Hosea 1 Hosea's Wife and Children

Hosea 1 Hosea's Wife and Children

From Life Point by Tom Dougherty

April 21, 2026 · 13 min

About this episode

This episode discusses the biblical story of Hosea, focusing on his wife Gomer and their children as a representation of Israel's relationship with God.

1 The word of the Lord that came to 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. Hosea's Wife and Children 2 When the Lord first spoke through Hosea, the Lord said to Hosea, “Go, take to yourself a wife of whoredom and have children of whoredom, for the land commits great whoredom by forsaking the Lord.” 3 So he went and took Gomer, the daughter of Diblaim, and she conceived and bor...

People in this episode

Host: Tom Dougherty

Topics covered

  • Hosea
  • Biblical narrative
  • Marriage
  • Prophecy
  • Children
  • Spirituality

Keywords

  • Hosea
  • Gomer
  • prophecy
  • children
  • Israel
  • whoredom
  • spirituality

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