Chapter 5:
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Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Daniel Joel
Hosea 5
Concise Complete
The Divine judgments against Israel. (1-7) Approaching
desolations threatened. (8-15)
Verses 1-7 The
piercing eye of God saw secret liking and disposition to sin, the love the house
of Israel had to their sins, and the dominion their sins had over them. Pride
makes men obstinate in other sins. And as Judah was treading in the same steps,
they would fall with Israel. By dealing treacherously with the Lord, men only
deceive themselves. Those that go to seek the Lord with their flocks and their
herds only, and not with their hearts and souls, cannot expect to find him; nor
shall any speed who do not seek the Lord while he may be found. See how much it
is our concern to seek God early, now, while it is the accepted time, and the
day of salvation.
Verses 8-15 The
destruction of impenitent sinners is not mere talk, to frighten them, it is a
sentence which will not be recalled. And it is a mercy that we have timely
warning given us, that we may flee from the wrath to come. Compliance with the
commandments of men, who thwart the commandments of God, ripens a people for
ruin. The judgments of God are sometimes to a sinful people as a moth, and as
rottenness, or as a worm; as these consume the clothes and the wood, so shall
the judgments of God consume them. Silently, they shall think themselves safe
and thriving, but when they look into their state, shall find themselves wasting
and decaying. Slowly, for the Lord gives them space to repent. Many a nation; as
well as many a person, dies of a consumption. Gradually, God comes upon sinners
with lesser judgments, to prevent greater, if they will be wise, and take
warning. When Israel and Judah found themselves in danger, they sought the
protection of the Assyrians, but this only helped to make their wound the worse.
They would be forced to apply to God. He will bring them home to himself, by
afflictions. When men begin to complain more of their sins than of their
afflictions, then there begins to be some hope of them; and when under the
conviction of sin, and the corrections of the rod, we must seek the knowledge of
God. Those who are led by severe trials to seek God earnestly and sincerely,
will find him a present help and an effectual refuge; for with him is plenteous
redemption for all who call upon him. There is solid peace, and there only,
where God is.
Chapter 5:
| Darby
| Geneva
| Gill
| Jamieson Faussett Brown
| Matthew Henry
| Matthew Henry Concise
| Wesley
| Index
| Bible Gateway |
Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Daniel Joel
Genesis
Exodus
Leviticus
Numbers
Deuteronomy
Joshua
Judges
Ruth
1 Samuel
2 Samuel
1 Kings
2 Kings
1 Chronicles
2 Chronicles
Ezra
Nehemiah
Esther
Job
Psalm
Proverbs
Ecclesiastes
Song of Solomon
Isaiah
Jeremiah
Lamentations
Ezekiel
Daniel
Hosea
Joel
Amos
Obadiah
Jonah
Micah
Nahum
Habakkuk
Zephaniah
Haggai
Zechariah
Malachi
Matthew
Mark
Luke
John
Acts
Romans
1 Corinthians
2 Corinthians
Galatians
Ephesians
Philippians
Colossians
1 Thessalonians
2 Thessalonians
1 Timothy
2 Timothy
Titus
Philemon
Hebrews
James
1 Peter
2 Peter
1 John
2 John
3 John
Jude
Revelation
