And n the Valley of Achor as a door of hope;. Therefore, behold, I will allure her — As there is a plain alteration of the style here from threatenings to promises, so the first word of this verse should be translated nevertheless, or notwithstanding. The word more fully means, a "patient, enduring longing." Sanhedrin, fol. 88. All rights reserved. Hosea 2:1-23—Read the Bible online or download free. Revelation 15:3 ) this 1:1 The word of the LORD that came unto Hosea, the son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel. songs of joy at the time of vintage, or pressing of the grapes: 1:2 The beginning of the word of the LORD by Hosea. and the valley of Achor for a door of hope; 3. 1. David Guzik commentary on Hosea 2, where God brings charges against Israel because of their sin, and how He will judge the nation before restoration comes. others, called Achar, and so in ( 1 Chronicles My son, My firstborn" Exodus 4:22. The valley of Achor, near Jericho, was specially fruitful (Isa 65:10); so "trouble" and "hope" are rightly blended in connection with it. her; or in the vineyards she has from thence; alluding to the The Lord will make the valley of troubling a door of hope, i.e., He will so expiate the sins of His church, and cover them with His grace, that the covenant of fellowship with Him will no more be rent asunder by them; or He will so display His grace to the sinners, that compassion will manifest itself even in wrath, and through judgment and mercy the pardoned sinners will be more and more firmly and inwardly united to Him. and the valley of Achor for a door of hope; this valley was so named from Achan, who was stoned in it in the days of Joshua; who is by Josephus (s), Theodoret (t), and others, called Achar, and so in 1 Chronicles 2:7 and the signification of its name is the valley of trouble, because that he both troubled Israel by his evil actions, which brought them into distress; and because he was here troubled himself, being here punished for his sin, Joshua 7:24. Hosea 2:15 Context. Joshua which it is certain was near Jericho. I will sing unto the Lord, for He hath triumphed gloriously. By משּׁם ... נתתּי, "I give from thence," i.e., from the desert onwards, the thought is expressed, that on entering the promised land Israel would be put into immediate possession and enjoyment of its rich blessings. By the promise of rest in Christ we are invited to take his yoke upon us; and the work of conversion may be forwarded by comforts as well as by convictions. Then God first called "Israel, My firstborn son. (t) Comment. In summary, Hosea 11:1 is not a Messianic prophecy in the same way that prophecies such as Isaiah 9:6 are. ((w) T. Bab. 12 And I will destroy her vines and her fig trees, whereof she hath said, These are my rewards that my lovers have given me: and I will make them a forest, and the beasts of the field shall eat them. And she shall sing there, as in the days of her youth - The song is a responsive song, choir answering choir, each stirring up the other to praise, and praise echoing praise, as Israel did after the deliverance at the Red Sea. the Red sea, at the shore of which they sung; and to which is the Hosea 2:15. Ephraim was the largest tribe in Israel and sometimes the whole nation was referred to as Ephraim. It will answer to the place, whence the Lord comes to meet it with the fulness of His saving blessings. And the valley of Achor for a door of hope - (Literally, "troubling"). [A new version of this page can be found here] . Her Unfaithfulness, Hosea 1:1-11 B. This book contains the prophecies attributed to the prophet Hosea son of Beeri and this chapter contains the application of the symbols in the first chapter. "And now will I discover her lewdness in the sight of her lovers, and none shall deliver her out … 1. hope of eternal glory and happiness; as the Lord's being given The Prophetic Marriage of Hosea to Gomer 1:2--2:1 1. Salem Media Group. p As in the day … Commentary on Hosea 2:14-23 (Read Hosea 2:14-23) After these judgments the Lord would deal with Israel more gently. MISCELLANEOUS RESOURCES Commentaries, Sermons, Devotionals on Hosea. Jerome F21 says it lies to the north of of The valley of Achor, which was situated to the north of Gilgal and Jericho (see at Joshua 7:26), is mentioned by the prophet, not because of its situation on the border of Palestine, nor on account of its fruitfulness, of which nothing is known, but with an evident allusion to the occurrence described in Joshua 7, from which it obtained its name of ‛Akhōr, Troubling. But then only, when none of the "accursed thing" Joshua 7:11-15 cleaveth to it, when it has no reserves with God, and retains nothing for itself, which God hath condemned. passage is applied to the times of the Messiah in the Talmud people; and that was when they came out of Egypt, and had passed renders it, "her vinedressers"; and the Targum, her governors: There she will respond[ b] as in the days of her youth, 10, 14. Article Images Copyright © 2021 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. and gave them hope of possessing the whole land; so what the This document has been generated from XSL (Extensible Stylesheet Language) source with RenderX XEP Formatter, version 3.7.3 Client Academic. HOSEA-RESOURCES GENERAL. 7:24-26 ) . The Children of Hosea and Gomer 1:3-9 3. Sing may suggest a reference to the dances and responsive songs at the village festivals, as well as to the triumphant strains of Exodus 15. Sin, Judgment, and Restoration. of God, singing the songs of electing, redeeming, pardoning, and Through the name Achor this valley became a memorial, how the Lord restores His favour to the church after the expiation of the guilt by the punishment of the transgressor. Hosea 2:1-23 In Hebrew texts 2:1-23 is numbered 2:3-25. (s) Antiqu. "Hope." And the church will respond to this movement on the part of the love of God, which reveals itself in justice and mercy. OUTLINE OF HOSEA I. And the LORD said to Hosea, Go, take unto thee a wife of whoredoms and children of whoredoms: for the land hath committed great whoredom, departing from the LORD. He not only speaks to her heart, but he restores to her what He had taken from her. Proud member Hosea 2:15. in loc. graciously, as before expressed, he gives more grace, larger Hosea 2 is the second chapter of the Book of Hosea in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. Now as the valley of Achor was at the entrance of the Israelites into the land of Canaan, and gave them hope of possessing the whole land; so what the people of God enjoy at first conversion lays a foundation for hope of eternal glory and happiness; as the Lord's being given them as their portion, Christ as their Saviour, and all things freely with him; the Spirit and his grace as the earnest and pledge of the eternal inheritance: grace and glory are so strictly connected, that the one is a door of hope to the other. Hosea 2:15 Context. 