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Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 6:11

O Judah, he hath set a harvest for thee - Thou also hast transgressed; thy harvest will come; thou shalt be reaped down and sent into captivity. The sickle is already thrust in. That which thou hast sowed shalt thou reap. They who sow unto the flesh shall reap corruption. When I returned the captivity of my people - Bp. Newcome translates, "Among those who lead away the captivity of my people." There is thy harvest; they who have led Israel into captivity shall lead thee also into the... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 6:7

Verse 7 God then subjoins a complaint, — But they like men have transgressed the covenant; there have they dealt treacherously against me. Here God shows that the Israelites boasted in vain of their sacrifices and of all the pomps of their external worship, for God did not regard these external things, but only wished to exercise the faithful in spiritual worship. Then the import of the whole is this, “My design was, when I appointed the sacrifices and the whole legal worship, to lead you so to... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 6:8

Verse 8 I shall first speak of the subject, and then something shall be added in its place of the words. The Prophet here notices, no doubt, something special against Gilead, which through the imperfection of history is now to us obscure. But in the first place, we must remember, that Gilead was one of the cities of refuge; and the Levites possessed these cities, which were destined for fugitives. If any one killed a man by chance, that the relatives might not take revenge, the Lord provided... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 6:9

Verse 9 The Prophet pursues more at large what he had briefly touched; for he does, not now confine himself to the common people, but directs his accusation against the sacerdotal order. “See,” he says, “the priests conspire among themselves like robbers, that they may slay wretched men, who may meet them in the way.” It is indeed certain that the Prophet speaks not here of open murders; for it is not credible that the priests had proceeded into so great a licentiousness, that Gilead had become... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 6:10

Verse 10 Here God declares that he is the fit judge to take cognizance of the vices of Israel; and this he does, that he might cut off the handle of vain excuses, which hypocrites often adduce when they are reproved. Who indeed can at this day persuade the Papists that all their worship is a filthy abomination, a mere profanation? We see how furiously they rise up as soon as any one by a whisper dares to touch their superstitions. Whence this? Because they wish their own will to stand for... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 6:11

Verse 11 Then he adds, Judeah also has set a plantation for thee That I may finish the chapter, I will briefly notice this verse. Interpreters render it thus, “Also Judah, thou hast set for thyself an harvest:” but the verb, as it is evident, is in the third person; it cannot then be rendered otherwise than, ‘Also Judah has set.’ They who render it in the second person, “Thou hast set for thyself an harvest,” elicit this sense, “Thou also Judah, whom I have chosen for myself, hast set for... 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 6:6-11

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

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

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

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

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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