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Monday, November 21, 2022

Book of Hosea Chapter 6 Vs. 2

 Israel and Judah Are Unrepentant


After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight. Hos. 6:2


After two days... This should be taken literally. It gives the time that the mourning of Zec. 12:10-13:1 will take place. On the third day after two full days of mourning God will open to the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a fountain for sin and uncleanness—so all Israel will be saved (Rom. 11:25-29).

we shall live... Live again in eternal life and resurrection from death in trespasses and sins (Eph. 2:1-10). Not a reference to the resurrection of Christ (illness, not death, is in the context), but to the quickness of healing and restoration (compare the quickness with which the dry bones of Eze. Chapter 37 respond). Numbers are used similarly elsewhere (e.g., Job 5:19; Pro. 6:16; 30:15, 18; Amos 1:3).

in his sight... We will live righteously in His sight, as we lived before in sins in His sight (Hos. 7:2).

When the sun seems to dip below the horizon, we begin to travel toward its rising again. Then we follow on, to behold the glorious dawn of the next day, which is prepared for us.



The equivalent expressions, after two days and on the third day, refer to a short period of time, indicating they expected the revival to occur soon. Israel will also resolve to acknowledge the Lord’s authority (contrast Hos. 4:1, 4:6; 5:4). Press on is literally, pursue or chase, which suggests the intensity of Israel’s newfound devotion.

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