The beginning of the word of the Lord by (literally, in) Hosea.
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Hosea 1:2
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Matthew Henry on Hosea 1:1-7Hosea 1:1-7 · Matthew Henry Concise CommentaryIsrael was prosperous, yet then Hosea boldly tells them of their sins, and foretells their destruction. Men are not to be flattered in sinful ways because they prosper in the world; nor will it last long if they go on s…The Pulpit Commentary on Hosea 1:1-3Hosea 1:1-3 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe wife of whoredoms. We cannot doubt but that real incidents in the prophet's history underlie the representations of this chapter. Hosea, in obedience to what he recognized to be a word of God, took to wife Gomer, th…The Pulpit Commentary on Hosea 1:1-11Hosea 1:1-11 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITIONThe Pulpit Commentary on Hosea 1:1-3Hosea 1:1-3 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe sin of Israel sharply reproved. The great sin, the root-sin we may call it, of Israel at this time was idolatry. But that sin was not alone; it was aggravated, as usual, by accompanying abominations. All along, from…The Prophet's Marriage; Threatenings against Israel; Intimation of Mercy to Judah. (b. c. 768.)Hosea 1:2-7 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleTHE PROPHET'S MARRIAGE; THREATENINGS AGAINST ISRAEL; INTIMATION OF MERCY TO JUDAH. (B. C. 768.) These words, The beginning of the word of the Lord by Hosea, may refer either, 1. To that glorious set of prophets which wa…The Pulpit Commentary on Hosea 1:2Hosea 1:2 · The Pulpit CommentarySpiritual infidelity. The figurative language in which Hosea was inspired to expose and denounce the sinful idolatry and apostasy of Israel is startling, and the symbolic act in which these sins were set forth in their…
commentaryMatthew Henry on Hosea 1:1-7Israel was prosperous, yet then Hosea boldly tells them of their sins, and foretells their destruction. Men are not to be flattered in sinful ways because they prosper in the world; nor will it last long if they go on s…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Hosea 1:1-3The wife of whoredoms. We cannot doubt but that real incidents in the prophet's history underlie the representations of this chapter. Hosea, in obedience to what he recognized to be a word of God, took to wife Gomer, th…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Hosea 1:1-3The sin of Israel sharply reproved. The great sin, the root-sin we may call it, of Israel at this time was idolatry. But that sin was not alone; it was aggravated, as usual, by accompanying abominations. All along, from…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Hosea 1:1-11EXPOSITIONJoseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Prophet's Marriage; Threatenings against Israel; Intimation of Mercy to Judah. (b. c. 768.)THE PROPHET'S MARRIAGE; THREATENINGS AGAINST ISRAEL; INTIMATION OF MERCY TO JUDAH. (B. C. 768.) These words, The beginning of the word of the Lord by Hosea, may refer either, 1. To that glorious set of prophets which wa…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Hosea 1:2Spiritual infidelity. The figurative language in which Hosea was inspired to expose and denounce the sinful idolatry and apostasy of Israel is startling, and the symbolic act in which these sins were set forth in their…Joseph S. Exell and contributors