I will ransom them from the power of Sheol; I will redeem them from Death. Where, O Death, are your plagues? Where, O Sheol, is your sting? Compassion is hidden from My eyes. I will ransom themThe Hebrew word for "ransom" is "פָּדָה" (padah), which conveys the idea of delivering or rescuing by paying a price. In the context of Hosea, this reflects God's promise to deliver His people from the consequences of their sins. This is a profound foreshadowing of the ultimate ransom paid by Christ on the cross, where He delivered humanity from the bondage of sin and death. from the power of Sheol
"Sheol" in Hebrew refers to the grave or the abode of the dead. It is often depicted as a place of darkness and separation from God. The phrase "from the power of Sheol" signifies God's authority over death and His ability to rescue His people from its grip. This highlights the hope of resurrection and eternal life, a theme that resonates throughout the New Testament. I will redeem them
The word "redeem" comes from the Hebrew "גָּאַל" (ga'al), which means to buy back or reclaim. This term is often used in the context of a kinsman-redeemer, a concept deeply rooted in Jewish law and tradition. It emphasizes God's role as a redeemer who restores His people to their rightful place, underscoring His love and commitment to His covenant. from Death
"Death" here is personified, representing not just physical death but also spiritual death and separation from God. The promise to redeem from death is a powerful assurance of God's victory over sin and mortality, pointing to the resurrection of Jesus Christ and the eternal life promised to believers. Where, O Death, are your plagues?
This rhetorical question challenges the power and finality of death. The "plagues" symbolize the destructive forces and consequences of sin. By questioning their presence, God is declaring His triumph over these forces, a theme echoed in 1 Corinthians 15:55, where Paul celebrates Christ's victory over death. Where, O Sheol, is your sting?
The "sting" of Sheol refers to the pain and fear associated with death and the grave. This phrase reinforces the message of hope and deliverance, as God promises to remove the fear and power of death. It is a prophetic declaration of the resurrection, where the sting of death is ultimately nullified through Christ. Compassion is hidden from My eyes
This phrase reflects the severity of God's judgment against sin. While God is compassionate and merciful, there are times when His justice requires Him to withhold compassion to bring about repentance and restoration. It serves as a sobering reminder of the consequences of turning away from God, yet it is also a call to return to Him and experience His mercy anew. Persons / Places / Events 1. HoseaA prophet in the Northern Kingdom of Israel, Hosea's ministry focused on calling Israel back to faithfulness to God amidst their idolatry and moral decline. 2. SheolIn Hebrew thought, Sheol is the realm of the dead, a place of darkness and separation from the living. 3. DeathPersonified here, Death represents the ultimate enemy and consequence of sin, which God promises to overcome. 4. IsraelThe Northern Kingdom, often depicted as unfaithful to God, yet still the recipient of His promises of redemption. 5. GodThe speaker in this verse, expressing His power over death and His intention to redeem His people. Teaching Points God's Sovereignty Over DeathGod declares His power to ransom and redeem from death, showcasing His ultimate authority over life and death. The Promise of RedemptionDespite Israel's unfaithfulness, God promises redemption, highlighting His grace and mercy. Victory Over Sin and DeathThe rhetorical questions about death's plagues and Sheol's sting point to the future victory over sin and death through Christ. The Hidden CompassionThe phrase "Compassion is hidden from My eyes" suggests a temporary withholding of mercy, emphasizing the seriousness of sin but also the eventual triumph of God's redemptive plan. Hope in God's PromisesBelievers can find hope in God's promises of redemption and victory over death, encouraging faithfulness and trust in His plan. Bible Study Questions 1. How does the promise of redemption in Hosea 13:14 provide hope for believers today? 2. In what ways does the New Testament fulfill the promise of victory over death found in Hosea 13:14? 3. How can understanding God's sovereignty over death impact our daily lives and perspectives on mortality? 4. What does the temporary hiding of compassion in this verse teach us about the nature of God's justice and mercy? 5. How can we apply the assurance of God's victory over death to our struggles with sin and fear? Connections to Other Scriptures 1 Corinthians 15:55Paul echoes Hosea's triumphant declaration over death, emphasizing the victory through Jesus Christ. Isaiah 25:8This verse speaks of God swallowing up death forever, aligning with the theme of victory over death. Revelation 21:4Describes a future where death is no more, connecting to the ultimate fulfillment of God's promise in Hosea. People HoseaPlaces Egypt, SamariaTopics Compassion, Death, Destruction, Free, Grave, Hid, Hidden, Ho, Netherworld, Nether-world, O, Pains, Pity, Plague, Plagues, Power, Price, Ransom, Redeem, Repentance, Saviour, Sheol, Sight, Sting, Thorns, UnderworldDictionary of Bible Themes Hosea 13:14 2321 Christ, as redeemer
5288 dead, the
5454 power, God's saving
6714 ransom
6722 redemption, OT
9021 death, natural
9040 grave, the
9315 resurrection, of believers
9512 hell, experience 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 ScriptureLetter xxxvi (Circa A. D. 1131) to the Same Hildebert, who had not yet Acknowledged the Lord Innocent as Pope.
