何西阿书 2:5-7 CUNPSS

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 2:2-5

The prophet exhibits the gross sin of idolatry. The prophet in this section exposes the shame as well as sin of idolatry. It is a mistaken notion to suppose, with some, that the tribe of Judah is here urged to plead with the tribes of Israel; for Israel cannot, with any propriety of speech or figure, be spoken of as the mother in this case, however possibly they may be addressed as brethren and sisters. The Church or nation is the mother, and the individual members, as nursed and brought up... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 2:2-5

Spiritual adultery. The individuals of the nation are exhorted to plead with their mother Israel, that she may turn from her adulterous courses, and so avert the doom which is otherwise certain to overtake her . Consider— I. ISRAEL 'S SHAMELESS PROFLIGACY . ( Hosea 2:2 , Hosea 2:5 ) The sin charged against Israel is that of adultery, in her relations with Jehovah. Owing to the peculiarity of these relations, the sin was of a specially aggravated kind. 1. The people had... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 2:2-7

Jehovah's condemnation of faithless Israel. In Hosea 1:1-11 . the prophet has Fainted a "vigorous fresco" (Ewald) illustrative of his domestic sorrows. And now he presents an explanation of the sad picture in its prophetic meaning. The supreme thought of the Book of Hosea is that of Jehovah's conjugal love for Israel, which she by her unfaithfulness had so foully dishonored. Here, in Hosea 2:1-23 ; accordingly, we have an allegory suggested by the prophet's symbolic marriage with Gomer;... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 2:5

Nor their mother hath played the harlot: she that conceived them hath dons shamefully: for she said, I will go after my lovers. The charge of idolatry under the figure of harlotry, spiritual harlotry, is reiterated. "Mother" is repeated in and emphasized by the parallel words, "she that conceived them." A somewhat similar form of expression is that in Psalms 58:3 , "The wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies." To bosh, to be ashamed,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 2:5

The delusions of the ungodly. Israel sinned, not only by forsaking God and by worshipping the idols of the heathen, but by defending this conduct—by justifying her apostasy, and attributing to the supposed deities her mercies and enjoyments. This is a common case with sinners; who first do wickedly in departing from God, and then give God's honor to another, praising those whom they have substituted for the great Giver for what they owe to him alone. I. THE UNGODLY ATTRIBUTE THEIR... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 2:5-9

The philosophy of the Divine chastisements. The punishment of Israel, while retributive, was designed also to be reformatory. It would display the Divine wisdom. Consider— I. THE DELUSION UNDERLYING ISRAEL 'S DEVOTION TO THE IDOLS . ( Hosea 2:5 , Hosea 2:8 , Hosea 2:12 ) 1. The nature of the delusion. The root of it was the notion that her prosperity was attributable to the assiduity of her service of the idols. It was they, she thought, who had given her her... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 2:6

Therefore, behold, I will hedge up thy way with thorns, and make a wall, that she shall not find her paths . The sudden change of person from the third to the second is very observable. This directness of address is, in this instance, expressive of deep indignation. She had avowed her determination to pursue her evil courses shamefully and sinfully, as if in despite and defiance of the Almighty. In deep and undisguised displeasure, and with a suddenness springing from indignation, he affirms... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 2:6

The way hedged up. A way may be hedged or walled up on either side for security and protection. But when the hedge is planted, or the wall built right across the path, such a barrier is of course intended to impede progress, and to render proceeding in that direction impossible. I. DIVINE PROVIDENCE SOMETIMES HEDGES UP THE SINNER 'S PATH . It does sometimes seem as if the ungodly were left to go their way unchecked; as if there were nothing to restrain their headlong race... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 2:6

Divine restraints. "Therefore, behold, I will hedge up thy way with thorns, and make a wall, that she shall not find her paths." "There is a twofold hedge," says Burroughs, "that God makes about his people. There is the hedge of protection to keep evil from them, and there is the hedge of affliction to keep them from evil. The hedge of protection you have in Isaiah 5:5 , where God threatens that he will take away the hedge from his vineyard, that is, he will take away his protection; and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 2:6-13

The pains and penalties that are attached to sin. In the Book of Judges it is stated once and again that, when the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord, he delivered them into the hand of their enemies. "They forsook the Lord, and served Baal and Ashtaroth. And the anger of the Lord was hot against Israel, and he delivered them into the hands of the spoilers that spoiled them; The children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the Lord And the Lord sold them into the hand... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 2:2-5

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 2:2-5

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 2:2-7

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 2:5

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 2:5

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 2:5-9

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 2:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 2:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 2:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 2:6-13

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