The Pulpit Commentary — Hosea — Section 14

Bmple of the 111mo 2 Sam. Ill. 90, htJrtlJfJ l)ln111g r,J,, IL 5, 11, 22; iii. 4; alllf iY. rn. t,.alnlB, for l!tfi-aliner. 'fho flyr!oo V,inl,m t1 'rho m11.11ni,r fff tbi• ooli•1n"'nr--" i• "'fff lllmtlBr, A more feafl'lblo ren<lorlng, If tbe J)'?C1llfar aml T.IJIIJ#IJal; .,,hi!.-, p!'(JIJJIDP,1l"-" me,inlng of " take 11w11y" bo retainod, is i• giv611 to tl,ii a ~ ,,f tb,M rfl1'111ni4 th11t of Heng~tenberg and others, whn tran• fff ,Jr,{,,nr,,, or tf"Jlveran,A rm .,,.f,wh fo.-, late tt: "I 1'111 nLterly t11ke away ftrmt nr,rthem ktngtfm-r, "" mu,m r<,Jloo. TJv, them, or with regard t,, them," viz. eTIJrY· ifol iveranrA 'lf(JIJltf 1"' _.-,;,i..t"'1i ,m;.,m thing. We prefer tho 8/lnlle of "pardtJD" the ortfina,y wii11.pon.1 ,;f war-t,,...ao,1 .,.,,.irf. RII given in the Oh11l<lee; in the marg{n In the 011'3 r,f tl11., f,,rmm '1f irbi'.h 1-1 w'""' or tho Authorlmd Vm"llion ; by F.wald, IIO oolebra.t,,,A; alw> withrJfJt war, tJ;a& u, Wtln1cho, and Delltz~ch ; 11nd mentfone,I withmlt it.I 11.pplian<-.P.11 and ~ •,f by Abon Ezr11 11nd KlmchL Thu1 it will whatP-Ter lrind-11ldlfal IYNl!D31,~, ,,,..~.--,, road : " I will no more favon, them that I 80ltfi,,n, aoo (ll]IDP,Tl)T];! t,,,,,'1"; ]w,T'.*., ahould verily forgin then!.'' The :ftr1t verb with,rot hOJ'Pell an,:1 hr.~,. 4 gr~ Wnr'"h litere.lly means the pitiful yearning of fff ltrength in tbolle oh;r J f yir'l-<Ai,,., 'l>'}Iri- pa.rental love-the strong feeling of aff'eetion valent to "riden ,;n h~," ""' diAci::i.- which the Greeb expressed by t1''1'opYII. gui1hed from roktUiim, riden r,n eamefa~ Paul's tendering of the word with the This deliverance, in r.aet, waa to be entirely privative denotes abaeuce or love; snd independent of a:U hnmau :resources. All Peter's the absence of tnercy. Both notions this point.i plainly and positively tD the are contained in the woril, and their rela- deliverance of Judah from Sennachcrih in tion is well explained by Pusey, who says, the days of Hezekiah, when in one night the "It is tender lotie in him who pitieth; mert:g u.ngel of the Lord mwte a h,md.,-,,d ~ as shown to-him who needeth mercy." Now, eighty-five tMIJ3DDd of the ifower of ':Ii.!, the connection between lnlch tenderness of Assyrian host, and Jeho~ th~ '>! ::um-- love nnd forgiving merey is natural and self delivered Judah. Thu.. :.,.,_ J ~ ~ close. Many an instance of this bad been e,e.yed from dlllt power bet£>!',:, ~ : : . Lr.:I experienced in the prmom hi!!tory of had pre'rioml!" a:nd e11tin!:ly i,.JO_ ..... '--:I Israel : many a time God's compassion had (Compare, on thi.i ~ del=r-~ been extended to his erring people, n~ 2 King9 m. and Isa ::a::rr.i.) withstanding their manifold provocations : Ver. 8.-B'ow nm llaa !1&11 wa:ie4 L>- but tho.t day is gone-the Divine long- ruhamah, ma euuceived. am! b..~ a - - suff'ering is exhausted. Once Tumel is car- As Eastem mothas nms.