<p>9:26 <em>And it shall be, that in the place where it was said to them: You are not My people, there shall they be called children of the living God</em>- The illegitimate child of Gomer, Lo-Ammi &quot;not my people&quot; would be adopted by Hosea, through his imputing righteousness to his wayward family. It is tempting to interpret &quot;the place&quot; as Jerusalem. But there is no particular reason for thinking that there is some geographical reference in view. The quotation from Hos. 1:10 uses the Hebrew <em>maqom</em>, which often refers to the holy place, the temple. It is in the temple of God, which now refers to the church, that the new children of God are adopted and accepted.</p>