Hosea 3:5 NIV

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 3:5

Afterward shall the children of Israel return ,.... The ten tribes of Israel, and also the two tribes of Judah and Benjamin, which are included in the name of Israel, as Aben Ezra interprets it; and these are joined together in parallel places; see Jeremiah 30:3 for though they did not go into captivity together, yet their return and conversion will be at the same time; and they are all spoken of under the name of Israel by the Apostle Paul, when he foretells their conversion and... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 3:5

Afterward shall the children of Israel return - Shall repent of their iniquities, and seek the Lord; lay aside their mock worship, and serve the true God in spirit and in truth. And David their king - Or as the Targum, "They shall obey the Messiah, the Son of David their King;" and thus look believingly upon him whom they have pierced, and mourn. And then shall their long spiritual darkness and dismal captivity have an end; but not before. The Messiah, as David, is promised in Jeremiah... read more

John Calvin

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

Verse 5 But it follows, Afterwards shall the children of Israel return and seek Jehovah their God, and David their king. Here the Prophet shows by the fruit of their chastisement, that the Israelites had no reason to murmur or clamour against God, as though he treated them with too much severity; for if he had stretched out his hand to them immediately, there would have been in them no repentance: but when thoroughly cleansed by long correction, they would then truly and sincerely confess their... 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

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 3:4-5

The applicability of these verses. There is an important question in connection with these verses which presses for solution, and that is—Are the children of Israel the descendants of the ten tribes exclusively? Or has the expression, as used by the prophet, that wider and larger signification in which we popularly employ it, namely, as including all the descendants of Jacob or Israel, in other words, all the Jewish or Hebrew race? These questions involve a prior consideration. The ten... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 3:5

Afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek the Lord theft God, and David their king. The note of time in the beginning of Hosea 3:5 is explained by Rashi to signify "after the days of the Captivity;" and by Kimchi as follows: "This will take place at the end of the days, near the time of salvation, when the children of Israel shall return in repentance." Though not comprehended in the symbolic representation that precedes, this statement is necessary to complete it. The future... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 3:5

Returning to God. This is another instance of the remarkable conjunction of threat and promise. It seems as if the prophet no sooner uttered a word of denunciation, a prediction of wrath, than he followed it up with a prospect of reconciliation and an assurance of blessing. I. THE OCCASION OF THIS RETURN . There is no note of exact time; but the reference is to "the latter days," to a period described as " afterward ." Comparing this language with the context, we infer that... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Hosea 3:5

Afterward shall the children of Israel return - Elsewhere it is said more fully, “return to the Lord.” It expresses more than “turning” or even conversion to God. It is not conversion only, but reversion too, a turning “back from” the unbelief and sins, for which they had left God, and a return to Him whom they had forsaken.And shall seek the Lord - This word, “seek,” expresses in Hebrew, from its intensive form, a diligent search; as used with regard to God, it signifies a religious search. It... read more

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

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Hosea 3:5

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 3:5

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

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 3:1-5

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 3:1-5

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 3:4-5

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 3:5

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 3:5

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Hosea 3:5

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