Hosea 13:1
CONTENTS Ephraim is still under reproof in this Chapter. But grace still triumphs in the Lord's victory for Ephraim, over death, hell, and the grave.... [ Continue Reading ]
CONTENTS Ephraim is still under reproof in this Chapter. But grace still triumphs in the Lord's victory for Ephraim, over death, hell, and the grave.... [ Continue Reading ]
Here is a striking representation made in the character of Ephraim, and which suits all backsliders like Ephraim. First, departures are made with trembling: After falls are in more confidence. Hence the Apostle's kind caution. Hebrews 3:12.... [ Continue Reading ]
All these figures are strong and expressive, to show the transiency and emptiness of all things in man's strength, or man's attainment.... [ Continue Reading ]
Whoever reads the history of Israel, and observes the Lord's kindness, and carefulness over that people, will enter into the beauty and grace here described, of the Lord's covenant faithfulness. See Deuteronomy 32:7. But, Reader! who that reads that history with an eye to Christ; and considers the w... [ Continue Reading ]
I do not presume to interpret those verses as with an eye to mercy only; no doubt they contain under several similitudes, tokens of the Lord's heavy judgments. But to the Ephraims of the Lord, those whom as the Lord had just before said, he knew in the wilderness, is there not reason to hope his jud... [ Continue Reading ]
Oh, what a verse is here! Could it be possible to give a fuller account of the blessed gospel of the ever blessed God in a more comprehensive manner! Israel hath destroyed himself. Yea, so hath every son and daughter of Adam. All men have done so. Every sinner hath done so, and is a soul murderer. T... [ Continue Reading ]
All that is here said may be considered as the natural effect of sin, which self-destroyers bring upon themselves. Here is an allusion perhaps to Israel's history, in the case of Saul, king of Israel, whom the Lord appointed, and also rejected. See 1 Samuel 15:23. But the subject is general, and by... [ Continue Reading ]
We can have no difficulty in discovering the blessed sense of this glorious verse; neither of the Almighty Speaker of it; since the Apostle Paul was taught it by God the Holy Ghost, to instruct the Church. 1 Corinthians 15:55. And while we behold the Lord Jesus thus speaking by his servant the Proph... [ Continue Reading ]
Some have thought that it is the Lord Jesus Christ that is spoken of as fruitful among his brethren. And no doubt Christ is abundantly fruitful; as Jacob prophesied of him, as a fruitful bough whose branches run over the wall. Genesis 49:22. But this cannot be spoken of Christ, because it follows th... [ Continue Reading ]
REFLECTIONS AMIDST numberless beauties which this Chapter furnisheth for the most blessed improvements under grace; methinks I would attend to what my Lord hath said concerning his ransom of his people from the power of the grave, as eminently important; and indeed as including all blessings in one.... [ Continue Reading ]