THE LORD. Hebrew. _Jehovah._ App-4. GO YET. Go again. See notes on Hosea 1:2. LOVE. Not "take", as in Hosea 1:2, or love again. A WOMAN. Not "Gomer" (Hosea 1:3) again, but another; hence we must believe that Gomer had died; and that this was. second marriage with its own special signification. H... [ Continue Reading ]
FIFTEEN PIECES OF SILVER. fifteen shekels (App-51.) The price of the redemption of. slave. HOMER. See App-61.... [ Continue Reading ]
ABIDE... MANY DAYS. See the signification in verses: Hosea 4:5. Compare Jeremiah 3:1; Jeremiah 3:2. ABIDE. Reference to Pentateuch (Deuteronomy 21:13). App-92. See the signification of the sign in verses: Hosea 4:5, and compare Jeremiah 31:1; Jeremiah 31:2. Hebrew. _yashab_. to dwell (sequestered).... [ Continue Reading ]
ISRAEL. Not merely Judah, but the twelve tribes. Not "British" or any other "Israel". MANY DAYS. All the days of the present Dispensation; "many" implying length of time; "days" implying the _i_. limitation. WITHOUT. Note the Figure of speech _Anaphora_ (App-6), emphasizing each point, now fulfill... [ Continue Reading ]
AFTERWARD, &C. This mark of time has not yet been reached. It corresponds with the "many days" of Hosea 3:4. See the Structure above ("4-. "). RETURN, &C.: i. e. return [to Jehovah]. See Hosea 5:15, and Hosea 6:1. SEEK. Compare Hosea 5:6; Jeremiah 1:4; Jeremiah 1:5. GOD. Hebrew. _Elohim._ App-4.... [ Continue Reading ]