The countries will be doing the things that where being done in the time of noah. Hosea 14 repentance to bring blessing return, bible gateway. According to the superscription, hosea began his prophetic activity during the reign of jeroboam ii c. Its fourteen chapters contain both a warning concerning future events and an interpretation of these events meanings. Return, o israel, to the lord your god, for you have stumbled because of your iniquity.
They shall fall by the sword, their infants shall be dashed to pieces, a. It is based on the german lexicon by william gesenius. The book of hosea is a narrative history and prophetic oracle. Forgive all our sins and receive us graciously, that we may offer the fruit of our lips. Hosea 5 is a prophecy that has never been fulfilled and will take place in the last days. In beauty of expression these final words of hosea rank with the memorable chapters of the ot. This chapter contains the prophecies attributed to the prophet hosea son of beeri as an exhortation to repentance hosea 14. Repentance to bring blessing return, israel, to the lord your god.
One of the later parts of the book of hosea includes an oracle judging israel, ephraim in particular, for not living up to the covenant. Christ is a foundation stone to some, to others a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence. This chapter concludes the book, with gracious promises to repenting sinners. The second part of the book of hosea describes hosea \s marriage autobiographically. With bible gateway plus, you gain instant access to a digital bible study library, including complete notes from the niv cultural backgrounds study bible and the new bible commentary. Matthew henry commentary on hosea 14 of the book contains longish lamentations of hosea.
Courtesy of the israel antiquities authority 6 this text is a commentary, or pesher, on the prophetic biblical verses from the book of hosea 2. Hosea is the first book in the sections of minor prophets. The second part of the book of hosea describes hosea\s marriage autobiographically. Does not always interpret the scripture literally and all too often spiritualizes the text and replaces israel with the church. Hosea with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. Hosea 14 return, o israel, to the lord your god, for you. The book of hosea is the first of the 12 books of minor prophets.
The second part of the book contains longish lamentations of hosea. And there she shall answer g as in the days of her youth, as at the time when she came out of the land of egypt. Hosea refers to israel under the names of ephraim, its largest tribe, and samaria, its capital. This however will only be fulfilled in the time of the end. Come back you have fallen because of your sins, but i love you and will bring you home. He will blossom like the lily, and he will take root like the cedars of lebanon. You must be logged in to view your newly purchased content. Read commentary on this popular bible verse and understand the real meaning behind gods word using john gills exposition. An epilogue or conclusion to the prophecy, unspecializing it, as it were, and extracting the general moral lesson which underlies it all. Chapter 14 closes with an appeal to true repentance. The book of hosea is the first of the twelve minor prophets.
Throughout the book, hosea pictured the people turning away from the lord and turning toward other gods 4. Like the rainbow after a storm, they promise israels final restoration. The tone and language of it remind us of the book of proverbs proverbs 11. Throughout the book, the prophet speaks to the people of israel about the critical situation that developed during the. Rejection and future establishing of israel, the unfaithful wife. This is a wonderful chapter to be at the end of such a book. The strain of this chapter differs from that of the foregoing chapters. In agreement with this assumption it is evident that hosea borrowed from amos, since the expression bet awen iv. Hosea 14 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary, by the leading authority in the church of christ, presents a verse level look at the bible.
Such as set themselves to understand and know these things. Hosea 14 real wisdom turns israel back to the lord. Stuart deals with the details of the text as well as the big picture. Hosea 5 is the fifth chapter of the book of hosea in the hebrew bible or the old testament of the christian bible. We know that israel can only be partially taken zechariah 14, but who must be removed for this to happen. Book of hosea, the first of 12 old testament books that bear the names of the minor prophets, considered as one book, the twelve, in the jewish canon. The single best commentary on the first five minor prophets is the commentary by douglas stuart in the word biblical commentary series. Like the book of amos, the book of hosea is addressed to the people of the northern kingdom israel.
These words, and the whole, context, respect future. The term the righteous occurs nowhere else in hosea. At the end of the book, a prophecy is made that someday this will all be changed, that god will indeed have pity on israel. Hosea 14 bible commentary matthew henry concise christianity. At the same time he shows the future ways of god with his people. This sermon was preached by pastor hilmer jagersma on may, 2018 at blessings christian church in hamilton ontario. Book of hosea overview insight for living ministries. They are called minor prophets not because their material is less important or insignificant, but because of the size of the book they wrote was shorter in length. Other forerunner commentary entries containing hosea 14.
Moreover, he makes a covenant with assyria, and oil is carried to egypt. And his name is related to the name joshua, which means salvation. I will be as the dew unto israel before, he had said, his spring shall become dry and his fountain shall be dried up hosea. I will be as the dew unto israel on these metaphors i gladly avail myself of the elegant and just observations of bp.
Hosea was probably a native of the northern kingdom of israel, since he shows familiarity with the history, circumstances and topography of the north 4. Hosea 14 real wisdom turns israel back to the lord this is a wonderful chapter to be at the end of such a book. Hosea was a young preacher in the nation of israel, the northern kingdom, and he was a. These 12 books are called minor prophets not because their message is less important but because they are so much shorter than the previous five books. Often, we do not recognize the derivation of these bible names, but this prophets name would be joseph in english. Hosea 1 the word of the lord that came to hosea, the son. Hosea israel returning the dew and the plants hosea 14. By them hosea expresses his deep woe over israels condition. Hebrew and english lexicon of the old testament by francis brown, s.
Hosea 14, new international version niv the bible app. The book of hosea written hundreds of years before daniel and is addressed to the northern kingdom of israel. Study hosea 14 using matthew henrys bible commentary concise to better understand. Barnes book notes jamieson, fausset, and brown book notes robertsons book notes nt. No entry exists in forerunner commentary for hosea 14. Hosea parallels his own tragic marriage to his unfaithful wife gomer chapters to that of the covenant between god and israel chapters 414. Hosea 14 bible commentary john gills exposition of the bible.
Here is the full flowering of gods unfailing love for his faithless people, the triumph of his grace, the assurance of his healing all described in imagery that. Hosea 14 commentary commentary critical and explanatory on. The book contains the prophecies attributed to the prophet hosea son of beeri and this chapter is about gods judgments against the priests, the people, and the princes of israel, for their multiple sins hosea 5. Go, get for yourself a woman of prostitution and children.
Gods love for israel, a nation of people more interested in themselves than in gods direction for their lives, shines through clearly against the darkness of their idolatry and injustice hosea 14. Israel has been unfaithful to god through idolatry and oppression of the poor. Youll get this book and many others when you join bible gateway plus. Ephraim feeds on wind, and pursues the east wind continually. The piercing eye of god saw secret liking and disposition to sin, the love the house of israel had to. Hosea 14 commentary james burton coffman commentaries. According to the traditional order of most hebrew bibles, it is the first of the twelve minor prophets set around the fall of the northern kingdom of israel, the book of hosea denounces the worship of gods other than jehovah, metaphorically comparing israels abandonment of jehovah to a. It is a part of the book of the twelve minor prophets. We will never again say our gods to what our own hands have made, for in you the. Study hosea 14 using john gills exposition of the bible to better understand. This would make him and jonah the only writing prophets from the northern kingdom. I will be to israel like a refreshing dew from heaven.
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