Hosea 14:8 Ephraim shall say, What have I to do any more with idols? I have heard him, and observed him: I am like a green fir tree… 1. What men pursue, before conversion, are idols, i.e. things which give trouble. 2. When the grace of the Gospel is received into the heart it divorces the sinner from his sins. 3. The language of a penitent renouncing his sins is most pleasing to God. 4. Converts shall find that happiness in Christ Which idols offered, but gave not. 5. Whatever good we do and enjoy is in and from Jesus Christ. 6. True wisdom is to know and understand God's Word, in its threatenings and in its promises. (H. Foster.) Parallel Verses KJV: Ephraim shall say, What have I to do any more with idols? I have heard him, and observed him: I am like a green fir tree. From me is thy fruit found. |
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