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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 14:4

Hosea 14:4. I will heal their backsliding I will deliver them from a backsliding heart and way, and remove those judgments they have brought upon themselves thereby. The Lord says, I will heal, &c., a usual metaphor in Scripture, because sin is our disease, and God is the physician who healeth us, Psalms 103:3; Jeremiah 3:22; and he doth it through Christ, in whom this promise is made to returning backsliders. God makes this promise to the Israelites by his prophet, to encourage... 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 14:4

back-sliding. Compare Hosea 11:7 . Jeremiah 5:6 ; Jeremiah 14:7 . him: i.e. Israel. 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

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Hosea 14:4

"I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely; for mine anger is turned away from him."The reference here is to the rich mine of spiritual benefit for the devoted Christian who has access to the Father "in Christ," who through repentance and prayer may be forgiven of every sin, who if he walks in the light "as he is in the light," is continually cleansed by the blood of Christ, who has an advocate with the Father, who enjoys the earnest of the Holy Spirit within himself, and for whom... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Hosea 14:5

"I will be as the dew unto Israel; he shall blossom as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.""Dew ..." is to be understood here not as transitory, but as refreshing. In that climate it was a valuable agent in the agricultural productiveness of the land."He shall blossom as the lily ..." "The New Israel will have the beauty of the lily (Matthew 6:28-29), and the noble strength and stability of the poplar (literally `Lebanon')."[15] read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Hosea 14:6

"His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive-tree, and his smell as Lebanon.""The loveliest of figures are here employed to describe the consequences"[16] of union with the Lord Jesus Christ in the New Covenant. God's goodness will not merely forgive and restore, but also beautify .and make fruitful and fragrant the NeW Israel of God. read more

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

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Hosea 14:4

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 14:4

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

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

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Hosea 14:4

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Hosea 14:5

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Hosea 14:6

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