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Restored Harmony with Creation
Commentators explain that when God's people are reconciled to Him, He restores their relationship with the created world. John Calvin notes this reflects the original harmony of Eden. This 'covenant with the beasts' signifies that nature will no longer be an instrument of judgment, and believers will be protected from all forms of harm, whether from literal creatures or from spiritual enemies symbolized by them.
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Hosea
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Albert Barnes
On Hosea 2:18
18th Century
Theologian
And in that day - “Truly and properly is the time of the Incarnation of the Only-Begotten called ‘the Day,’ in which darkness was dispelled …
Charles Ellicott
On Hosea 2:18
19th Century
Bishop
Make a covenant ... — There will be external harmony corresponding to the moral harmony within. The animal creation will change fr…
Charles Spurgeon
On Hosea 2:18
19th Century
Preacher
And I will break the bow and the sword and the battle out of the earth, and will make them to lie down safely.
They had been much t…
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John Calvin
On Hosea 2:18
16th Century
Theologian
The Prophet shows here that the people would be in every way happy after their return to God’s favor; and, at the same time, he reminds us that the…
John Gill
On Hosea 2:18
17th Century
Pastor
And in that day will I make a covenant for them with the
beasts of the field
That is,…
Matthew Henry
On Hosea 2:14–23
17th Century
Minister
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…