Verse of the Day
Author Spotlight
Loading featured author...
Report Issue
See a formatting issue or error?
Let us know →
It shall happen in that day, I will answer, says Yahweh, I will answer the heavens, and they shall answer the earth;
Verse Takeaways
1
God's Chain of Command
Scholars highlight the beautiful poetic image of a "chain of command" for blessing. God answers the heavens with rain, the heavens answer the thirsty earth, the earth answers the crops, and the crops answer the needs of God's people. This illustrates that God is the ultimate source of all good things, orchestrating all of creation to provide for those He has restored to Himself.
See 3 Verse Takeaways
Book Overview
Hosea
Author
Audience
Composition
Teaching Highlights
Outline
+ 5 more
See Overview
7
18th Century
Presbyterian
I will hear the heavens ... - As all nature is closed, and would refuse her office to those who rebel against her God, so, when He …
19th Century
Anglican
Will hear. —More correctly, I will answer (the prayer of) the heavens. A sublime personification! Heaven pleads …
Baptist
And it shall come to pass in that day, I will hear, saith the LORD, I will hear the heavens, and they shall hear the earth; And the earth shall…
Go ad-free and create your own bookmark library
16th Century
Protestant
The Lord promises again that he will not fail the people when they are reconciled to him. We must, indeed, in the first place, seek that God may be…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And it shall come to pass in that day When these espousals shall be made, when the marriage of the Lamb will be come, and…
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…
Get curated content & updates
