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Sunday, July 10, 2022

Book of Hosea Chapter 1 Vs. 6

 Hosea's Wife and Children


And she conceived again, and bare a daughter. And God said unto him, Call her name Loruhamah: for I will no more have mercy upon the house of Israel; but I will utterly take them away. Hos. 1:6



And she conceived... The 2nd prophecy in Hosea (Hos. 1:6-7, fulfilled). Next, Hos. 1:9.

Five Predictions—Fulfilled:

1. I will have mercy on the house of Israel no more (Hos. 1:6).

2. I will utterly take them away (Hos. 1:6; 2Kgs. 17:1-41).

3. I will have mercy on the house of Judah (Hos. 1:7).

4. I will save the house of Judah.

5. I will not save them by carnal means.

Call her name... Lo-ruhamah, I will have mercy no more, or I will not have compassion (Hos. 1:6; cp. Rom. 9:25; 1Pet. 2:10).

no more have... This was literally fulfilled. The ten-tribe kingdom was never restored and never will be, as such, again. God did utterly take them away and only those who clung to Judah and all the kingdom of David were restored with them as a nation; the rest were completely destroyed. God did have mercy on the house of Judah and they were restored (Hos. 1:7).

Lo-ruhamah... Literally “not pitied,” this daughter is named to symbolize God bringing judgment on Israel, no longer extending His favor towards them.

The "she", in the verse above, is speaking of Hosea's wife. Perhaps the reason this child is a female, is to show that not only the males in Israel are guilty of spiritual adultery and deserve to be punished, but the females as well. The name "Lo-ruhamah" means not pitied. This name tells us that God will not pity these evil people, (Israel). He will let them go into captivity to punish them for their spiritual adultery (worship of false gods).



Lo-Ruhamah: “Not loved”


The second child received the name Lo-Ruhamah, which means “she is not loved.” Her name indicated that the Lord’s love for Israel would be cut off for a time. “Ruhamah,” from the verb rāḥam, describes tender feelings of compassion, such as those expressed by a parent for a child (cf. 1Kgs. 3:26; Psm. 103:13; Isa. 49:15) or by a man for his younger brother (cf. Gen. 43:30). At Sinai the Lord described Himself (Exo. 34:6) as “the compassionate… God” (’ēl raḥûm) who is willing to forgive iniquity (Exo. 34:6). However, despite His gracious character, times come when He will no longer “leave the guilty unpunished” (Exo. 34:7). Such a time had come for the Northern Kingdom.

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