Hosea 5:15 - 6:6
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- Historical References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
- IV.XVII.4, Adversus Haereses, Irenaeus of Lyons. (c. 180)
- Chapter XIII, Adversus Judaeos, Tertullian (c. 198)
- IV.6, Stromata, Clement of Alexandria (c 200)
- Chapter VIII, Considering Repentance, Tertullian (c. 203)
- II.13, II.17, Against Marcion, Tertullian (c. 208)
- IV.17, IV.18, IV.43, Against Marcion, Tertullian (c. 210)
- Chapter II, On Modesty, Tertullian (c. 217)
- Rashi's Commentary, c. 1075. chabad.org.
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John Calvin's Commentary
on Hosea.
- "God does not so punish men as to pourforth his wrath upon them for their destruction; but that heintends, on the contrary, to promote their salvation, when he issevere in punishing their sins."
- From the Geneva Notes.
Chapter 6.
- "He shows to them what his doctrine was aimed at, that they should unite the obedience of God, and the love of their neighbour, with outward sacrifices."
- From
Matthew Henry's
Commentary.
Chapter 6.
- "This exposes the folly of those who trust in outward observances, to make up for their want of love to God and man."
- From
Wesley's Notes.
Chapter
6.
- "The affectionate knowledge of God, which fills the mind with reverence of his majesty, fear of his goodness, love of his holiness, trust in his promise, and submission to his will."
- From the
Commentary on the Whole Bible
(Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
Chapter 6.
- "As God Himself instituted sacrifices, it cannot mean that He desired them not absolutely, but that even in the Old Testament, He valued moral obedience as the only end for which positive ordinances, such as sacrifices, were instituted--as of more importance than a mere external ritual obedience."
- Contemporary Commentary, Studies and Exegesis:
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- "Following the devastation of the previous verses, 5:15 is a word from God that introduces the response from Israel in 6:1-3."
- Hosea 5:15 - 6:6, Studies on Old Testament texts from Series A, Ralph W. Klein, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago.
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"Learning What Righteousness Means: Hosea 6:6 and the Ethic of Mercy in
Matthew's Gospel," Mary Hinkle, Word & World, 1998.
- "For Matthew the difference between Jesus and his adversaries is based on Hosea 6:6: Whose observance of the law is characterized by the steadfast love that God desires from Israel and whose not?"
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- Articles & Background:
- "A Form-Critical
ReReading of Hosea," by Marvin A. Sweeney, Claremont Graduate School. Journal
of Hebrew Scripture.
- "The interest in calling for Israel's return to YHWH and in the reunification of Israel and Judah under a single Davidic monarch is the key factor in establishing the setting for the composition of the book of Hosea."
- "A Form-Critical
ReReading of Hosea," by Marvin A. Sweeney, Claremont Graduate School. Journal
of Hebrew Scripture.
- Recommended articles
from ATLAS, an online collection of religion and theology journals, are
linked below.
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selected theological schools, and clergy/church offices.
- Good, Edwin M., "Hosea 5:8-6:6 - An
Alternative to Alt," Journal of Biblical Literature, 1966.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Hinkle, Mary, "Learning What
Righteousness Means: Hosea 6:6 and the Ethic of Mercy in Matthew's
Gospel," Word & World, 1998.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Keown, Gerald L., "Hosea 6:4-6," Review &
Expositor, 1993.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Roberts, J.J.M., "Hosea and the Sacrificial Cultus,"
Restoration Quarterly, 1972.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Silva, Charles H., "The Literary Structure of Hosea
4-8," Bibliotheca Sacra, 2007.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Smothers, Thomas G., "Preaching and Praying
Repentance in Hosea," Review & Expositor, 1993.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials - Wijngaards, J., "Death and Resurrection in Covenantal
Context (Hos. 6:2)," Vetus Testamentum, 1967.
EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- Good, Edwin M., "Hosea 5:8-6:6 - An
Alternative to Alt," Journal of Biblical Literature, 1966.
- Sermons:
- "The Prophet and the Prostitute," Pastor Edward F. Marquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle, Washington.
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- At Oremus Hymnal:
- "These Thousand Hills," Brenton Prigge, NewHymn, a new, relevant hymn set to traditional tunes.
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