何西阿書 6:2-3 CUNPTS

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 6:1-3

Returning to God. Affliction is represented as having at length accomplished its work. In the far country the prodigal bethinks himself of his father's house. He comes to himself. He says, "I will arise," etc. ( Luke 15:18 ). Thus shall Israel at last take with them words, and turn to the Lord ( Hosea 14:2 ). The words stand as a form for Israel to take up whenever their hearts shall turn to the Lord ( 2 Corinthians 3:16 ). I. RETURN TO GOD RESOLVED UPON . ( Hosea 6:1 )... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 6:2

After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight. The expression of time here employed denotes a comparatively short period, and implies that Israel's revival would be speedily as well as certainly accomplished. Paucity is signified by the binary number in Old Testament language, just as we speak of two, or a couple, in the sense of fewness. In 1 Kings 17:12 we find "two" used in this way: "Behold, I am gathering two sticks;" so in ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 6:2

Spiritual revival. The bold and daring figure of this passage is suited to the circumstances which call forth the exclamation and the assurance of repenting Israel, as it is in harmony with the vigorous style of the prophet. I. SPIRITUAL INSENSIBILITY AND APOSTASY ARE SPIRITUAL DEATH . There is a moral death, and it is into this that ungodly individuals and nations plunge, as into a black sea of unfathomable depth. It is trifling with sinners to tell them that they are not... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 6:3

The quest of Divine knowledge. In the Old Testament prominence is given to the intellectual as well as to the practical side of religion. To the Hebrew, religion was no mere matter of routine and ceremony; it consisted in an acquaintance with the character and will of the Supreme, and in a practical obedience. In this the authority of Old Testament Scripture is very apparent. True religion as distinguished from human superstition is based upon an appeal to the intelligence. I. THE AIM... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 6:3

Morning and showers. A beautiful description of the privileges and joys appointed for such as follow on to know the Lord. His gracious visitation is compared to the brightness of the daybreak, to the falling of the refreshing and fertilizing showers. The language is doubly applicable to those who receive the gospel of Jesus Christ. I. A SUGGESTION OF HUMAN NEED . It is implied that our state in sin and ignorance is a state of darkness and of drought. 1. Absence of Divine... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 6:3

The rain. The climate of Palestine differs from our own. There are "early" rains at sowing-time. Rain continues from autumn until spring. That which swells the corn and prepares for harvest is the "latter" rain. Deficiency of rain is fatal to the hopes of the husbandman; regular and abundant rains ensure his crops. Accordingly these rains serve as figures of the spiritual influences of God in producing and perfecting spiritual life and fruitfulness. The appropriateness is evident of the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 6:3

Man God-ward, and God man-ward. "Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the Lord: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth." "Let us therefore know—hunt after the knowledge of Jehovah; his rising is fixed like the morning dawn, that he may come to us like rain, and moisten the earth like the latter rain" (Keil and Delitzsch). There are two pursuits in this passage—man pursuing God, "following on to... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Hosea 6:2

After two days will He revive us (or quicken us, give us life,) in the third day He will raise us up - The Resurrection of Christ, and our resurrection in Him and in His Resurrection, could not be more plainly foretold. The prophet expressly mentions “two days,” after which life should be given, and a “third day, on” which the resurrection should take place. What else can this be than the two days in which the Body of Christ lay in the tomb, and the third day, on which He rose again, as “the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Hosea 6:3

Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the Lord - Rather, “Then shall we know, shall follow on to know the Lord,” i. e., we shall not only know Him, but we shall grow continually in that knowledge. Then, in Israel, God says, “there was no knowledge of Him;” His “people was destroyed for lack of it” Hosea 4:1, Hosea 4:6. In Christ He promises, that they should have that inward knowledge of Him, ever growing, because the grace, through which it is given, ever grows, and “the depth of the... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Hosea 6:2

Hosea 6:2 . After two days he will revive us A deliverance from miseries or calamities, from which men had despaired of a recovery, is often represented as restoring them to life after death: see Psalms 30:3; Psalms 71:20; Psalms 86:13; particularly the restoration of the Jewish nation is often described, as if it were a resurrection from the dead: see note on Ezekiel 37:11. Two, or three, in Scripture, denote a small number. Two are put for a few, 1 Kings 17:12. One and two for a... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 6:1-3

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 6:2

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 6:2

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 6:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 6:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 6:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 6:3

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Hosea 6:2

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Hosea 6:3

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Hosea 6:2

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