Hosea 13:14

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Hosea 13:9-16

The first of these verses is the summary, or contents, of all the rest (Hos. 14:9), where we have, 1. All the blame of Israel's ruin laid upon themselves: O Israel! thy perdition is thence; it is of and from thyself; or, ?It has destroyed thee, O Israel! that is, all that sin and folly of thine which thou art before charged with. As thy own wickedness has many a time corrected thee, so that has now at length destroyed thee.? Note, Wilful sinners are self-destroyers. Obstinate impenitence is... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Hosea 13:14

I will ransom them from the power of the grave ,.... That is, "when" or "at which time" before spoken of, and here understood, as the above interpreter rightly connects the words, "I will" do this and what follows: I will redeem them from death ; these are the words, not of Jehovah the Father, as in Hosea 1:7 ; but of the Son, who redeemed Israel out of Egypt, which was a typical redemption, Hosea 13:4 ; in whom is the help of his people laid and found, Hosea 13:9 ; the Word of the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 13:14

I will ransom them from the power of the grave - In their captivity they are represented as dead and buried, which is a similar view to that taken of the Jews in the Babylonish captivity by Ezekiel in his vision of the valley of dry bones. They are now lost as to the purpose for which they were made, for which God had wrought so many miracles for them and for their ancestors; but the gracious purpose of God shall not be utterly defeated. He will bring them out of that grave, and ransom them... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 13:14

Verse 14 The Prophet, I doubt not, continues here the same subject, namely, that the Israelites could not bear the mercy offered to them by God, though he speaks here more fully. God seems to promise redemption, but he does this conditionally: they are then mistaken, in my judgement, who take these words in the same sense as when God, after having reproved and threatened, mitigates the severity of his instruction, and adds consolation by offering his grace. But the import of this passage is... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 13:9-14

God-exaltation. God is exalted, negatively, by the overthrow of whatever is opposed to him—in Israel's case, by the humbling of their pride, the discovery of the vanity of their earthly trusts, and the overthrow of the sinful kingdom; and, positively, by the ultimate triumph of his purpose of salvation—a triumph even over death. I. ISRAEL THE AUTHOR OF HIS OWN DESTRUCTION . ( Hosea 13:9 ) It was a destruction: 1. For which he only was responsible . "Destroyed... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 13:9-16

Ruin, retribution, and resurrection. Underlying these verses, and interpenetrating the judgment of Jehovah's anger with which they are charged, there is a deep undertone of tenderness. The prophet speaks, in the Lord's Name," with the laboring voice, interrupted by sobs, of a judge whose duty it is to pronounce the final heavy sentence after all possible pleadings and considerations have been gone through ' (Ewald). I. ISRAEL 'S RUIN . This is referred to, both as regards its origin... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 13:10-16

The concluding verse is at once a conclusion and commencement—an inference from what preceded, and the beginning of a second line of proof showing that, while their ruin was by themselves, their restoration would be by God. When the kings and princes whom they had sinfully sought, and who had been given to them in anger would fail, God himself would be their King, as is stated in Hosea 13:10 and Hosea 13:11 . Further, when in consequence of their iniquities treasured up, their sorrows and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 13:14

I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death. God here promises them deliverance from utter ruin; the grave shall be thus deprived of his victim, and the victim rescued out of the tyrant grasp of death. פָדָה is to redeem by payment of a price; גאל by right of kinship; while שְׁאוֹל , the under world, is derived O Death, I will be thy plagues; O Grave, I will be thy destruction . Thus אֶהִי is (a) incorrectly taken by some for the first... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 13:14

Jehovah the Destroyer of death. This sublime promise of mercy is imbedded among threatenings of judgment. It reminds us, both as it occurs here and in the connection in which the Apostle Paul quotes it ( 1 Corinthians 15:55 ), that although in our world "sin hath reigned unto death," it is the prerogative of the Almighty to rescue from the grasp of the grave, and even to abolish death itself. We may profitably consider some of the spheres within which the Lord has chosen to exercise this... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 13:14

Redemption from death. Different interpretations are possible of this majestic language. According to one view, these words express the resolution of the righteous King and Judge to let the powers of death and destruction loose upon apostate Israel. According to another view, they express a determination, at some future time and upon Israel's repentance, on God's part to destroy the powers of destruction and to secure for his people an everlasting salvation. Regard the great truths common to... read more

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