Matthew Poole and continuators on Hosea 1:9

9 Then said God , Call his name Loammi , for ye are not my peoples, and I will not be your God .

To the Prophet as before, ver. 4. and ver. 6.

The name of this new born son, the sign, or Type of the Ten Tribes who had rejected God▪ and would not be reclaimed.

Not my people, though once you were a peculiar people, you are so no more in my Account, you are cast off as you deserved.

Whole house of Apostate Israel, who first cast off the house of David, and my Temple, and at last rejected me that I should not be your God.

To protect you against dangers and enemies, or to replenish you with Blessings, the fruits of my wonted Goodness, or to pity you when you do either want or smart, or to counsel you in difficulties, or to hear your Cries, or pardon your sins, or accept an offering at your hand as you have long and long refused me and I have tried all ways for to prevent your final self undoing obstinacy, so now I do for ever reject you O house of Israel, and will be a God to you, no more than to any of the heathen Nations. This God executed when he gave them up into the hands of Salmaneser, who sent them where none now can find them; they are lost to Men, they know not where they are; they are lost to God, he loves not nor careth for them.

Though circumcised, yet have you cast of[illegible: 1 letter] my Covenant, you neither worship me, nor come up to my Temple, nor keep my Law; Baal, the Calves, and the Idols of your Neighbours are your Gods, ye a[illegible: 1 letter]e their people, ye are neither mine as to the Civil Constitution, you made you Kings, and I knew it not, Hos. 8.4. without my leave or liking. Nor as to Church Constitution are ye mine, for your whole Worship is the Politick contrivance of Jeroboam the son of Nebat. You have forgotten your Maker and build Temples, Hos. 8.14. ye count the great things of my law strange things to you, I must count you strangers to me.

Marginal references: That is not my people.