Hosea 1:10-11; Hosea 1:1 (= Hebrews 2:1-3). A Promise of Restoration. The children of Israel are destined to be increased in numbers indefinitely, and instead of being called (Hosea 1:10 mg.) Ye are not my people they shall be called children of the living God. Judæ ans and Israelites shall assemble, and under one head go up victoriously from the land (see below), and on the same battlefield (Jezreel), which has witnessed the utter defeat of present-day Israel, shall enjoy a glorious triumph. Then the ominous names, Lo-ammi (not my people) and Lo-ruhamah (uncompassionated) shall be reversed.
Hosea 1:10. Cf. Genesis 22:17; 1 Kings 4:20; Isaiah 48:19.
Hosea 1:11. What is meant by go up from the land? Either (a) from the holy land to conquer foreign lands; or (b) from different parts of the holy land to Jezreel for battle then the meaning would be shall gain the mastery of the land (cf. Exodus 1:10); or (c) from the land of exile to Palestine (cf. Jeremiah 3:18; Ezekiel 37:21). The day of Jezreel, as the name Jezreel suggests, means the day when Yahweh once more sows His people in their land.