Bible Commentary

And the earth shall hear the corn, and the wine, and the oil; and they shall hear Jezreel. Verse 22. Shall hear the corn, and the wine] When they seem to express a desire to supply the wants of man. And they shall hear Jezreel.] The destitute people who are in want of the necessaries … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Hosea 2:22”

And it shall come to pass in that day, I will hear, saith the LORD, I will hear the heavens, and they shall hear the earth; 21, 22. I will hear ] Rather, I will respond (and similarly throughout). It is a beautiful picture of the harmony between the physical and the spiritual spheres, Jezreel … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Hosea 2:21”

I will even betroth thee unto me in faithfulness: and thou shalt know the LORD. 20. and thou shalt know the Lord ] The ‘knowledge’ of Jehovah is repeatedly insisted upon by Hosea (see Hos 4:1, Hos 5:4, Hos 6:3; Hos 6:6); not however a merely intellectual one, but that which rests upon spiritual experience, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Hosea 2:20”

And I will betroth thee unto me forever; yea, I will betroth thee unto me in righteousness, and in judgment, and in lovingkindness, and in mercies. 19. I will betroth thee unto me ] A second marriage-ceremony among the Israelites had to be preceded by a second betrothal. Jehovah promises here that this betrothal shall … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Hosea 2:19”

And in that day will I make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven, and [with] the creeping things of the ground: and I will break the bow and the sword and the battle out of the earth, and will make them to lie down safely. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Hosea 2:18”

For I will take away the names of Baalim out of her mouth, and they shall no more be remembered by their name. 17. I will take away the names of the Baalim ] Tenacious as the popular memory is, the unholy names shall be expunged from it. ‘Remembered’ should be mentioned; comp. Jos 23:7; … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Hosea 2:17”

And it shall be at that day, saith the LORD, [that] thou shalt call me Ishi; and shalt call me no more Baali. 16. thou shalt call me Ishi; and shalt call me no more Baali ] The terms Ishi, ‘my husband’, and Baali, ‘my lord’, are properly speaking synonymous, so that, but for the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Hosea 2:16”

And I will give her her vineyards from thence, and the valley of Achor for a door of hope: and she shall sing there, as in the days of her youth, and as in the day when she came up out of the land of Egypt. 15. I will give her her vineyards from thence … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Hosea 2:15”

Therefore, behold, I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, and speak comfortably unto her. 14. Therefore ] i.e. because, without Jehovah’s help, Israel will never come to herself, and reform (comp. Isa 30:18). Her punishment has an educational object; the threat has a tinge of promise. I will allure her ] The … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Hosea 2:14”

And I will visit upon her the days of Baalim, wherein she burned incense to them, and she decked herself with her earrings and her jewels, and she went after her lovers, and forgot me, saith the LORD. 13. I will visit upon her the days of Baalim ] To ‘visit’ is to examine or … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Hosea 2:13”