Hosea 2:21,Hosea 2:22

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Hosea 2:14-23

The state of Israel ruined by their own sin did not look so black and dismal in the former part of the chapter, but that the state of Israel, restrained by the divine grace, looks as bright and pleasant here in the latter part of the chapter, and the more surprisingly so as the promises follow thus close upon the threatenings; nay, which is very strange, they are by a note of connexion joined to, and inferred from, that declaration of their sinfulness upon which the threatenings of their ruin... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Hosea 2:21

And it shall come to pass in that day ,.... When these espousals shall be made, when the marriage of the Lamb will be come, and his bride will be betrothed to him; then the whole creation, the heavens and the earth, shall contribute of their riches and plenty to make a marriage feast for them; or then shall the spouse of Christ, in a very visible and plentiful manner, by virtue of the marriage union between them, partake of all his good things, both temporal and spiritual; and especially the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 2:21

I will hear, saith the Lord - The sentence is repeated, to show how fully the thing was determined by the Almighty, and how implicitly they might depend on the Divine promise. I will hear the heavens - The visible heavens, the atmosphere, where vapours are collected. The clouds, when they wish to deposit their fertilizing showers upon the earth. They shall hear the earth - When it seems to supplicate for rain. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 2:21

Verse 21 The Lord promises again that he will not be wanting to the people, when they shall be reconciled to him. We must, indeed, in the first place, seek that God may be propitious to us; for they are very foolish who desire to live well and happily, and in the meantime care nothing for God’s favor. The Prophet shows when the happiness of men begins; it begins when God adopts them for his people, and when, having abolished their sins, he espouses them to himself. It is therefore necessary, in... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 2:14-23

Sympathy with Israel in spite of their sins. The laken which introduces Hosea 2:14 is rendered by some " notwithstanding, " and this is what we might expect; but it is opposed by linguistic usage. We muse adhere to the ordinary translation, which is "therefore." The word thus translated tends to exalt our idea of God's goodness. Israel had sinned and forgotten God; the "therefore" we would expect, and the inference we would draw is God ' s final and forever abandonment of such a... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 2:18-23

The new betrothal Jehovah, on his part, signs, as it were, a new marriage contract with Israel. The relation will this time be an enduring one. He will grant to Israel security and peace. He will restore her blessings. He will dower her with fresh gifts. He will increase her fruitfulness. The promises may be legitimately extended to all the Israel of faith. I. SECURITY AND PEACE IN THE NEW RELATION . ( Hosea 2:18 ) 1. The new covenant will be, not merely a covenant of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 2:21-22

The golden chain of causation. This promise is a parable in miniature, and has been much admired for its poetic beauty. It completes the prophetic picture of Israel's restoration in the Messianic era. Doubtless, also, it refers in its fullness of meaning, not merely to Israel after the flesh, but to the entire Christian Church during the time of the latter-day glory. I. JEHOVAH IS THE FIRST CAUSE OF ALL THINGS . "I will hear, saith the Lord." According to Scripture, from... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 2:21-22

God's rule in nature and in grace. Hosea was projecting himself into the future. He felt as if standing already amid the desolation threatened against Israel. He saw around him a laud barren through drought. Its inhabitants, dying of starvation, were craving the wonted produce of vineyards and corn-fields, but looked in vain for a sign of coming blessing. Under the name "Jezreel" they are represented as crying to the" corn" and wine to satisfy them; but these are in bondage to the earth, and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 2:21-22

The great First Cause of blessing. The language of the prophet here is language of true poetry. To his vivid imagination all nature is personified, endowed with hearing and with speech. The wants of the penitent Israel (figured as Jezreel) are known to the products of the earth by which human need is supplied; the earth when called upon yields her fruits, and the heaven, in response to earth's demands, pours down the fertilizing showers which ensure a plenteous harvest; for the Lord of all... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 2:21-23

The eighteenth verse pictures a scene of peace for Israel's future; the verses following warrant the expectation of its perpetuity, owing to the higher and holier relationship; the verses before us are a vivid description of unlimited prosperity. The corn and wine and oil appeal, by a graphic personification, to mother earth; earth appeals to the over-canopying heavens; and the heavens appeal to him whose throne is in the heavens, but whom the heavens and heaven of heavens cannot contain. Soon... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Hosea 2:14-23

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Hosea 2:21

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 2:21

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 2:21

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 2:14-23

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 2:18-23

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 2:21-22

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 2:21-22

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 2:21-22

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 2:21-23

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