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God's Discipline is for Healing
Commentators unanimously agree that God's harsh actions of tearing and smiting are not for destruction, but for healing. Like a divine physician, God wounds in order to bind up. This perspective encourages believers to trust that God's discipline, even when painful, is purposeful and aimed at restoration.
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Hosea
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Albert Barnes
On Hosea 6:1
18th Century
Theologian
Come and let us return to the Lord – These words depend closely on the preceding text. They are words God Himself puts into their m…
John Calvin
On Hosea 6:1
16th Century
Theologian
In the last chapter, the Prophet said that the Israelites, after having been subdued by chastisements and judgments, would again turn back from fol…
John Gill
On Hosea 6:1
17th Century
Pastor
Come, and let us return unto the Lord
The Septuagint and Arabic versions connect these words with the last clause of…
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Matthew Henry
On Hosea 6:1–3
17th Century
Minister
Those who have gone from God by consent, and as a group, drawing one another to sin, should, by consent and as a group, return to Him. This will be…