HOSEA—NOTE ON HOSEA 6:2 AFTER TWO DAYS HE WILL REVIVE US. Even after the punishment described in v. Hosea 6:1, the Lord can heal his people. ON THE THIRD DAY HE WILL RAISE US UP. Hosea is not writing specifically about Jesus here, but this picture of Israel’s death and resurrection sets the pattern... [ Continue Reading ]
HOSEA—NOTE ON HOSEA 6:4 Israel’s sins are worse than simply violating the law: they repudiate the gracious covenant that is the foundation of their life and hope. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
HOSEA—NOTE ON HOSEA 6:5 MY JUDGMENT GOES FORTH AS THE LIGHT. God’s light exposes Israel’s idolatry. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
HOSEA—NOTE ON HOSEA 6:6 RATHER THAN BURNT OFFERINGS, God desires real participation in the covenant by his people, here expressed as STEADFAST LOVE and KNOWLEDGE OF GOD (see note on Amos 4:4–5). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
HOSEA—NOTE ON HOSEA 6:7 BUT LIKE ADAM THEY TRANSGRESSED THE COVENANT. “Covenant” appears four other times in Hosea 1:1 (Hosea 2:18; Hosea 8:1; Hosea 10:4; Hosea 12:1). Twice it refers to breaking a covenant (Hosea 6:7;... [ Continue Reading ]