The Meaning of Hosea 1:1 Explained

Hosea 1:1

KJV: 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.

YLT: A word of Jehovah that hath been unto Hosea, son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam son of Joash, king of Israel:

Darby: The word of Jehovah that came unto Hosea, the son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel.

ASV: The word of Jehovah 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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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Hosea 1:1?

MEANING: What does Hosea 1:1 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Hosea 1:1 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Hosea 1:1?

What is the context of Hosea 1:1?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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.

What does Hosea 1:1 Mean?

Study Notes

days
i.e. of the 1260,1290, and 1335 days.

Verse Meaning

This verse introduces the whole book. The word of Yahweh came to Hosea , the son (possibly descendant) of Beeri, during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah (cf. Isaiah 1:1). It also came to him during the reign of Jeroboam II of Israel (cf. Amos 1:1). As explained above under "Date," Hosea"s ministry probably extended from about760-715 B.C. Hosea"s name means "He ^[1] has saved" and is a variation of "Joshua" (cf. Numbers 13:8; Numbers 13:16; Gr. Jesus). We know nothing else about Beeri ("my wellspring") or any of Hosea"s other ancestors or his hometown.

Context Summary

Hosea 1:1-11 - God Gathers The Outcast

The story of Hosea is a pathetic one. He felt impressed that it was his duty to take as wife one whose earlier life had been unchaste. From this marriage resulted three children, the names of whom are terribly significant. They are as follows:-God will scatter; Not an object of favor; and Once my people, but not so now. Here is the history of many a soul. In spite of all God's tender love, we may wander from Him into the path of sin.

The chapter closes with brighter prognostications. In part, these latter verses were fulfilled by the return from Babylon, and they will be fulfilled in literal fulness someday-probably sooner than we have been wont to suppose. It is good to lay the emphasis on In the place"¦ there. How often we are taken back to the very circumstances in which we appear to have failed most conspicuously, in order that there we may receive the crowning blessing of our life, Hosea 1:10. Leave God to vindicate you. He will bring you from the land of the enemy, and extort, this confession from the mouth of your critics and foes, Hosea 1:10. [source]

Chapter Summary: Hosea 1

¹ Hosea, to show God's judgment for spiritual unfaithfulness, takes Gomer,
⁴ and has by her Jezreel;
⁶ Loruhamah;
⁸ and Lo-Ammi
¹⁰ The restoration of Judah and Israel under one head

What do the individual words in Hosea 1:1 mean?

The word of Yahweh that came to Hosea son of Beeri in the days of Uzziah Jotham Ahaz [and] Hezekiah kings of Judah and in the days of Jeroboam of Joash king of Israel

דְּבַר־ יְהוָ֣ה ׀ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הָיָ֗ה אֶל־ הוֹשֵׁ֙עַ֙ בֶּן־ בְּאֵרִ֔י בִּימֵ֨י עֻזִּיָּ֥ה יוֹתָ֛ם אָחָ֥ז יְחִזְקִיָּ֖ה מַלְכֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֑ה וּבִימֵ֛י יָרָבְעָ֥ם יוֹאָ֖שׁ מֶ֥לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

דְּבַר־	The word
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: דָּבָר Sense: speech, word, speaking, thing.
יְהוָ֣ה ׀	of Yahweh
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יהוה Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
אֲשֶׁ֣ר	that
Parse: Pronoun, relative Root: אֲשֶׁר Sense: (relative part.).
הָיָ֗ה	came
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: אֶהְיֶה Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
הוֹשֵׁ֙עַ֙	Hosea
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: הֹושֵׁעַ Sense: family name of Joshua, the son of Nun.
בֶּן־	son
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: בֵּן Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
בְּאֵרִ֔י	of Beeri
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: בְּאֵרִי Sense: Esau’s Hittite father-in-law.
בִּימֵ֨י	in the days
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine plural construct Root: יׄום Sense: day, time, year.
עֻזִּיָּ֥ה	of Uzziah
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: עֻזִּיָּה Sense: son of king Amaziah of Judah and king of Judah himself for 52 years; also ‘Azariah’.
יוֹתָ֛ם	Jotham
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יׄותָם Sense: son of king Uzziah of Judah by Jerushah; king of Judah for 6 years and contemporary with Isaiah and king Pekah of Israel.
אָחָ֥ז	Ahaz
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: אָחָז Sense: king of Judah, son Jotham, father of Hezekiah.
יְחִזְקִיָּ֖ה	[and] Hezekiah
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: חִזְקִיָּה Sense: 2th king of Judah, son of Ahaz and Abijah; a good king in that he served Jehovah and did away with idolatrous practices.
מַלְכֵ֣י	kings
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct Root: מֶלֶךְ Sense: king.
יְהוּדָ֑ה	of Judah
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יְהוּדָה Sense: the son of Jacob by Leah.
וּבִימֵ֛י	and in the days
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Noun, masculine plural construct Root: יׄום Sense: day, time, year.
יָרָבְעָ֥ם	of Jeroboam
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יָרָבְעָם Sense: the first king of the northern kingdom of Israel when the kingdom split at the death of Solomon and the 0 tribes split off from Judah and Benjamin and the kingdom under Solomon’s son Rehoboam; idolatry was introduced at the beginning of his reign.
יוֹאָ֖שׁ	of Joash
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יׄואָשׁ Sense: son of king Ahaziah and the 8th king of Judah.
מֶ֥לֶךְ	king
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: מֶלֶךְ Sense: king.
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל	of Israel
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.

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