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Hosea 2 — Sermon Preparation

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.

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Hebrew words / lemmas
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classic sermon excerpts
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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.

Calvin 17 Spurgeon 9 Jonathan Edwards 1 Matthew Henry 1 Alexander MacLaren 1 John Wesley 1

“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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