Hosea 2:18-23

Thou art my people, saith God -- Hosea 2:18-23: When God allowed His people back He also blessed and protected the land. God did not expect His people to go to war to reclaim the land. He would give it to them. God would "betroth" Israel unto Himself. They would not be sent into exile again. God will be faithful to the promises He has made to His people.

God gave the world salvation through Jesus. There is unity of interest in both directions, from God and from the people. The people have a responsibility to hear and obey God. They need a full understanding of God's truth. Physical blessings came to Israel when they returned to God. Spiritual blessings come to those that obey God. Jezreel is the seed that God will sow, and reap. It is pictured in the words, "And I will sow her unto me in the earth; and I will have mercy upon her that had not obtained mercy; and I will say to them which were not my people, Thou art my people; and they shall say, Thou art my God." (Hosea 2:23) How blessed we are that both Jews and Gentiles are now a part of God's spiritual nation. God had disowned, divorced and scattered Israel. Now God is reaching out to gather us all in Christ.