Hosea 13:9 I. Self-destruction is possible to us men even the destruction of the highest, noblest, and divinest part of our nature. II. The only power by which we can destroy ourselves is the power of sinning. III. Every finally destroyed man is self-destroyed. IV. The self-destroyer who is in t... [ Continue Reading ]
Hosea 13:11 The Israelites seem to have asked for a king from an unthankful caprice and waywardness. To punish them, God gave them a king after their own heart, Saul, the son of Kish, a Benjamite; of whom the text speaks in these terms: "I gave them a king in Mine anger, and took him away in My wra... [ Continue Reading ]
Hosea 13:14 I. There are other graves worse than the graves which lie in the churchyard. The grave of which Hosea and Isaiah speak is partly the grave of Israel's fallen state, and partly the consequence of that fallen state their captivity at Babylon. Of every grave, physical and moral, Christ is... [ Continue Reading ]