1 “Say of your brothers, ‘My people,’ and of your sisters, ‘My loved one.’ Israel Punished and Restored "Therefore, only had they to endure chastisements, that through them they might attain blessings." Judgment of God 2:6-13 3. But in answer to the prayer of Joshua and the elders, God showed to Joshua not only the cause of the calamity which had befallen the whole nation, but the means of escaping from the ban and recovering the lost favour of God. measures, and continual supplies of it, and withholds nothing "Its vineyards" are the vineyards which it formerly possessed, and which rightfully belonged to the faithful wife, though they had been withdrawn from the unfaithful (Hosea 2:12). here troubled himself, being here punished for his sin, ( sing … as … when she came … out of … Egypt—It shall be a second exodus song, such as Israel sang after the deliverance at the Red Sea (Ex 15:1-21; compare Isa 11:15, 16); and "the song of Moses" (Re 15:2, 3) sung by those who through the Lamb overcome the beast, and so stand on the sea of glass mingled with fire, emblems of fiery trial, such as that of Israel at the Red Sea. allusion here; see ( Exodus 15:1 ) ( Contributed by David Taylor on Aug 7, 2014. (Hosea 2:15) This theme resonates with Jeremiah (2:2) and Ezekiel (16) as well as Hosea 2. This indicates a reversal of the symbolical names of judgment, as given to Hosea's children in the times of the new covenant, God's people will be "Pitied" and "My People." Some take it to be the same with the valley of Engedi, which it is certain was near Jericho. actions, which brought them into distress; and because he was To each returning soul, "the valley of trouble," or the lowliness of repentance, becometh a door of patient longing, not in itself, but because "God giveth" it to be so; a longing which "reacheth on, awaiteth on," entering within the veil, and bound first to the Throne of God. Oh, backslider, God can give you back your early joy, your early love, ay, and your early purity; and he can make you sing as at the beginning! them as their portion, Christ as their Saviour, and all things trouble, because that he both troubled Israel by his evil The Prophet Hosea is remarkable for the frequent use which he makes of events in the former history of his people. No entry exists in Forerunner Commentary for Hosea 2:15. fol. or in the valley of Achor, there rejoicing in hope of the glory (q) Which was a plentiful valley, and in which they had great comfort when they came out of the wilderness, as in Jos 7:26, and is called the door of hope, because it was a departing from death and an entry into life. As in the days of her youth - Her "youth" is explained, in what follows, to be "the days when she came up out of the land of Egypt," when she was first born to the knowledge of her God, when the past idolatries had been forgiven and cut off; and she had all the freshness of new life, and had not yet wasted it by rebellion and sin. ענה does not mean "to sing," but "to answer;" and שׁמּה, pointing back to משּׁם, must not be regarded as equivalent to שׁם. If this becomes characteristic of society at large, dishonesty and corruption become … The idolatry of the people. So the Seraphim sing one to another, holy, holy, holy Isaiah 6:3; so Paul exhorts Christians "to admonish one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in their hearts to the Lord" Colossians 3:16; so the Jewish psalmody passed into the Christian Church, and the blessed in heaven, having on the Cross passed the troublesome sea of this world, "sing the new song of Moses and of the Lamb" Revelation 15:3. Therefore, behold, I will allure her Since these rough ways will not do, I will take another, a more mild and gentle way; instead of threatening, terrifying, and punishing, I will allure, persuade, and entice, giving loving words and winning language: or "nevertheless", or "notwithstanding" F13: so Noldius and others render the particle; though they have thus … Jerome (u) says it lies to the north of Jericho, and is still called by its old name by the inhabitants of it. spiritual ones: and so from the time that the Lord deals thus 13 And I will visite vpon her the daies of Baalim, wherein she burnt incense to them, and she decked her selfe with her eare-rings, and her Iewels, and she went after her louers, and forgate me, saith the Lord. Hosea 2:2 Plead with your mother, plead: for she is not my wife, neither am I her husband: let … And this divine mode of procedure will be repeated in all its essential characteristics. "She came up" into the land which God chose, out of Egypt, since we "go up" to God and to things above; as, on the other hand, the prophet says, "Woe to those who go down to Egypt" Isaiah 31:1, for the aids of this world; and the man who was wounded, the picture of the human race, was "going down from Jerusalem to Jericho" (Luke 10:30; see the note above at Hosea 1:11). good, comfortable, and useful to them: the Vulgate Latin version There, shall she sing, there, give praise and thanks. This is obvious from the declaration that this valley shall become a door of hope. Rather, it is a pictorial prophecy; that is, there are similarities in the Old Testament passage to a New Testament truth about Christ. 15. It was through the punishment of those who "troubled" the true "Israel," the destruction of Jerusalem, that to the Apostles and the rest who believed, the hope of victory over the whole world was opened." 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