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The day of Jezreel, the name of his first born. The name is commonly taken to mean scattered or sown of Jehovah. An act of God. In the beginning of the book of Hosea he was a sign that the Lord was going to scatter Israel. Hos. 1:4 However, in verse eleven, we see an entirely different matter. The day of Jezreel is declared to be a great day and is used in conjunction with the gathering together. It conveys a sense of revival, or harvest time. Where there is a sowing of seed, there is an ultimate harvest. This generation will know a moving of the Spirit, second to none. The Lord is faithful in warning of impending judgment and visits with mercy prior to judgment. There will be a great last day revival prior to the great tribulation. It is the great day of Jezreel.
A plea from the heart of the Lord directed at the children of this adulterous marriage. Hos. 2:2 A segment of the nature of the Lord revealed which is most unusual. Really not expected, but thoroughly understood under the circumstances. The Lord made manifest that which He had already had acknowledged concerning His personality. He is a God who is jealous, as a matter of fact He has made it known that His name is Jealous. Ex. 34:14 Worship directed toward any other than the Lord God creates a jealousy In the heart of the Lord which burns like a fire. Those who are active in such false worship will find the severe punishment of the Lord upon them. Deut. 29:18-20.
Gomer ( a type of the ten tribes, Israel) is called upon to change her adulterous life style. The Lord has been longsuffering and patient but now things are about to change. Her possessions, even the land given her by the Lord will be taken from her and she will be left naked. Like a wilderness and dying with thirst. Even her children who were influenced by her worship of idols are to be included in the penalty placed on her by the Lord. Hos. 2:2-4 She was determined to continue with her idolatrous practices for she attributed to them, the supply of the needful, the daily necessities for her life.
A very special act of the Lord. Her way to be hedged in. When the Lord closes the way, who can open it. The Lord met Saul and stopped him in the midst of his journey to persecute the church. The Lord warned Saul that it was hard to kick against the goads. How can one win when the Lord steps in to hinder or stop our actions. The Lord was bringing pressure to bear on Gomer and was closing her path with thorns. Her ways were to be walled in. Her inordinate desires for worshiping idols were to be cut off in such a manner that she would no longer be able to follow her wayward paths in seeking after her lovers. Hos. 2:6 Who can fight against the Lord and win.