Hosea 6

Hosea 6:1

COme] It seemes to be a discourse of the people repenting, being the sequell of the precedent Chapter.

Hosea 6:2

After two dayes] in a very short time he will restore us, as it were, from death to life. Others hold it to be a secret prophecye of Christs Resurrection, the third day after his death In his] under his protection and favour, participating of his grace, and in his feare and obedience.

Hosea 6:3

His going forth] the manifestation of his grace in his sonne, shall be in its appointed time, and shall keep its ordinary course, as the Sun doth at his rising. See Proverbs 4:18 As the later and] See Job 29:23.

Hosea 6:4

Your goodnesse] all the shewes you make of converting your selves to Me, and serving and fearing of Me; have no firmenesse nor continuance. He hath a relation to the frequent reformations of Gods worship: which were never of any long durance amongst the children of Israel As a morning cloud] which is suddenly dispersed, at the rising of the Sun.

Hosea 6:5

Hewed them] I have severely reproved, chidden, and threatened them; to set them upright: like unto a peece of knotty and crooked timber I have slaie them] I have judged, and condemned them to death. See 1 King. 19. 17. Jeremiah 1:10. 〈◊〉 Cor. 10. 5, 6 Thy judgements] my threatenings, and the sentence which I have pronounced against thee; have every morning been declared unto thee, by my Prophets. Jer. 7. 13. and 11. 7. and 35. 14. that seeming to be the houre which was appointed for the Prophets preaching.

Hosea 6:6

For I] I have condemned you for all your sacrifices, and externall service; wherewith I am not satisfied: but desire the inward and true service; in piety towards God, and charity towards our neighbours.

Hosea 6:7

The covenant] the Italian addeth, As Adam] the first sinner of all; who broke Gods first Covenant with mankinde; whence followed the generall curse upon all men. See Job 31:33. Isaiah 43:27.

Hosea 6:8

Gilead] it is thought to be Ramoth Gilead, Joshua 20:8. which was one of the Cities of refuge: for those that had committed some murther unawares; and he seemes to inferre, that it was a refuge for such also as had committed wilfull murthers. See Hosea 12:11.

Hosea 6:9

The company] or the league, and conspiracy; as Jeremiah 11:9. Ezekiel 22:25 By consent] the Italian, towards Sichem] which was also a City of refuge, Joshua 20:7. and belonged to the Levites, Joshua 21:21. whereby it may seeme, that Jeroboam had placed some false Priests there, which he had made himselfe. See Hosea 5:2. which Priests committed many outrages and murthers upon them which frequented the Temple of Jerusalem, contrary to his command; or generally, upon all travellers For they] I doe liken these Priests violences to theft; for they are cruell and insufferable.

Hosea 6:11

Judah] that is to say; O yee tenne Tribes! though now you have no plants of true beleevers left amongst you; yet you shall be filled with them againe: When by meanes of the Gospell, which shall come forth of Jerusalem, Psal. 110. 2. Isaiah 2:3. God shall deliver his elect of all Nations out of their spirituall captivity; and at the last, the whole body of his people Israel also, Jeremiah 31:5.