Hosea 1:9 Meaning
Then said God, Call his name Lo-ammi: for ye are not my people, and I will not be your God.
Context Explained
7But I will have mercy upon the house of Judah, and will save them by the LORD their God, and will not save them by bow, nor by sword, nor by battle, by horses, nor by horsemen.
8Now when she had weaned Lo-ruhamah, she conceived, and bare a son.
9Then said God, Call his name Lo-ammi: for ye are not my people, and I will not be your God.
10Yet the number of the children of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured nor numbered; and it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people, there it shall be said unto them, Ye are the sons of the living God.
11Then shall the children of Judah and the children of Israel be gathered together, and appoint themselves one head, and they shall come up out of the land: for great shall be the day of Jezreel.
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Romans 9:25-26
Paul quotes Hosea, showing the inclusion of Gentiles.
Ephesians 2:12-13
Paul discusses the change in identity for those who were once far off.
Galatians 3:26
In Christ, believers are all children of God.
Source: Hosea 1:9