TO OPPOSE GOD IS DESTRUCTION
Hosea 13:1-14
Again, a very tender chapter. The lips that speak with trembling
betray the heart that God can exalt. But when we turn to Baal, the
emblem of self-confidence, we pass as the morning cloud the dew, the
chaff, and the smoke.
In Hosea 13:4 we again get the... [ Continue Reading ]
“I WILL HEAL THEIR BACKSLIDING”
Hosea 13:15-16; Hosea 14:1-9
The prophet here ransacks the world of nature for phrases sufficiently
expressive of his transports of joy. The whole world seems laid under
contribution to set forth the love of God. The gentle dew, the rich
raiment of the lily, the far... [ Continue Reading ]