Hosea 1:10

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Yet 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.

The number

Hebrews 11:12

And it

Romans 9:25

It was said

1 Peter 2:9

Ye are the sons

General references

Psalm 102:22

Ezekiel 11:17

Romans 3:29

Bible References

The number

And I have set thy seed as dust of the earth, so that, if one is able to number the dust of the earth, even thy seed is numbered;

and Thou -- Thou hast said, I certainly do good with thee, and have set thy seed as the sand of the sea, which is not numbered because of the multitude.'

And as sand is thy seed, And the offspring of thy bowels as its gravel, Not cut off nor destroyed his name before Me.

And Isaiah doth cry concerning Israel, 'If the number of the sons of Israel may be as the sand of the sea, the remnant shall be saved;

wherefore, also from one were begotten -- and that of one who had become dead -- as the stars of the heaven in multitude, and as sand that is by the sea-shore -- the innumerable.

And it

as also in Hosea He saith, 'I will call what is not My people -- My people; and her not beloved -- Beloved,

It was said

And I have sowed her to Me in the land, And I have pitied Lo-Ruhamah, And I have said to Lo-Ammi, My people thou art, and it saith, My God!'

I am saying to the north, 'Give up,' And to the south, 'Restrain not.' Bring in My sons from afar, And My daughters from the end of the earth.

Hastened have those building thee, Those destroying thee, and laying thee waste, go out from thee.

Sing, O barren, she hath not borne! Break forth with singing, and cry aloud, She hath not brought forth! For more are the sons of the desolate, Than the sons of the married one, said Jehovah.

Lift up round about thine eyes and see, All of them have been gathered, they have come to thee, Thy sons from afar do come, And thy daughters on the side are supported.

And they have brought all your brethren out of all the nations, A present to Jehovah, On horses, and on chariot, and on litters, And on mules, and on dromedaries, Unto My holy mountain Jerusalem, said Jehovah, As the sons of Israel bring the present in a clean vessel, Into the house of Jehovah.

and ye are a choice race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people acquired, that the excellences ye may shew forth of Him who out of darkness did call you to His wondrous light;

Ye are the sons

but as many as did receive him to them he gave authority to become sons of God -- to those believing in his name,

for as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are the sons of God;

and it shall be -- in the place where it was said to them, Ye are not My people; there they shall be called sons of the living God.'

and I will be to you for a Father, and ye -- ye shall be to Me for sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.'

and because ye are sons, God did send forth the spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying, 'Abba, Father!'

See ye what love the Father hath given to us, that children of God we may be called; because of this the world doth not know us, because it did not know Him;

General references

In the peoples being gathered together, And the kingdoms -- to serve Jehovah.

Therefore say: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: And I have assembled you from the peoples, And I have gathered you from the lands, Into which ye have been scattered, And I have given to you the ground of Israel.

The God of Jews only is He, and not also of nations?