And I will sow her to Me in the earth – She whom God sows is the Church, of whom God speaks as her, because she is the Mother of the faith…

Will hear. —More correctly, I will answer (the prayer of) the heavens. A sublime personification! Heaven pleads …

And I will say to them who were not my people, You are my people; and they shall say, You are my God.

See, it is all in "shalls" an…

The Prophet here takes the occasion to speak of the increase of the people. He had promised a fruitful and large increase of corn, wine, and oil; b…

And I will sow her unto me in the earth
That is, Jezreel, or the people of God, the church betrothed; this is anothe…

After these judgments the Lord would deal with Israel more gently. By the promise of rest in Christ we are invited to take His yoke upon us; and th…