Romans 9:25-33 As he said also in Osee, I will call them my people, which were not my people; and her beloved, which was not beloved.… I. THE MEANING OF THE TERM. Lord of hosts — of — 1. The whole universe, with its hosts of things animate and inanimate. 2. The hosts of the heavens. 3. The hosts of hell. II. WHY GOD IS TERMED LORD OF SABAOTH. 1. Because He is supreme Ruler of all. 2. To oppose the prevailing worship of the heavenly bodies. 3. To give us some idea of His almighty power and grandeur. (M. Thomson.) Parallel Verses KJV: As he saith also in Osee, I will call them my people, which were not my people; and her beloved, which was not beloved. |
    |