Hosea 2:14-15 Therefore, behold, I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, and speak comfortably to her.… I. ACHOR, IN THE NATURAL BOUNTIFULNESS OF THE VALLEY, A SYMBOL OF THE JOYS OF LIFE, — OUR JOYS MAY BE OCCASIONS OF HOPE. 1. In the joys of natural scenery there is an inspiration of hope to poet spirits. 2. In temporal mercies there is an inspiration of hope to grateful hearts. 3. In religious privileges there is a door of hope to desert souls. II. ACHOR, IN ITS GREAT HISTORIC EVENT, A SYMBOL OF THE SORROWS OF LIFE, — OUR SORROWS MAY BE OCCASIONS OF HOPE. Septuagint renders the name "door of understanding." So it was to Israel. They came to know the evil and penalty of the sin of Achan there. The valley of trouble may become to all of us a door of hope whatever the trouble is. 1. The trouble of true penitence. 2. The trouble of agonising prayer. 3. The trouble of spiritual conflict. 4. The trouble of sanctified adversity. 5. The trouble of sacrificial compassion for others. 6. The trouble of the article of our own death. (D. Thomas, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: Therefore, behold, I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, and speak comfortably unto her.WEB: "Therefore, behold, I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, and speak tenderly to her. |
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