2:22
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