Hosea 1:11 Then shall the children of Judah and the children of Israel be gathered together, and appoint themselves one head… Because there will be such a dreadful day of Jezreel, therefore God will make it up by this restitution. Or it may be, albeit there hath been such a great day of Jezreel, yet this mercy shall also come to pass. It teaches — 1. In a time of love, the Lord can and will turn His people's hardest lots into mercies. 2. Days of the Lord's manifesting mercy towards His people are great days, and worth the marking, as affording mercies above any mercies besides. 3. As all the times wherein God is kind to His people are remarkable times, so in particular, a time of love after sad calamities, His bringing forth the fruits of their afflictions, and of His love after a long interruption, will make a refreshful time. (George Hutcheson.). Parallel Verses KJV: Then shall the children of Judah and the children of Israel be gathered together, and appoint themselves one head, and they shall come up out of the land: for great shall be the day of Jezreel. |
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