호세아 6:6-8 KRV

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 6:4-6

Evanishing goodness. So froward, heedless, fickle, and incorrigible had Ephraim proved, that God did not know what more he could do with him. The same was true of Judah. The tender mode of speech, "O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee? O Judah, what shall I do unto thee?" shows how loath God is to pass from mercy to judgment. His heart yearns for the conversion of the objects of his solicitude. I. PIETY VALUELESS , IF EVANESCENT . ( Hosea 6:4 ) Ephraim arid Judah had fits of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 6:4-9

Israel's inconstant. The Lord had just comforted the truly godly portion of the people; he now turns aside and expostulates with the ungodly. Judah as well as Ephraim—the two tribes and the ten—fell far short, unspeakably short, of the picture of penitence, with the annexed promises, which he had just placed before them. Their state had become so desperate that destruction had become their desert, not because of his severity, but their own sin, themselves being judges. I. THE ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 6:5-6

The consequence of Israel's unsteadiness and inconstancy is here stated. Because of the fluctuating and formal nature of their religiousness, God cut them down (instead of rearing them up) through his prophets by fierce denunciations, and slew them (instead of reviving them) by the Divine word. The judgment of Jehovah went forth as the lightning-fish, or was as clear and conspicuous for justice as the light of day. Neither could outward services expiate their sins, when the proper feelings and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 6:6

Mercy better than sacrifice. This is one of those sublime declarations of Scripture which taken together are a proof of its inspiration; one of those "Jewels five words long, That on the stretch'd forefinger of all time Sparkle for ever." I. THIS PRINCIPLE IS CONTRARY TO THE CUSTOMARY BELIEFS REGARDING RELIGION . There is a tendency in human nature to degrade religion into a matter of ceremony. Religions which in their beginnings enunciate great spiritual truths... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 6:6

Knowledge and mercy. This verse may be regarded as embodying true religion. This consists in— I. KNOWLEDGE OF GOD . There is a presumption here: 1. That man has a nature capable of knowing God. 2. That God has so revealed himself as that he may be known. 3. That God desires that men should know him. II. MERCY TO MAN . This is the human side of religion. The laws of civil society enjoin justice, without which communities could not hold together. 1. The... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 6:6

Righteousness and ritualism. "For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings." We shall take "mercy" and "knowledge of God" here as including spiritual excellence, and "sacrifice" and "burnt offerings" as representing religious ritualism; and the idea is that Jehovah desires from man one rather than the other. The same idea is given in the following passages: "Hath the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 6:6-11

Religion and irreligion. In the verse immediately preceding, God has spoken of sending his prophets to "hew," and his words to "slay," and of visiting the nation with a sunrise of judgment. And now, in the remainder of the chapter, he proceeds to justify these threatenings by setting forth the reason why he felt compelled to deal with the Hebrews in this fashion. I. THE NATURE OF TRUE RELIGION . ( Hosea 6:6 , Hosea 6:7 ) It is described here in a twofold manner. 1. ... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 6:7

But they like men (margin, like Adam ) have transgressed the covenant: there have they dealt treacherously against me. This verse is variously rendered. (1) They like men (that is, men in general, or the rest of mankind, to whom they are in no way superior) have transgressed the covenant . (2) They are like men who transgress a covenant ; according to this rendering the word אדם is otiose, or adds nothing, nor is indeed required. (3) They like Adam have transgressed... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 6:7-11

The broken covenant. Israel had broken covenant with God. In the rupture of this bond was ruptured also the bond which bound society together. Fearful wickedness was the result. I. THE BOND BROKEN WITH GOD . ( Hosea 6:7 ) 1. The primal sin . "They, like Adam, have transgressed the covenant." Our first parents were placed under arrangements involving in them the essentials of a covenant. Through breach of this covenant came "death into our world, and all our woe." ... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 6:8

Divine institutions corrupted. "Gilead is a city of them that work iniquity, and is polluted with blood." It is supposed that Gilead here means Ramoth-gilead, the metropolis of the mountainous region beyond Jordan and south of the fiver Jabbok, known by the name of Gilead ( Joshua 21:28 ; 1 Kings 6:18 ). It was here that Jacob and Laban entered into a sacred covenant with each other. It was once a very sacred place; it was one of the celebrated cities of refuge ( Deuteronomy 20:1-20 ... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 6:4-6

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 6:4-9

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 6:5-6

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 6:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 6:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 6:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 6:6-11

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 6:7

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 6:7-11

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 6:8

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