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The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 11:1-7

A typical portrait of a people. "When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt. As they called them, so they went from them: they sacrificed unto Baalim, and burned incense to graven images. I taught Ephraim also to go, taking them by their arms; but they knew not that I healed them. I drew them with cords of a man, with bands of love: and I was to them as they that take off the yoke on their jaws, and I laid meat unto them. He shall not return into the land of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 11:3

I taught Ephraim also to fro, taking them by their alms; but they knew not that I healed them. This picture of God's guiding and guarding care of Ephraim is very touching and tender. It is that of an affectionate parent or tender nurse teaching a child to walk by leading-strings; taking it up in the arms when stumbling or making a false step; and in case it fell curing the wound. Thus, nurse-like, God taught Ephraim, his wayward perverse child, to use his feet (so the original word imports),... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 11:3

Healing grace unrecognized. The gentle, considerate, and tender manner in which Jehovah had treated Ephraim is very strikingly portrayed in the figurative language of the first part of this verse. Ephraim is depicted as a little child who is just learning to walk. The Lord condescends to represent himself as taking Ephraim by the arms, upholding the feeble, tottering form, and guiding the uncertain, unsteady steps. Such treatment augments the sin of insensibility and ingratitude on the part... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 11:4

I drew them with cords of a man, with bands of love. This verse contains a further representation of Jehovah's fatherly guidance of Israel. The cords of a man are such as parents use in leading weak or young children. Bands of lore qualify more closely the preceding expression, "cords of a man," and are the opposite of those which men employ in taming or breaking wild and unmanageable animals. The explanation of Rashi is similar: "I have always led them with tender cords such as these... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 11:4

The magnet of love. "I drew them with cords of a man, with bands of love." These words refer, in the first instance, to ancient Israel, and remind us how kindly and tender had been the Lord's dealings with them. In applying the text to ourselves, we shall consider it under two aspects. We have here— I. A REPRESENTATION OF GOD 'S WAY OF DEALING WITH MEN . The supreme power over the world of mankind is not the relentless power of natural law. The forces of nature dominate... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 11:4

Cords of a man. Language is lavished to impress upon Israel the gracious, the undeserved, but generous and forbearing treatment received from the Most High. As though an exhibition of the justice of obedience and piety were insufficient, there is added many a representation of the mercy which has marked the Lord's treatment of his ungrateful and rebellious people. I. GRACIOUS ATTRACTION Instead of driving men with authority, God draws them with a truly humane and tender persuasion.... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Hosea 11:3

I taught Ephraim also to go - Literally, “and I set Ephraim on his feet;” i. e., while they were rebelling, I was helping and supporting them, as a nurse doth her child, teaching it to go with little steps, step by step, “accustoming it to go by little and little without weariness;” and not only so, but “taking them by their arms;” or it may be equally translated, “He took them in His arms,” i. e., God not only gently “taught” them “to walk,” but when they were wearied, “He took them up in His... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Hosea 11:4

I drew them with the cords of a man - o: “Wanton heifers such as was Israel, are drawn with ropes; but although Ephraim struggled against Me, I would not draw him as a beast, but I drew him as a man, (not a servant, but a son) with cords of love.” “Love is the magnet of love.” : “The first and chief commandment of the law, is not of fear, but of love, because He willeth those whom He commandeth, to be sons rather than servants.” : “Our Lord saith, ‘No man cometh unto Me, except the father who... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Hosea 11:3-4

Hosea 11:3-4. I taught Ephraim also to go Hebrew, תרגלתי לאפרים , I directed the feet of Ephraim. In this time of Ephraim’s childhood, I supported and directed his steps, as a mother or nurse those of a child whom she is teaching to walk. Taking them by their arms To guide them, that they might not stray from the right way; and to hold them up, that they might not stumble and fall: see notes on Deuteronomy 1:31; Deuteronomy 32:11-12; Isaiah 63:0. Thus did God deal with Israel in the... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Hosea 11:1-11

The Father’s love (11:1-11)As a father loves a son, so God loved Israel and saved his people from slavery in Egypt. They turned from God to serve idols, but God still loved them and cared for them (11:1-4). However, they have refused to return to God, and now they are about to go into slavery again, this time in Assyria (5-7).It hurts God to have to punish those whom he loves. He must punish them for their wickedness, because he cannot ignore sin. But within his justice there is mercy. His love... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 11:1-7

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 11:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 11:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 11:4

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 11:4

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 11:4

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Hosea 11:3

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Hosea 11:4

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Hosea 11:3-4

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Hosea 11:1-11

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