Hosea 3:5 NIV

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Hosea 3:5

Hosea 3:5. Afterward shall the children of Israel return When they have lived a long time in this state, without any country or government of their own, without any temple or place of worship, and without the liberty and proper means for offering sacrifices; they shall be touched with a true remorse for their former errors, and weary of this forlorn and desolate condition, shall bethink themselves of Jehovah the true God, and shall seek unto him by prayer and supplication. And shall seek... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Hosea 3:1-5

Steadfast love (3:1-5)The story now returns to relate how Hosea, having found that his prostitute wife had become a slave, bought her back. In the same way God will buy back his adulterous people from slavery (3:1-2). But Gomer had first to undergo a period of discipline and live with Hosea as a slave, not as a wife. Israel likewise must have a period of discipline. She must live in captivity in a foreign land, where she will be without her own civil government and will be separated from all... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Hosea 3:5

Afterward, &c. This mark of time has not yet been reached. It corresponds with the "many days" of Hosea 3:4 . See the Structure above ("4-. "). return, &c.: i. e. return [to Jehovah]. See Hosea 5:15 , and Hosea 6:1 . seek. Compare Hosea 5:6 . Jer 60:4 , Jer 60:5 . God. Hebrew. Elohim. App-4 . David. Compare Jeremiah 30:9 . Ezekiel 34:23 , Ezekiel 34:24 ; Ezekiel 37:22 , Ezekiel 37:24 . Therefore David must rise again, as Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob must; and note the fact of Israel... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Hosea 3:5

"Afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek Jehovah their God, and David their king, and shall come with fear unto Jehovah and to his goodness in the latter days."The strong Messianic thrust of this passage is undeniable. It is no longer the old Israel which is in focus here, for the new Israel suddenly enters the picture. The words "afterward" and "in the latter days" which begin and close the passage make this certain. Also, the return to "David their king" can only mean that the... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Hosea 3:4-5

Hosea 3:4-5. For the children of Israel shall abide, &c.— This threatening was fulfilled upon the ten tribes, when they were carried captive by Salmaneser; but was fulfilled in a remarkable manner upon the whole nation at the destruction of Jerusalem by Titus; for from that time they have had neither republic nor civil government of their own, but live every where like so many exiles. They have had neither priests nor sacrifices, their temple being destroyed, where only they were permitted... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Hosea 3:5

5. Afterward—after the long period ("many days," :-) has elapsed. return—from their idols to "their God," from whom they had wandered. David their king—Israel had forsaken the worship of Jehovah at the same time that they forsook their allegiance to David's line. Their repentance towards God is therefore to be accompanied by their return to the latter. So Judah and Israel shall be one, and under "one head," as is also foretold (Hosea 1:11). That representative and antitype of David is Messiah.... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Hosea 3:2-5

III. THE SECOND SERIES OF MESSAGES OF JUDGMENT AND RESTORATION: MARITAL UNFAITHFULNESS 2:2-3:5These messages develop the comparison between Hosea’s relationship with his adulterous wife and Yahweh’s relationship with unfaithful Israel more fully. In both relationships, restoration follows judgment. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Hosea 3:4-5

The restoration of Yahweh’s wife 3:4-5 read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Hosea 3:5

After this period of cleansing, the Israelites would return to the Lord. They would seek Him as their God and a Davidic king as their ruler (cf. Hosea 2:7; Hosea 5:15; Deuteronomy 4:29). They would approach the Lord with a healthy sense of fear because of His rich blessings. This would happen "in the last days," namely, the days of Israel’s national restoration (i.e., the Millennium; cf. Deuteronomy 4:30; Isaiah 2:2; Micah 4:1)."The reference to ’David their king’ should not be understood in an... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 3:1-5

The Attempts to Reclaim the erring WifeIn an episode in the life of Hosea and his relations with Gomer (cp. Hosea 2:14) the prophet finds a parable of Jehovah’s punishment of Israel. Having bought back his erring wife, as though she were a slave, he subjects her to gentle restraint, depriving her for a time of conjugal rights, in hope of securing her love (1-3). So Israel, deprived in exile of forms of government and of outward worship, would be ready to receive her true king and spouse (4,... read more

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Hosea 3:5

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Hosea 3:1-5

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Hosea 3:5

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Hosea 3:5

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Hosea 3:4-5

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Hosea 3:5

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Hosea 3:2-5

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Hosea 3:4-5

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Hosea 3:5

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 3:1-5

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