Hosea 1:3 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Hosea 1:2-7

These words, The beginning of the word of the Lord by Hosea, may refer either, 1. To that glorious set of prophets which was raised up about this time. About this time there lived and prophesied Joel, Amos, Micah, Jonah, Obadiah, and Isaiah; but Hosea was the first of them that foretold the destruction of Israel; the beginning of this word of the Lord was by him. We read in the history of this Jeroboam here named (2 Kgs. 14:27) that the Lord had not yet said he would blot out the name of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Hosea 1:3

So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim ,.... In the course of prophesying he made mention of this person, who was a notorious common strumpet; and suggested hereby that they were just like her; or these were fictitious names he used to represent their case by Gomer signifies both "consummation" and "consumption" F12 A rad. גמר "perfecit, desiit", Gussetius. ; and this harlot is so called, because of her consummate beauty, and her being completely mistress of all the tricks... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 1:3

He went and took Gomer - All this appears to be a real transaction, though having a typical meaning. If he took an Israelite, he must necessarily have taken an idolatress, one who had worshipped the calves of Jeroboam at Dan or at Bethel. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 1:3

Verse 3 We said in yesterday’s Lecture, that God ordered his Prophet to take a wife of whoredoms, but that this was not actually done; for what other effect could it have had, but to render the Prophet contemptible to all? and thus his authority would have been reduced to nothing. But God only meant to show to the Israelites by such a representation, that they vaunted themselves without reason; for they had nothing worthy of praise, but were in every way ignominious. It is then said, Hosea went... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 1:1-3

The sin of Israel sharply reproved. The great sin, the root-sin we may call it, of Israel at this time was idolatry. But that sin was not alone; it was aggravated, as usual, by accompanying abominations. All along, from the period of the disruption, idolatry had been their besetting sin. The oft-repeated statement that Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, "made Israel to sin" has a special significance in this regard. As long as Jerusalem remained the gathering-place of the tribes, arid Solomon's... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 1:1-3

The wife of whoredoms. We cannot doubt but that real incidents in the prophet's history underlie the representations of this chapter. Hosea, in obedience to what he recognized to be a word of God, took to wife Gomer, the daughter of Diblaim. The names (Gomer, "completion;" Diblaim, "fig-cakes") may possibly be symbolical, the real name of the prophet's wife being concealed (cf. Hosea 3:1 , "The children of Israel, who look to other gods, and love grape-cakes "). We need not suppose... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 1:2-3

Hosea's marriage and prophetic training. When this text is announced, possibly some may say, "What a shocking subject to preach about! Well it is shocking, indeed. God intends it to be so. But to our feelings spiritual adultery should be even more revolting than the literal whoredom which the Holy Spirit presents here as its prophetic symbol. And we must not forget that this painful passage records "the beginning of the word of the Lord by Hosea." I. HOSEA 'S CONJUGAL DISHONOR .... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 1:3

So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; which conceived, and bare him a son . Kimchi conjectures that "Gomer was the name of a harlot well known at that time;" he also explains the name, according to his view of its symbolic import, as follows: "Gomer has the meaning of completion;" as if the prophet said, He will fully execute on them the punishment of their transgressions that he may forgive their iniquity." The names of the children born to the prophet are significant and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 1:3-9

Hosea's children. Not only was the prophet's marriage to be a sign; the children were to be for signs also. So, afterwards, were Isaiah's sons in Judah ( Isaiah 7:3 , Isaiah 7:14 ; Isaiah 8:3 ). Hosea's ill-starred children were cursed in the very names which they bore; and each of these was to be as a sermon to the nation. It may be that they personally walked for a time in their mother's evil ways; but whether or not, the names which they received concentrate into a focus Hosea's... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 1:3-9

Children of whoredoms. Hosea's children, like Isaiah's, were to be "for signs and wonders" in Israel ( Isaiah 8:18 ). Their names—Jezreel, Lo-ruhamah, Lo-ammi—were significant. A prophetic word was attached to each. I. JEZREEL . (Verses 4, 5) This first name—"God will scatter"—foretells Israel's scattering. Through it judgment is denounced 1. The character of an action is determined by its motive . By the "blood of Jezreel" is meant the slaughter of the seed of Ahab ( 2... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Hosea 1:2-7

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Hosea 1:3

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 1:3

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 1:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 1:1-3

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 1:1-3

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 1:2-3

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 1:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 1:3-9

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 1:3-9

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