Although he flourishes among his brothers, an east wind will come--a wind from the LORD rising up from the desert. His fountain will fail, and his spring will run dry. The wind will plunder his treasury of every precious article. Sermons
I. Reverses in human fortune are SOMETIMES VERY STRIKING. Ephraim was "fruitful among his brethren." The very name signifies fruitfulness. Its territory was most fertile, its people the most numerous. (1) Its riches would give way to poverty. Ephraim was at once a rich and a Populous tribe; but see the change predicted: "His spring shall become dry.... He shall spoil the treasure of all pleasant vessels." The enemy would invade the country, impoverish husbandry, check merchandise. (2) Its populousness would give way to paucity. The enemy would reduce its numbers and almost depopulate it. "His fountain shall be dried up." How great the reverse! and yet such reverses in human history are frequent. Saul, Herod, Nebuchadnezzar, Napoleon, are a few amongst millions of examples. Constantly do we see men hurled from the sunny mountain of opulence into the gloomy valley of poverty. Such reverses should teach us: 1. To hold all worldly good with a very light hand. 2. To settle our interests on the good that is permanent. "Labor not for the meat that perisheth." II. Reverses in human fortune are GENERALLY BROUGHT ABOUT BY SECONDARY INSTRUMENTALITY. "An east wind shall come, shall come from the wilderness." Nations, communities, and individuals may always trace their calamities to certain natural causes. If a kingdom decays, if a mercantile transaction breaks down, if a fortune is lost, man can generally trace the dispensation to some "east wind" - some secondary agent. This should teach us (1) to study natural laws; (2) to be diligent in checking all elements inimical to human progress. III. Reverses in human fortune are UNDER THE DIRECTION OF GOD. The change in the fortunes of Ephraim, although brought about by a variety of secondary agencies, was nevertheless under the superintendence of the Almighty. Though a country may be ruined by civil wars, or foreign invasions, or pestilential atmospheres, or unfruitful harvests bringing on famine, still Divine intelligence foresees all, and Divine power overrules all. Both true philosophy and religion teach us to trace all the events of life to him. Some come directly from him; all are directed by him. Friendship and bereavement, prosperity and adversity, sickness and health, sorrow and joy - he is in all. "The Lord gave, the Lord hath taken away." Learn (1) to acquiesce in his dispensations; (2) to look to him for all that is good. - D.T.
An east wind shall come. Homilist. This and the following verse set forth the devastation and destruction of the kingdom of the ten tribes which was to precede the deliverance promised in that which precedes.I. Reverses in human fortune are SOMETIMES VERY STRIKING. Ephraim was "fruitful among his brethren." The very name signifies fruitful ness. Its territory was most fertile; its people the most numerous. 1. Its riches would give way to poverty. Ephraim was at once a rich and a populous tribe; but see the change predicted: "His spring shall become dry He shall spoil the treasure of all pleasant vessels." The enemy would invade the country, impoverish husbandry, check merchandise. 2. Its populousness would give way to paucity. The enemy would reduce its numbers, and almost depopulate it. Such reverses are frequent. They teach us to hold all worldly good with a light hand, and to settle our interests on the good that is permanent. II. REVERSES ARE GENERALLY BROUGHT ABOUT BY SECONDARY INSTRUMENTALITY. Nations, communities, and individuals may always trace their calamities to certain natural causes. This should teach us to study natural laws, and to be diligent in checking all elements inimical to human progress. III. REVERSES ARE UNDER THE DIRECTION OF GOD. The change in the fortunes of Ephraim was under the superintendence of the Almighty. Both true philosophy and religion teach us to trace all the events of life to God. Learn to acquiesce in His dispensations, and to look to Him for all that is good. (Homilist.). People HoseaPlaces Egypt, SamariaTopics Article, Blowing, Breath, Brethren, Brothers, Desert, Desirable, Desire, Dried, Drieth, Dry, East, Fail, Flourish, Flourishes, Fountain, Fruit, Fruitful, Gives, Goodly, Parched, Pillage, Plant, Pleasant, Plunder, Plundered, Precious, Produceth, Reed, Reed-plants, Reeds, Rising, Spoil, Spoileth, Spring, Store, Storehouse, Strip, Though, Thrives, Treasure, Treasures, Treasury, Vessel, Vessels, Waste, Wilderness, WindOutline 1. Ephraim's glory vanishes.4. God's anger. 9. God's mercy. 15. The judgment of Samaria. Dictionary of Bible Themes Hosea 13:15 4821 east Library Destruction and Help'O Israel, thou hast destroyed thyself; but in Me is thine help.'--HOSEA xiii. 9 (A.V.). 'It is thy destruction, O Israel, that thou art against Me, against thy Help' (R.V.). These words are obscure by reason of their brevity. Literally they might be rendered, 'Thy destruction for, in, or against Me; in, or against thy Help.' Obviously, some words must be supplied to bring out any sense. Our Authorised Version has chosen the supplement 'is,' which fails to observe the second occurrence with 'thy … Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture Letter xxxvi (Circa A. D. 1131) to the Same Hildebert, who had not yet Acknowledged the Lord Innocent as Pope. The Joyous Return "For if Ye Live after the Flesh, Ye Shall Die; but if Ye through the Spirit do Mortify the Deeds of the Body, Ye Shall Live. How a Private Man must Begin the Morning with Piety. What the Scriptures Principally Teach: the Ruin and Recovery of Man. Faith and Love Towards Christ. Thoughts Upon Striving to Enter at the Strait Gate. The Knowledge of God The Quotation in Matt. Ii. 6. Hosea Links Hosea 13:15 NIVHosea 13:15 NLT Hosea 13:15 ESV Hosea 13:15 NASB Hosea 13:15 KJV Hosea 13:15 Bible Apps Hosea 13:15 Parallel Hosea 13:15 Biblia Paralela Hosea 13:15 Chinese Bible Hosea 13:15 French Bible Hosea 13:15 German Bible Hosea 13:15 Commentaries Bible Hub |
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