호세아 2:3-5 KRV

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 2:3

Lest I strip her naked, and set her as in the day that she was born. The Lord, by his servant the prophet, enforces the preceding exhortation by a stern denunciation, and the threat of further severities unless averted by repentance; as an injured husband withdraws from a faithless wife all the gifts and presents he had made for her adornment, leaving her poor and bare. Not only the removal of her garments by way of degradation and disgrace, but exposure in that position to insult and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 2:4

And I will not have mercy upon her children; for they be the children of whoredoms. The connection of this verse is carried on from the preceding, viz. and lest I will not have mercy upon her children . An exceedingly apt illustration of this verse is given by Jerome. It is to this effect: When the children of Israel were brought out of Egypt, the parents perished in the wilderness; but the children of those who had thus perished, and whose caresses had thus fallen in the wilderness,... 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

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Hosea 2:3

Lest I strip her naked - “There is an outward visible nakedness and an inward, which is invisible. The invisible nakedness is, when the soul within is bared of the glory and the grace of God.” The visible nakedness is the privation of God’s temporal and visible gifts, the goods of this world, or outward distinction. God’s inward gifts the sinful soul or nation despises, while those outward gifts she prizes. And therefore, when the soul parts with the inward ornaments of God’s grace, He strips... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Hosea 2:4

I will not have mercy upon her children - God visits the sins of the parents upon the children, until the entailed curse be cut off by repentance. God enforces His own word “lo-ruhamah, Unpitied,” by repeating it here, “lo-arahem,” “I will not pity.” Reproaches, which fall upon the mother, are ever felt with special keenness. Whence Saul called Jonathan 1 Samuel 20:30, “Thou son of the perverse rebellious woman.” Therefore, the more to arouse them, he says, “for they are the children of... 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 2:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 2:4

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 2:5

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 2:5

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 2:5-9

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Hosea 2:3

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Hosea 2:4

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