Romans 9:25-26 to Hosea 2:23

NT Text: Romans 9:25

OT Source(s):

• Hosea 2:23 (MT 2:25) ("I will say to Not My People, 'You are my people'")
• Hosea 1:10 (MT 2:1) ("In the place where it was said to them, 'You are not my people,' it shall be said to them, 'Children of the living God'")

Source: Beale & Carson (eds.), Commentary on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament (2007); Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Reference Type: Direct Quotation

Connection Method(s): Promise-Fulfillment + Typology

Significance: Paul applies Hosea's prophecy about Israel's restoration after judgment to the calling of Gentiles. The pattern is: rejection → calling → acceptance. Controversial application of Israel-specific prophecy to Gentiles.

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Hermeneutical Notes

NT Use Pattern: Assimilated — Composite: Hosea 2:23 + Hosea 1:10. Paul fuses two Hosea texts about the "not my people / my people" reversal to ground Gentile inclusion in God's covenant people.