According to the heading of this chapter, we have here «an exhortation to repentance,» and «a promise of God's blessing.» Hosea 14:1. _O Israel, return unto the LORD thy God; for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity._ Fallen into sorrow, fallen into shame, fallen into spiritual poverty, fallen into... [ Continue Reading ]
Hosea 14:1. _O Israel, return unto the LORD thy God; for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity._ Come back, poor wanderer! My brother or my sister, if your heart has grown cold toward your Lord and Master, return to him this very hour. This message comes from God himself, through his servant the proph... [ Continue Reading ]
Hosea 14:1. _O Israel, return unto the LORD thy God;_ Bless his name that he is still thy God, however much thou mayest have backslidden, thou hast not lost thy right to claim him as thy God, for he is thine eternally by a fixed entail; and because he is still thy God, let his everlasting kindness... [ Continue Reading ]
Hosea 14:1. _O Israel, return unto the LORD thy God; for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity._ Let anyone here, who has turned aside from the Lord, hear these tender pleading words, and then yield to him who utters them. God speaks, not to condemn, but to comfort. He would fain allure you back to hi... [ Continue Reading ]
Hosea 14:1. _O Israel, return unto the LORD thy God; for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity._ When we fall by sin, we must regain our comfort by going back to the place where we lost it: «Return unto the Lord thy God; for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity.» Then, to help us return, God, through hi... [ Continue Reading ]