¶ Redemption Through Hosea's Children's Names
to the second part of Hosea . Let's talk about the elephant in the room , my voice . I do have the flu , but there's been too many times I've had to not do my podcast because I couldn't talk . So I decided , if you guys can stand listening to me like this , I'm going to go ahead and do my podcast .
So settle in with me and give me a little prayer that my voice will make it to the end and we'll learn a little bit about Hosea and his children and their names . This is part two on Hosea's children's names , and it is very , very interesting how God had Hosea name his children .
In Hosea 1.4 , it says the Lord said to him call his name Jezreel , for in a little while I will avenge the bloodshed of Jezreel on the house of Jehu and bring an end to the kingdom of the house of Israel . Hosea 1.6 says and she conceived again and bore a daughter .
Then God said to him Call her Lo-Rehema , for I will no longer have mercy on the house of Israel , but I will utterly take them away . Hosea 1.9 says . Then God said Call his name Lo-Amai , for you are not my people and I will not be your God . Hosea 2.23 said Then I will sow her for myself in the earth and I will have mercy on her .
Who had not obtained mercy . Then I shall say to those who are not my people , you are my people and they shall say you are my God . So the children's names were Jezreel , lo-roh-heh-meh and Lo-Am-I , and those meant Jezreel is God will scatter , lo-rehema is no mercy and Lo-Ammai is not my people . But there's a lot of things that go on with these names .
There's a lot of things that go on with these names and you'll be kind of surprised , awfully as surprised as I was when I started this study . Let's look at Jezreel . He does his name does mean something different within time . The judgment was God scatters . Hosea 1.5 says this is after he told Hosea what to name him .
He also said it shall come to pass in that day that I will break the bow of Israel in the valley of Jezreel . The punishment was Jezreel means God scatters and was referenced to the bloodshed and violence committed by Jehu's dynasty in the city of Jezreel . That's in 2 Kings 10 .
Because of Israel's sin , idolatry and bloodshed , god declared that he would end the kingdom of Israel and break their military power . This prophecy was fulfilled in 722 BC , when Assyria conquered Israel and scattered its people .
We'll go over what the restorative of these names were once we look at all of the judgments and the Punishment for lo rahema , which means no mercy . It meant that God would withdraw his compassion from Israel . This was fulfilled when God allowed Assyria to destroy Israel and send them into exile . Unlike Judah , the southern kingdom , israel received no divine rescue .
And lo am I means not my people , signifying that God was breaking his covenant relationship with Israel . Because of their idolatry , disobedience , israel would be cut off from God's blessing . Cut off from God's blessing . This was a devastating declaration , as Israel had once been God's chosen people . So isn't that kind of weird that God took one man , hosea .
He had three children by a harlot who he was told by God to marry , and then she ran off , and then he went and got her back . Three children by a harlot who he was told by God to marry , and then she ran off , and then he went and got her back . God showed this much to Israel .
Look what you're doing and this is what I am going to punish you with . But things do change because , like I said , there are redemptions to these names . And let's go back to Jezreel Hosea 2 , 22 to 23 says the earth shall answer with grain , with new wine and with oil , and they shall answer Jezreel .
Then I will sow her for myself in the earth and I will have mercy on her who had not obtained mercy . Then I will say to those who are not my people , you are my people . And they will say to those who are not my people , you are my people , and they will say you are my God . God reverses the meaning of Jezreel from God scatters to God plants .
Instead of being scattered in judgment , israel would be planted in the land again . This foreshadowed Israel's restoration and , ultimately , the return to the Lord . And for Lo-Rehemi , her redemption was Hosea 2.23, . I will have mercy on her who had not obtained mercy . God reversed the curse of Lorehemi , saying that he would show mercy again .
This was fulfilled partially when some Israelites returned from exile , but it ultimately points to Jesus Christ . But it ultimately points to Jesus Christ through whom God extends mercy to all who believe in him . And lo am I . The redemption for him was Hosea 1.10 .
Yet the number of children of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea , which cannot be measured or numbered , and it shall come to pass in the place where it was said to them you are not my people . There it shall be said to them you are sons of the living God . God reversed Lo-Ami by restoring his people and reaffirming them as His sons .
The prophecy extends to even the Gentiles , showing that through Christ , all nations can become God's people , and that's what I thought was so wonderful . We look at things in the Old Testament and we read them , and we just kind of sometimes read them at face value . We don't realize that it is showing us Jesus Christ where we are scattered .
We were all scattered , but then Jesus Christ came and gathered us together and where we had no mercy again , god gave us all mercy through Jesus Christ . And then there was not my people , and now Jew and Gentiles are God's people through Jesus Christ . Hosea had a very interesting story .
¶ The Redemption of Hosea's Family
Hosea went through some very interesting things , but when you look deeply inside it you see that it was just another light into what Jesus Christ will do for us , that the story of Hosea's children is not just about Israel . It's about God's character . God disciplines sin , but he always offers redemption . Even when we're unfaithful , god remains faithful .
Through Jesus Christ , we who were once not his people has become his people . I think that's a wonderful thing . You look at the fact that God scatters and God gathers through Jesus Christ . God withholds mercy and God gives mercy through Jesus Christ , and we were not his people , but through Jesus Christ we are his people .
And that's the wonderful story of Hosea and his children and their names . That show all of the dynamics that God has in punishment and redemption . He can give us punishment , but he'll always , and redemption he can give us punishment , but He'll always offer redemption . So I hope you enjoyed this .
I hope you were able to get past my crickety voice and be ready next week for our third study on Hosea , and this one is going to be about how Hosea redeems Gomer . So talk to you later .