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Saturday, August 13, 2022

Book of Hosea Chapter 2 Vs. 18

 The Lord's Mercy on Israel


And in that day will I make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven, and with the creeping things of the ground: and I will break the bow and the sword and the battle out of the earth, and will make them to lie down safely. Hos. 2:18


will I make... This depicts a millennial scene (compare Isa. 2:4; 11:6-9; Mic. 4:3), when God’s people become subject to God and creation becomes subject to them.

for them with... God will make this covenant of peace between Israel and earth creatures, giving man his original dominion (Gen. 1:26-31). This is not the new covenant so often mentioned in the prophets.

I will break... This is abolishing war (Isa. 2:4).

lie down safely... This expresses universal safety of man and all creatures on earth.

Zec. 2:11 "And many nations shall be joined to the LORD in that day, and shall be my people: and I will dwell in the midst of thee, and thou shalt know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto thee."

This is speaking of that time when the Root of Jesse shall rule. This is that time of perfect peace, when the Lord Jesus Christ shall reign. The 11th chapter of Isaiah explains it in detail. There will no longer be one nation that belongs to God, but He will rule over all. Everyone who believes in Christ will be His bride.

Rev. 21:3 " And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God [is] with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, [and be] their God."



Israel’s return to the land will be accompanied by peace. The Lord will mediate a covenant between the nation and the animal kingdom. The harmful beasts of the field, which had earlier devoured the vines and fig trees (Hos. 2:12; cf. Lev. 26:22), will no longer be hostile (cf. Eze. 34:25). Isaiah also portrayed the Kingdom Age as one of harmony between man and animals (Isa. 11:6-8; 65:25). The Lord will also cause war (symbolized by bow and sword and battle; cf. Hos. 1:7) to cease in the land of Israel. The nation will dwell safely, free from the threat of foreign invasion. This marks the reversal of an earlier judgment (cf. Hos. 1:5) and the return of covenant blessing (cf. Lev. 26:5-6, where the same expressions, lie down and in safety, are used).

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