As he saith also in Osee, I will call them my people, which were not my people; and her beloved, which was not beloved.
It's like what God said through the prophet Hosea: 'I'm going to call people who weren't mine, mine. I'm going to love those who weren't loved.'
God's love isn't limited to the expected crowd, he's always expanding the circle.
📚 Historical Context
In the book of Hosea, the prophet addresses Israel's unfaithfulness to God, using the metaphor of a broken marriage to illustrate divine judgment and restoration. Paul quotes this passage in his letter to the Romans to emphasize God's sovereign plan to include Gentiles as His people, even though they were once considered outsiders. This was written in the context of early Christianity, where tensions existed between Jewish and Gentile believers regarding inclusion in God's covenant.
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