Hosea 2:23 KJV
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.
While chapters one and two of Hosea are primarily a pronouncement of judgment against both Israel and Judah it is striking that all through these chapters there are words of comfort as well as conviction. These people who had rebelled against God for so long were about to be put away from Almighty God; but not forever.
Though they had turned against the Lord.
Though they were not His people in the sense of a close and loving relationship with Him
Still, God said, "...Thou art my people and they shall say, Thou art my God."
Gill agrees that there is also an application for the Gentiles who have never been known as God's people, but God includes them in His promises by saying "...I will say to them which were not my people, Thou art my people..."
The judgment of God against sin must never be underestimated.
It is real
It is timely and
It is a consuming fire
But the mercies of God must always be remembered. No one, it seems to me from my studies of God's Word, is outside the realm of God's mercy.
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.
While chapters one and two of Hosea are primarily a pronouncement of judgment against both Israel and Judah it is striking that all through these chapters there are words of comfort as well as conviction. These people who had rebelled against God for so long were about to be put away from Almighty God; but not forever.
Though they had turned against the Lord.
Though they were not His people in the sense of a close and loving relationship with Him
Still, God said, "...Thou art my people and they shall say, Thou art my God."
Gill agrees that there is also an application for the Gentiles who have never been known as God's people, but God includes them in His promises by saying "...I will say to them which were not my people, Thou art my people..."
The judgment of God against sin must never be underestimated.
It is real
It is timely and
It is a consuming fire
But the mercies of God must always be remembered. No one, it seems to me from my studies of God's Word, is outside the realm of God's mercy.
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