Type: person
Content: A child born to Hosea (the prophet) and Gomer (Hosea's wife). He was given a name symbolizing rebellious Israel.
Hosea 1:4Then the Lord said to Hosea, “Call him Jezreel, for I will soon punish the house of Jehu for the bloodshed at Jezreel, and I will put an end to the kingdom of Israel.Hosea 1:5In that day I will break Israel’s bow in the Valley of Jezreel.”Hosea 1:6Gomer conceived again and gave birth to a daughter. Then the Lord said to Hosea, “Call her Lo-Ruhamah, for I will no longer show love to the house of Israel, nor will I ever forgive them.Hosea 1:7Yet I will show love to the house of Judah; and I will save them—not by bow, sword or battle, or by horses and horsemen, but by the Lord their God.”Hosea 1:8After Gomer had weaned Lo-Ruhamah, she conceived and gave birth to a son.Hosea 1:9Then the Lord said, “Call him Lo-Ammi, for you are not my people, and I am not your God.
However, later, God promises restoration and changes his name to Ammi.
Hosea 2:1“Say to your brothers, ‘My people,’ and to your sisters, ‘My loved one.’