Hosea 14:5-6 NIV

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 14:4-8

God's response to the penitent. Israel's repentance will be followed by the turning away of God's anger, and by superabundant blessings. Figures are heaped on each other, and one figure is employed to fill in another, to set forth the fullness with which this blessing will descend. The prophecy, hitherto so dark and troubled, ends in heavenly peace. I. BACKSLIDING HEALED . ( Hosea 14:4 ) No time is lost in answering Israel's prayer. Forgiveness follows close upon return. So David... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 14:5

The heavenly dewfall. The former part of the chapter describes the experience through which a Church or a soul must pass before the fulfillment of this promise. The repentance, the vows, the hopes of the penitent are here crowned by Divine goodness. With a startling and sudden transition, in the fourth verse, Jehovah is represented as interposing amidst the prayers of those returning to him. So our Lord describes the father as unable to listen to the close of the prodigal's confession,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 14:5-6

The bedewed Church. This is a description of the condition of a Church which has received the fulfillment of the promise, "I will be as the dew unto Israel." Its blessedness is so full and so varied in its manifestations that no one emblem would suffice to represent it. Hence the text is crowded with imagery. The bedewed Church has these characteristics. I. GROWTH . "He shall grow as the lily." 1. This presupposes life. A lifeless log would not grow, however rich the soil,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 14:5-7

National prosperity. The prospect of Israel's repentance and reformation fills the mind of the prophet with a happy exultation, and suggests imagery of the most beautiful and vivacious description. The poetical allusions crowd in upon his mind and flow from his pen with a harmonious prodigality. Reading this passage, we are transported in imagination into the scenes of verdure, fragrance, and fruitfulness, which furnished Hosea with the lively emblems of that national prosperity which he was... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 14:5-8

Return to God: its ultimate results. These are like the effects of the dew of heaven upon garden and landscape. They are, in fact, the results of the Divine influence which God the Holy Spirit bestows upon returning penitents. The imagery of the passage is borrowed from the vegetable kingdom, and reminds us of that of the Song of Solomon. The prophet employs a combination of emblems—the lily, the cedar, the olive, the corn-field, the vineyard, because it requires them all to furnish an... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Hosea 14:5

I will be as the dew unto Israel - Before, He had said, “his spring shall become dry and his fountain shall be dried up” Hosea 13:15. Now again He enlarges the blessing; their supply shall be unfailing, for it shall be from God; yea, God Himself shall be that blessing; “I will be the dew; descending on the mown grass” Psalms 72:6, to quicken and refresh it; descending, Himself, into the dried and parched and sere hearts of men, as He saith, “We will come unto him and make Our abode in him” John... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Hosea 14:5-6

Hosea 14:5-6. I will be as the dew unto Israel These verses contain gracious promises of God’s favour, and of blessings upon Israel’s conversion, represented by different metaphors. These are first described by that refreshment which copious dews give to the grass in the heat of summer. And if we consider the nature of the climate, and the necessity of dews in so hot a country, not only to refresh, but likewise to preserve life; if we consider also the beauty of the oriental lilies, the... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Hosea 14:1-9

14:1-9 GOD’S FORGIVING LOVEGod loves Israel in spite of its sin and rebellion, and he still desires the people’s repentance rather than their destruction. He even gives them the words of confession to use in asking his forgiveness. In this prayer they acknowledge their sin, and promise that they will no longer look to foreign nations for help. They will not worship man-made gods, but will trust entirely in God and his mercy (14:1-3).If they repent, God in his love will give them a spirit of... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Hosea 14:5

the dew. See notes on Hosea 6:4 ; Hosea 13:3 . grow = blossom. cast forth = strike out. his roots. The spurs of Lebanon have the appearance of outspreading roots. as = like [those of]. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Hosea 14:6

his smell = his fragrance, or be fragrant, like. read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 14:4-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 14:5

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 14:5-6

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 14:5-7

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 14:5-8

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Hosea 14:5

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Hosea 14:5-6

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Hosea 14:1-9

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Hosea 14:5

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Hosea 14:6

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