# The Mercy That Comes After Judgment | Hosea 1:10-11 Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-daily-weekly-by-vince-miller-525491/the-mercy-that-comes-after-judgment-hosea-1-10-11 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-daily-weekly-by-vince-miller-525491/the-mercy-that-comes-after-judgment-hosea-1-10-11.md Podcast: [The Daily + Weekly by Vince Miller](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-daily-weekly-by-vince-miller-525491) Published: 2026-05-16T05:01:00+00:00 Episode link: https://resolute.libsyn.com/the-mercy-that-comes-after-judgment-hosea-110-11 Audio file: https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/clean/secure/resolute/The_Mercy_That_Comes_After_Judgment__Hosea_110-1.mp3?dest-id=387547 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-daily-weekly-by-vince-miller-525491/episodes/the-mercy-that-comes-after-judgment-hosea-1-10-11 Duration seconds: 255 ## Resource Welcome to The Daily , where we study the Bible verse by verse, chapter by chapter, every day. Get your Hosea Scripture Journal now. Our shout-out today goes to Thomas Hughes from Clarksville , TN. Thanks for your partnership in Project23 . Our text today is Hosea 1:10-11 . Yet the number of the children of Israel shall be like the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured or numbered. And 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." And the children of Judah and the children of Israel shall be gathered together, and they shall appoint for themselves one head. And they shall go up from the land, for great shall be the day of Jezreel. — Hosea 1:10-11 What happens after judgment? Many people assume judgment is the end of the story. But in the Bible, God often does something surprising. Right after some of the strongest warnings, he gives one of the most beautiful promises. That's exactly what happens here. Just after declaring "You are not my people," God speaks a promise that echoes all the way back to Abraham. "The number of the children of Israel shall be like the sand of the sea." The same God who announced judgment also promises restoration. One day, the people who were called " Not My People" will be called "Children of the living God." This is the heartbeat of the book of Hosea. Israel's unfaithfulness is real. Their rebellion carries consequences. But God's covenant love runs deeper than their failure. Even when his people run away, God continues pursuing them. Hosea's story is not just about ancient Israel. The apostle Paul later quotes this very passage in Romans to show how God's mercy extends even further—to all who respond to him in faith. God takes those who were once far away and b… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-daily-weekly-by-vince-miller-525491/episodes/the-mercy-that-comes-after-judgment-hosea-1-10-11/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-daily-weekly-by-vince-miller-525491/the-mercy-that-comes-after-judgment-hosea-1-10-11.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.