Hosea 1:10
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Hosea 1:10 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Hosea 1:10 is a verse from the book of Hosea in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Yet the number of the children of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured nor numbered; and it ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Hosea 1:10 — KJV
“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. in...: or, instead of that”
— Hosea 1:10 (KJV)
Hosea 1:10 in Context — About the Book of Hosea
Hosea lived his sermon: commanded to marry an unfaithful wife and keep bringing her home, he became a walking picture of God's scandalous love for wandering Israel. The book aches with betrayal yet ends with healing for backsliders and love that will not let go.
Cross-References for Hosea 1:10
“And it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people; there shall they be called the children of the living God.”
Shares key themes with Hosea 1:10: children, come, pass
“See therefore, and take knowledge of all the lurking places where he hideth himself, and come ye again to me with the certainty, and I will go with you: and it shall come to pass, if he be in the land, that I will search him out throughout all the thousands of Judah.”
Shares key themes with Hosea 1:10: sand, sea, come
“Then he numbered the young men of the princes of the provinces, and they were two hundred and thirty two: and after them he numbered all the people, even all the children of Israel, being seven thousand.”
Shares key themes with Hosea 1:10: number, children, israel
“And Shechaniah the son of Jehiel, one of the sons of Elam, answered and said unto Ezra, We have trespassed against our God, and have taken strange wives of the people of the land: yet now there is hope in Israel concerning this thing.”
Shares key themes with Hosea 1:10: yet, israel, pass
“Fear ye not me? saith the LORD: will ye not tremble at my presence, which have placed the sand for the bound of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it: and though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it?”
Shares key themes with Hosea 1:10: yet, sand, sea
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