THE LORD. Hebrew. _Jehovah._ App-4. HOSEA. Hebrew. _Hoshe'a' =_ Salvation. BEERI. Jewish tradition identifies _Be'eri_ with _Be'erah,_ of Reuben (1 Chronicles 5:6). Christian tradition makes Hosea of Issachar. Both names are symbolical, like the other names in this hook. This clause not "evidently... [ Continue Reading ]
THE BEGINNING, &C. This may be understood not merely of Hosea _'_ sprophecies, but as referring to the fact that Hosea was the first (canonically) of fifteen prophets included in the Hebrew canon. See App-77. BY. in, as in Numbers 12:6; Numbers 12:8; Habakkuk 2:1.Zechariah 1:9, i.e. through. A WIF... [ Continue Reading ]
GOMER. completion (i.e. the filling up the measure of idolatry). DIBLAIM. a double cake of figs, symbolical of sensual pleasure.... [ Continue Reading ]
JEZREEL. Note the Figure of speech _Paronomasia_ (App-6) between Israel (Hosea 1:1) and Jezreel (Hebrew. _Yisra'el_ and _Yizr! eel)._ The name is prophetic of coming judgment (see Hosea 1:5) and future mercy. Jezreel is. _Homonym,_ having two meanings: (1) may GOD scatter (Jeremiah 31:10); and (2) m... [ Continue Reading ]
AT THAT DAY: i.e. the day of 2 Kings 18:11. BOW. Put by Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of the Adjunct), App-6, for the armies of Israel.... [ Continue Reading ]
GOD. Supply "Jehovah" from the preceding verses. LO-RUHAMAH. not compassionated. Rendered "not beloved" in Romans 9:25, and "not having obtained mercy" in 1 Peter 2:10. These latter are the Holy Spirit's Divine interpretation of His own prophecy. TAKE THEM AWAY. Supply the _Ellipsis,_ "take away ... [ Continue Reading ]
JUDAH. Hosea 1:7 is not an "interpolation", but is. definite and distinctive contrast with the prophecy concerning Israel. BY THE LORD THEIR GOD. by (Jehovah their Elohim: i.e. the Messiah, or the angel of Jehovah. See 2 Kings 19:35. But it looks forward to the future fulfillment, which will exhaus... [ Continue Reading ]
LO-AMMI. Not My people. I WILL NOT BE YOUR GOD. I am not "I am" to you. YOUR. to you. Hebrew. _lakem._... [ Continue Reading ]
In the Hebrew text, Hos. commences here. THE NUMBER, &C. Reference to Pentateuch (Genesis 22:17; Genesis 32:12). CHILDREN. sons. Not fulfilled in any other People, now, but will yet be, in the future, of Israel. AS THE SAND, &C. Figure of speech _Paroemia._ App-6. See note on Hosea 13:16. CANNOT... [ Continue Reading ]
BE GATHERED TOGETHER. be gathered out. See Isaiah 11:12; Isaiah 11:13.Jeremiah 3:18; Ezekiel 37:16. ONE HEAD. Zerubbabel was only. typical anticipation, for under him only Judah returned. This refers to. future reunion (Jeremiah 23:5; Jeremiah 23:6; Ezekiel 34:23). ONE. Hebrew. _'echad._ See note o... [ Continue Reading ]