Pentecost Season · Proper 13 · Year C
Hosea 11:1-11
The Compassion of God
August 6, 2028
Overview & Insights
"My heart recoils within me; my compassion grows warm and tender." (Hosea 11:8)
The Lord remembers raising Israel as a beloved child and, though the people have turned away, refuses to give them up because his tender compassion overcomes his anger.
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Commentary on Hosea 11:1-11 Working Preacher
Reads the chapter's parenting metaphor as testimony to God's steadfast love.
Hosea 11:1-11 Commentary Center for Excellence in Preaching
Situates the passage as a reminder of God's faithful love within the whole book.
Hosea 11 Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik
Verse-by-verse treatment of God's parental love and Israel's waywardness.
Hosea 11:1 Commentaries BibleHub
Classic commentaries on the exodus allusion that opens the chapter.
Hosea Commentaries & Sermons Precept Austin
Collected verse-by-verse resources for the book of Hosea.
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