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God as the Refreshing Dew
Commentators explain that God promises to be like "dew" to His people. This isn't just a blessing from God; it is God Himself providing continuous, personal, and life-giving grace. Like dew that silently revives a dry land, God's presence gently and effectively restores and refreshes the soul, making all spiritual growth possible.
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Hosea
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Albert Barnes
On Hosea 14:5
18th Century
Theologian
I will be as the dew unto Israel - Before, He had said, his spring shall become dry and his fountain shall be dried up ([Reference …
Charles Ellicott
On Hosea 14:5–6
19th Century
Bishop
As the Dew. For this imagery, see Psalm 130:3. Properly, it is “a copious mist, shedding small invisible rain, that comes in rich …
Charles Spurgeon
On Hosea 14:4–5
19th Century
Preacher
I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely: for my anger is turned away from him. I will be as the dew to Israel:
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John Calvin
On Hosea 14:5
16th Century
Theologian
The Prophet now again repeats what he had said: that God, after restoring the people to favor, would be so beneficent as to make apparent the fruit…
John Gill
On Hosea 14:5
17th Century
Pastor
I will be as the dew unto Israel
To spiritual Israel, to those that return to the Lord, take with them words, and pr…
Matthew Henry
On Hosea 14:4–8
17th Century
Minister
Israel seeks God's face, and they shall not seek it in vain. His anger is turned from them. Whom God loves, He loves freely���not because they dese…