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God's Judgment Can Be Silent
Commentators unanimously explain that God's judgment is not always a sudden, catastrophic event. Like a moth in a garment or rot in wood, it can be a slow, quiet, and internal process. This gradual decay weakens from within, often going unnoticed until the damage is severe, reminding us that spiritual decline can be dangerously subtle.
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Hosea
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Albert Barnes
On Hosea 5:12
18th Century
Theologian
Therefore I will be unto Ephraim a moth - Literally, and I as a moth. This form of speaking expresses what God was doing, …
Charles Ellicott
On Hosea 5:12
19th Century
Bishop
Rottenness. —The Authorized Version is right in this rendering (the disease caries) rather than worm (margin). B…
John Calvin
On Hosea 5:12
16th Century
Theologian
God now declares punishment against both kingdoms, but He does not speak as before. He does not say that His fury would be like a deluge to overwhe…
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John Gill
On Hosea 5:12
17th Century
Pastor
Therefore [will] I [be] unto Ephraim as a moth
Which eats garments, penetrates into them, feeds on them privately, s…
Matthew Henry
On Hosea 5:8–15
17th Century
Minister
The destruction of impenitent sinners is not mere talk, to frighten them; it is a sentence which will not be recalled. And it is a mercy that we ha…