Homilist Hosea 5:6 They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek the LORD; but they shall not find him; he has withdrawn himself from them. I. THE MOST IMPORTANT OF ALL WORKS. "Seek the Lord." This implies a distance between man and his Maker. It is not the distance of being, but the distance of character. The great work of man is to seek the Lord morally, to seek His character. 1. This is a work in which all men should engage. 2. This is a work which all men must attend to sooner or later. II. THE MOST IMPORTANT OF ALL WORKS UNDERTAKEN TOO LATE. "They shall not find Him." "He will withdraw Himself from them." This is the language of accommodation. He puts forth no effort to conceal Himself, He alters not His position, but He seems to withdraw from them. As the white cliffs of Albion seem to withdraw from the emigrant as his vessel bears him away to distant shores, so God seems to withdraw from the man who seeks Him " too late." (Homilist.) Parallel Verses KJV: They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek the LORD; but they shall not find him; he hath withdrawn himself from them. |
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