Hosea 2:8-9 For she did not know that I gave her corn, and wine, and oil, and multiplied her silver and gold, which they prepared for Baal.… 1. How graciously their plenty was given to them. God is a bountiful benefactor. 2. How basely was their plenty abused by them. (1) They robbed God of the honour of them. (2) They served and honoured His enemies with them. 3. How justly should their plenty be taken from them. Those that abuse the mercies God gives them to His dishonour cannot expect to enjoy them long. ( Matthew Henry.) Parallel Verses KJV: For she did not know that I gave her corn, and wine, and oil, and multiplied her silver and gold, which they prepared for Baal. |
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