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Hosea and Gomer’s family
The children’s names carry messages in Hosea’s prophecy. Read their meanings in the surrounding verses.
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In focusBeeri, father of Hosea
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Hosea Beeri is the father of Hosea.
Source: Hosea 1:1
The word of the LORD that came unto Hosea, the son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel.
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Beeri is the father of Hosea.
Source: Hosea 1:1
The word of the LORD that came unto Hosea, the son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel.
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Hosea is the husband of Gomer.
Source: Hosea 1:2; Hosea 1:3
The beginning of the word of the LORD by Hosea. And the LORD said to Hosea, Go, take unto thee a wife of whoredoms and children of whoredoms: for the land hath committed great whoredom, departing from the LORD.
Read Hosea 1:2So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; which conceived, and bare him a son.
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Hosea is the father of Jezreel.
Source: Hosea 1:2; Hosea 1:3; Hosea 1:4
The beginning of the word of the LORD by Hosea. And the LORD said to Hosea, Go, take unto thee a wife of whoredoms and children of whoredoms: for the land hath committed great whoredom, departing from the LORD.
Read Hosea 1:2So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; which conceived, and bare him a son.
Read Hosea 1:3And the LORD said unto him, Call his name Jezreel; for yet a little while, and I will avenge the blood of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, and will cause to cease the kingdom of the house of Israel.
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Gomer is the mother of Jezreel.
Source: Hosea 1:3; Hosea 1:4
So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; which conceived, and bare him a son.
Read Hosea 1:3And the LORD said unto him, Call his name Jezreel; for yet a little while, and I will avenge the blood of Jezreel upon the house of Jehu, and will cause to cease the kingdom of the house of Israel.
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Gomer is the mother of Lo-ruhamah.
Source: Hosea 1:3; Hosea 1:6
So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; which conceived, and bare him a son.
Read Hosea 1:3And 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.
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Gomer is the mother of Lo-ammi.
Source: Hosea 1:3; Hosea 1:8; Hosea 1:9
So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; which conceived, and bare him a son.
Read Hosea 1:3Now when she had weaned Loruhamah, she conceived, and bare a son.
Read Hosea 1:8Then said God, Call his name Loammi: for ye are not my people, and I will not be your God.
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A question to carry into your reading
Each child in Hosea’s family has a name with a message. As you read Hosea 1, what do those names tell you about how God sees his people?
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