何西阿書 10:12-14 CUNPTS

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 10:9-12

A checkered picture. These verses exhibit the continuance in sin and its consequences, chastisement and its lessons, change of circumstances and its bitter experiences, the call to repentance and the blessed promises to the penitent. I. CONTINUANCE IN SIN . Israel had corrupted themselves as in the days of Gibeah ( Hosea 9:9 ), and, as we are told in Hosea 10:9 , had sinned from the days of Gibeah. 1. Grievous as their sin had been at first, it was greatly aggravated by... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 10:9-15

National prosperity and calamity. In this passage, for the second time ( vide Hosea 9:10 ), the prophet starts with a brief reminiscence of former days, and then proceeds to deliver an urgent exhortation to present duty; but all serves merely as a basis for more denunciation and announcement of retribution. I. THE IDEAL LIFE OF A NATION . ( Hosea 10:12 ) Although this verse is in the first instance a summons to Israel to repent and reform, we may view it as indicating... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 10:12

Spiritual husbandry. The union of precept and promise in Scripture runs parallel with the union of work and blessing in life. The same mind and will is the source of both. Our text reminds us of the co-operation of the human and Divine as essential to the harvest of good. A true reformation is only accomplished by God indirectly, through the agency of man. Thus the coming of Christ Jesus was prepared for by the ministry of John, which roused men to thoughts of sin and of righteousness. In... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 10:12

Prepare for the time of Divine favor. This is one of many passages in which the inspired writers make use of imagery derived from the processes of nature and the practices of husbandry, with the view of explaining and enforcing spiritual truth and personal duty. I. HUMAN PREPARATION FOR DIVINE BLESSING . Man must do his part, and is admonished by authority to do so. The readiness which is here required, as a condition of heavenly blessing and spiritual prosperity, is twofold. ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 10:12

The Divine voice to a worthless people. "Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the Lord, till he come and rain righteousness upon you." "Sow to yourselves for righteousness, reap according to love, plough for yourselves virgin soil; for it is time to seek Jehovah, till he come and rain righteousness upon you" (Delitzsch). Sowing and reaping are figures here used to denote the spiritual and moral conduct of the people. Indeed,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 10:12-13

Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy. These two verses contain a call to repentance and reformation of life, in figurative language borrowed from the same department of human industry, לצדי is "for righteousness;" that is, sow such seed as that righteousness may spring from it. לפי הי is "according to," or "in proportion to, mercy." When two imperatives are joined, is here, the latter indicates a promise, and may be expressed by a future, as, "Do this and live," ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 10:12-15

Moral husbandry. Israel's duty is here contrasted with their practice. I. THE KIND OF HUSBANDRY ISRAEL OUGHT TO HAVE FOLLOWED . ( Hosea 10:12 ) 1. Preparation of the soil . Israel is first bid to sow; then going a step further back, the people are commanded, "Break up your fallow ground." If fruits of righteousness are to be produced, it needs, not simply a weeding and recultivation of the old soil—the natural, unrenewed heart—but the preparation of a soil... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 10:13

Ye have ploughed wickedness, ye have reaped iniquity; ye have eaten the fruit of lies. Hitherto their course had been the very opposite of that which they are now exhorted to enter on. Hitherto their work had been wickedness, and their wages, as might be expected, the fruit of iniquity. What they had wrought for they reaped. Their plowing had been sin, their sowing wickedness, and their harvest sorrow. Wickedness against God and man was what they both ploughed and sowed; oppression at the... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 10:13-15

The prolific fruits of evil. The Israelites are not only charged with neglect of duty, but with sins of commission. The concluding verses of the chapter point out this contrariety of their conduct to the foregoing exhortation, and its consequences; trace the source of their sinful courses to their carnal confidences; and foretell the coming calamities caused thereby. I. THE CONDUCT OF THE PEOPLE HAD BEEN DIRECTLY CONTRARY TO THE ADMONITION JUST GIVEN . 1. ... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 10:14

Therefore shall a tumult arise among thy people, and all thy fortresses shall be spoiled. This was the fruit of their doings, the result of their sins. The tumult of war is already heard, and the work of destruction has begun. The word shaon, tumult, is from שָׁאָה , as applied to the loud rushing of waters, then the tumult of advancing warriors. The preposition be is rendered read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 10:9-12

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 10:9-15

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 10:12

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 10:12

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 10:12

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 10:12-13

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 10:12-15

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 10:13

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 10:13-15

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 10:14

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