- thel!' dill.hen ried ·captive, there shall be no return; no some two or three vean, the pro..._ <Jf meroy to restore them; ll8 in the 01111e of weaning at the end ·of that p~{~,l woald Judu.ll. imply a cotre1ponding in~.il Tlw maJ Ver. 7.-But I will have meray upon the be merely an incident to complet~ ::he p.ru- houae of J'uda.h, and will 1ave them by the phetie dttlnm.tion. :md pl~in,;iy v-.i.ry :he Lord their God, Thus the contrast ex- :narrative. It is nther. we thick." ::,,o~ i.t,. pressed in this verse increaaea the painful the progre,i,s of the sppma.:h.i::i; ~,:e- f~elings with which the threatened abo.n- a paaae indicuiTe r,( t!ie D:.r:-::.e :.,~....,. clonmen.t and oon1equent d<'Struction of to execute the fi!lil ~:c~~-.e. 0-: -;.:.., Israel would be regorded. The promised weaning may be refem!d, ...-:th ;i.·r,c.. ~ ~ meroy to the house of Judah is emphasised entire withdra-1 of s.lJ. spi.-i,::w :1,,~..sl:.- by the peouliar • form of the expreaaion. ment and !Uppon, ,..hen pT'<'~i.~ a::,J ?-""<'- Insteo.d of the pronouu, the proper name of pheey. instructi'°", ci.J e<'c:.,-.,:,.x::.JC.. ~:,.:,l Jehov11h ia employed; instead of 1111ying, "I and acriliC'l'. ,n,u!d ~ :1t-..,;~_ wlll ~o.ve thom by m)'lllllf," he llft'nl in a Yt'r. ,.-Then. aid. 1.n'<i CaJ. m ~ apooinlly omphatio llll\nnur, "I will save :r.o-.mmi: far ,-. :1re lLJC '!:!1' p,IOpl&. .ud I thum hy Jef1ovah," ndding nt the llllIDl' "ll'ill llot be TOIi: l1~'1. H~:.• W,l !u,-~ ~ tiu10 tho important 1ulj111u:,t of·• thy God," elimt1:s: of isnl"l's liltl'- T!:t., pl'>ph~~-, to rumlnd thom of Ull\t roh1tio11ship to children, \Vbether :1dual, visi,•tu.ry. ,•r :ill~ lilmaolf In virtue of which he interposee goricsl. srmbo!illed step by mip ili-e -1 thns penounlly u.nd powerfully on lheir ~dation in Isrsel's fast-c(.•mi:ig ~t:c. bohnlf. An expreulon liODlewht\t aimilnr ·rbe name J~l. 1'"hether bkeu lr..' ~ in fonn oooura in Gen. xlx. 2¼, •• Thl"11 thl"ir being sonu~l by Goo. c-:r ~ ~f- tho Lord fJehovnh) rained upon Sodl'm 1tring \he, 5'.VN'Wful , , ~ - ~ ,,{ 'l!!r.:-i: 1L111I upon Gomnrmh hrh11et<>ne and tl?'I' multipli,'1 d.-liu,l'k'lh'1'"" 1u <'itb..-.r ,._, from tile Lord (,J ahOVl\h) out l'f hffi'V<'ll, P 1foMtHi I.he rltsl b\,,11· ,1,-.lt t,, th,mi. ~,- And wUl llOt l&VO thlll\ by bow, nor by Tli\'in" l"''Ti,h'n,-..'.. Hui t1',ni thA.t it ,~- aword, nor bJ batUe (lltt1n11ly, 1Mr), by 1""'-""ibl.- t>y T'<'\'dlt:\lh'<' 1,, T'<X''"'r: A.'.1.t hone■, nor by hora,mou., 'l'hld l'lllllll<'l'l\liou u""".,_11 .t,:i,,...r,.,,l. ,h,-~ \\,.r.- '"" ,,,,_...,\,.i 1!\,, ,~ <\Ultu In nm101xh1110<1 with t.l1,, T'"''l'lwt'd l'\,u.,.h ,. . f tl\t.' \l\\'h\t\ \'-\!U\'\\~"-l\\U, ~'\.;' "t,..,,,\ ; j »tvlu, 11~ 11111,)' bo ll'1•11 nt ,, ~Jo;nllu by l'<UII• 1ht' 1~'"'\'l' w' llh.' \ 'h ~n~, ';UtU , ...., ,,,:1",1 ~ .-. . :-...i.  ~ THE BOOK 01<' HOSEA. [CH. I.1-11.