To the Same Hildebert, Who Had Not Yet Acknowledged the Lord Innocent as Pope. He exhorts him to recognise Innocent, now an exile in France, owing to the schism of Peter Leonis, as the rightful Pontiff. To the great prelate, most exalted in renown, Hildebert, by the grace of God Archbishop of Tours, Bernard, called Abbot of Clairvaux, sends greeting, and prays that he may walk in the Spirit, and spiritually discern all things. 1. To address you in the words of the prophet, Consolation is hid from …
Saint Bernard of Clairvaux—Some Letters of Saint Bernard, Abbot of Clairvaux The Joyous Return
"When God's right arm is bared for war, And thunders clothe his cloudy car." e'en then he stays his uplifted hand, reins in the steeds of vengeance, and holds communion with grace; "for his mercy endureth for ever," and "judgment is his strange work." To use another figure: the whole book of Hosea is like a great trial wherein witnesses have appeared against the accused, and the arguments and excuses of the guilty have been answered and baffled. All has been heard for them, and much, very much against …
Charles Haddon Spurgeon—Spurgeon's Sermons Volume 37: 1891 "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.
Rom. viii. s 13, 14.--"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. For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God." The life and being of many things consists in union,--separate them, and they remain not the same, or they lose their virtue. It is much more thus in Christianity, the power and life of it consists in the union of these things that God hath conjoined, so that if any man pretend to …
Hugh Binning—The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning How a Private Man must Begin the Morning with Piety.
As soon as ever thou awakest in the morning, keep the door of thy heart fast shut, that no earthly thought may enter, before that God come in first; and let him, before all others, have the first place there. So all evil thoughts either will not dare to come in, or shall the easier be kept out; and the heart will more savour of piety and godliness all the day after; but if thy heart be not, at thy first waking, filled with some meditations of God and his word, and dressed, like the lamp in the tabernacle …
Lewis Bayly—The Practice of Piety What the Scriptures Principally Teach: the Ruin and Recovery of Man. Faith and Love Towards Christ.
2 Tim. i. 13.--"Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard of me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus." Here is the sum of religion. Here you have a compend of the doctrine of the Scriptures. All divine truths may be reduced to these two heads,--faith and love; what we ought to believe, and what we ought to do. This is all the Scriptures teach, and this is all we have to learn. What have we to know, but what God hath revealed of himself to us? And what have we to do, but what …
Hugh Binning—The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning Thoughts Upon Striving to Enter at the Strait Gate.
AS certainly as we are here now, it is not long but we shall all be in another World, either in a World of Happiness, or else in a World of Misery, or if you will, either in Heaven or in Hell. For these are the two only places which all Mankind from the beginning of the World to the end of it, must live in for evermore, some in the one, some in the other, according to their carriage and behaviour here; and therefore it is worth the while to take a view and prospect now and then of both these places, …
William Beveridge—Private Thoughts Upon a Christian Life The Knowledge of God
'The Lord is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed.' I Sam 2:2. Glorious things are spoken of God; he transcends our thoughts, and the praises of angels. God's glory lies chiefly in his attributes, which are the several beams by which the divine nature shines forth. Among other of his orient excellencies, this is not the least, The Lord is a God of knowledge; or as the Hebrew word is, A God of knowledges.' Through the bright mirror of his own essence, he has a full idea and cognisance …
Thomas Watson—A Body of Divinity The Quotation in Matt. Ii. 6.
Several interpreters, Paulus especially, have asserted that the interpretation of Micah which is here given, was that of the Sanhedrim only, and not of the Evangelist, who merely recorded what happened and was said. But this assertion is at once refuted when we consider the object which Matthew has in view in his entire representation of the early life of Jesus. His object in recording the early life of Jesus is not like that of Luke, viz., to communicate historical information to his readers. …
Ernst Wilhelm Hengstenberg—Christology of the Old Testament Hosea
The book of Hosea divides naturally into two parts: i.-iii. and iv.-xiv., the former relatively clear and connected, the latter unusually disjointed and obscure. The difference is so unmistakable that i.-iii. have usually been assigned to the period before the death of Jeroboam II, and iv.-xiv. to the anarchic period which succeeded. Certainly Hosea's prophetic career began before the end of Jeroboam's reign, as he predicts the fall of the reigning dynasty, i. 4, which practically ended with Jeroboam's …
John Edgar McFadyen—Introduction to the Old Testament Links Hosea 13:14 NIVHosea 13:14 NLTHosea 13:14 ESVHosea 13:14 NASBHosea 13:14 KJV
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