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and I said to her, You shall abide for me many days; you shall not play the prostitute, and you shall not be any man`s wife: so will I also be toward you.
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A Season of Separation
Commentators explain that this verse describes a necessary period of disciplined separation, not a final divorce. The woman, representing Israel, is to live in isolation, refraining from both her past sins and from full marital intimacy. This time of waiting is a form of loving discipline from God, designed to test repentance and prepare for future restoration.
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Hosea
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18th Century
Presbyterian
You shall abide for me many days — Literally, you shall sit, solitary and as a widow (Deuteronomy 21:13), quie…
19th Century
Anglican
Shalt abide for me— that is, you shall abide in seclusion at my discretion. The “many days” are an indefinite period of amendment,…
16th Century
Protestant
These verses have been read together, for in these four the Prophet explains the vision presented to him. He says, first, that he had done what God…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And I said to her: Having bought or hired her, this was the covenant or agreement he made with her.
Yo…
People's dislike of true religion is because they love objects and forms that allow them to indulge, instead of mortifying, their lusts. How wonder…
