Hosea 2:23

“And I will sow her unto me in the earth, etc.] That is, Jezreel, or the people of God, the church betrothed; this is another blessing following upon the marriage relation between Christ and his people, both Jews and Gentiles, in the latter day, a multiplication of a spiritual seed and offspring. So Kimchi and Aben Ezra observe, that the words signify that the people of Israel shall increase and be fruitful as the seed of the earth. These now are good seed which the Lord sows; such as are born not of corruptible but incorruptible seed; are quickened by the Spirit of God; have a good work of grace begun in them; and though they may lie for some time under the clods in darkness and obscurity,…”

“I will sow her--referring to the meaning of Jezreel (Hos 2:22). Next: Hosea Chapter 3”

“And I will sow her unto Me in the earth - She whom God sows, is the Church, of whom God speaks as her, because she is the Mother of the faithful. After the example of her Lord, and by virtue of His Death, every suffering is to increase her. “The blood of Christians was their harvest-seed” . “The Church was not diminished by persecutions, but increased and the field of the Lord was even clothed with the richer harvest, in that the seeds, which fell singly, arose multiplied” . In the earth - “o He does not say “in their own land,” i. e., Judea, but “the earth.” The whole earth was to be the seed-plot of the Church, where God would sow her to Himself, plant, establish, cause her to increase,…”

“I will sow - I will bless them with a wonderful increase of people, exprest with allusion to seed sown in the earth. So the Jews multiplied after the Babylonish captivity, but much more are the numbers increased since the preaching of the gospel. Next: Hosea Chapter 3”

“2:23 As God has promised (2:1), on the coming day of the Lord he will reverse the names of Gomer’s children. He will show love to ‘Not loved.’ To ‘Not my people,’ he will say, ‘Now you are my people.’ The only fitting response from God’s people is “You are our God!””

“I will sow: Psa 72:16; Jer 31:27; Zac 10:9; Act 8:1-4; Jam 1:1; Pe1 1:1, Pe1 1:2 and I will have: Hos 1:6; Rom 11:30-32; Pe1 2:9, Pe1 2:10 and I will say: Hos 1:10; Zac 2:11, Zac 13:9; Rom 9:25, Rom 9:26 Thou art my God: Hos 8:2; Deu 26:17-19; Psa 22:27, Psa 68:31, Psa 118:28; Sol 2:16; Isa 44:5; Jer 16:19, Jer 32:38; Zac 8:22, Zac 8:23, Zac 14:9, Zac 14:16; Mal 1:11; Rom 3:29, Rom 15:9-11; Th1 1:9, Th1 1:10; Rev 21:3, Rev 21:4 Next: Hosea Chapter 3”