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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Hosea 3:1-5

Some think that this chapter refers to Judah, the two tribes, as the adulteress the prophet married (Hos. 1:3) represented the ten tribes; for this was not to be divorced, as the ten tribes were, but to be left desolate for a long time, and then to return, as the two tribes did. But these are called the children of Israel, which was the ten tribes, and therefore it is more probable that of them this parable, as well as that before, is to be understood. Go, and repeat it, says God to the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Hosea 3:3

And I said unto her ,.... Having bought or hired her; this was the covenant or agreement he made with her, thou shall abide for me many days ; dwell alone in some solitary and separate place, and have no conversation with any, especially with men; live like a widow that has lost her husband, and so wait for a long time till the prophet should think fit to take her to his house and bed: thou shall not play the harlot, and thou shall not be for another man ; neither prostitute herself,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Hosea 3:4

For the children of Israel shall abide many days without a king, and without a prince ,.... Without any form of civil government, either regal or without any civil magistrate, either superior or subordinate, of their own; being subject to the kings and princes of other nations, as the ten tribes were from their captivity by Shalmaneser, to the coming of Christ, which was about seven hundred years; and from that time the tribes of Judah and Benjamin have had no kings and princes among them,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 3:3

Thou shalt abide for me many days - He did not take her home, but made a contract with her that, if she would abstain from her evil ways, he would take her to himself after a sufficient trial. In the meantime he gave her the money and the barley to subsist upon, that she might not be under the temptation of becoming again unfaithful. So will I also be for thee - That is, if thou, Israel, wilt keep thyself separate from thy idolatry, and give me proof, by thy total abstinence from idols,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 3:4

Many days without a king - Hitherto this prophecy has been literally fulfilled. Since the destruction of the temple by the Romans they have neither had king nor prince, nor any civil government of their own, but have lived in different nations of the earth as mere exiles. They have neither priests nor sacrifices nor urim nor thummim; no prophet, no oracle, no communication of any kind from God. Without an image ephod - teraphim - The Septuagint read, Ουδε ουσης θυσιας, ουδε οντος... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 3:3

Verse 3 Hence he adds, I said to her, For many days shalt thou tarry for me, and thou shalt not become wanton, and thou shalt not be for any man, that is, ‘Thou shalt remain a widow; for it is for this reason that I still retain thee, to find out whether thou wilt sincerely repent. I would not indeed be too easy towards thee, lest I should by indulgence corrupt thee: I shall see what thy conduct will be: you must in the meantime continue a widow.’ This, then was God’s small favor which remained... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 3:4

Verse 4 He afterwards adds, For many days shall the children of Israel abide He says, for many days, that they might prepare themselves for long endurance, and be not dispirited through weariness, though the Lord should not soon free them from their calamities. “Though then your exile should be long, still cherish,” he says, “strong hope in your hearts; for so long a trial must necessarily be made of your repentance; as you have very often pretended to return to the Lord, and soon after your... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 3:1-3

God's mercifulness and Israel's sinfulness are brought into contrast. Some are disposed to regard the woman mentioned in this chapter as identical with Gomer, whom the prophet had previously made his wife; and that she had in the mean time forsaken her husband the prophet, and had formed an adulterous connection with another man: while others regard the command of God to the prophet and his conduct in compliance therewith in the light of a new transaction with a different individual. In... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 3:1-5

Hosea detains Gomer in seclusion. This chapter, like Hosea 1:1-11 ; is written in prose; all the other twelve being rhythmical. It deals, as Hosea 1:1-11 . does, with the personal life of Hosea, giving one further glimpse of the bitter domestic sorrow by which God made him a prophet. The same wonderful providence which had led him to marry Gomer at the first now impelled him to rescue her from the wretchedness into which she had fallen. And his own quenchless love for his erring wife... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 3:1-5

Love to the adulteress. It has been shown in Hosea 2:1-23 . that the punishment of Israel is designed to work for the nation's moral recovery. A new symbol is accordingly employed to set forth this aspect of the truth; as formerly the punitive aspects of God's dealing with the nation had been exhibited in the symbols of Hosea 1:1-11 . The symbol is again drawn from the prophet's relations to his wife. I. THE PROPHET 'S CONTINUED LOVE FOR HIS UNFAITHFUL WIFE . ( Hosea... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Hosea 3:1-5

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Hosea 3:3

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Hosea 3:4

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 3:3

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 3:4

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 3:3

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 3:4

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 3:1-3

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 3:1-5

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 3:1-5

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