Romans 9:25 meaning and explanation

As He says in Hosea: “I will call them ‘My People’ who are not My people, and I will call her ‘My Beloved’ who is not My beloved,”

Romans 9:25, Berean Standard Bible

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Paul is quoting Hosea 2:23 to show that God's calling reaches beyond ethnic Israel. In Hosea's day the words described Israel being restored after judgment; Paul applies them to Gentiles, whom God now calls "My People" though they were not a people.

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