Hosea 12:4
Hosea · Old Testament · Chapter 12
“Yea, he had power over the angel, and prevailed: he wept, and made supplication unto him: he found him in Bethel, and there he spake with us;”Hosea 12:4
What Does Hosea 12:4 Mean?
Hosea 12:4 is found in the book of Hosea, chapter 12, verse 4 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Hosea 12:4 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Genesis 32:26“And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.”Ephesians 6:18“Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;”Genesis 28:19“And he called the name of that place Bethel: but the name of that city was called Luz at the first.”Genesis 35:1“And God said unto Jacob, Arise, go up to Bethel, and dwell there: and make there an altar unto God, that appeared unto thee when thou fleddest from the face of Esau thy brother.”Exodus 3:2“And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed.”Genesis 35:15“And Jacob called the name of the place where God spake with him, Bethel.”Isaiah 45:11“Thus saith the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, and his Maker, Ask me of things to come concerning my sons, and concerning the work of my hands command ye me.”Judges 13:21“But the angel of the LORD did no more appear to Manoah and to his wife. Then Manoah knew that he was an angel of the LORD.”Job 16:20“My friends scorn me: but mine eye poureth out tears unto God.”Isaiah 38:3“And said, Remember now, O LORD, I beseech thee, how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore.”Malachi 3:1“Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the LORD, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts.”Matthew 15:25“Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me.”1 Thessalonians 4:17“Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.”Genesis 32:29“And Jacob asked him, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, thy name. And he said, Wherefore is it that thou dost ask after my name? And he blessed him there.”Genesis 35:9“And God appeared unto Jacob again, when he came out of Padanaram, and blessed him.”Genesis 48:3“And Jacob said unto Joseph, God Almighty appeared unto me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,”Genesis 48:15“And he blessed Joseph, and said, God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God which fed me all my life long unto this day,”Numbers 22:22“And God’s anger was kindled because he went: and the angel of the LORD stood in the way for an adversary against him. Now he was riding upon his ass, and his two servants were with him.”Esther 8:3“And Esther spake yet again before the king, and fell down at his feet, and besought him with tears to put away the mischief of Haman the Agagite, and his device that he had devised against the Jews.”Psalms 66:6“He turned the sea into dry land: they went through the flood on foot: there did we rejoice in him.”
People & Places
Bethel (of Palestine)
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