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Fleeting Goodness
All commentators agree that the central image of the 'morning cloud' and 'early dew' describes a goodness or repentance that is fleeting and superficial. It looks promising but lacks substance and vanishes under the slightest pressure. This serves as a powerful warning against emotional but shallow spiritual experiences that do not produce lasting, genuine change.
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Albert Barnes
On Hosea 6:4
18th Century
Theologian
O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee? – It is common with the prophets, first to set forth the fullness of the riches of God’s merc…
Charles Ellicott
On Hosea 6:4
19th Century
Bishop
Here ends the supposed language of the penitents.
If it were genuine, and accompanied by a deep sense of sin, it would not be in vain. But t…
John Calvin
On Hosea 6:4
16th Century
Theologian
Some interpret this passage to mean that God would not just once irrigate his people, but would continue this favor; as though he said, “He is dece…
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John Gill
On Hosea 6:4
17th Century
Pastor
O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee? O Judah, what shall I do
unto thee ?
&c.] Or, "…
Matthew Henry
On Hosea 6:4–11
17th Century
Minister
Sometimes Israel and Judah seemed disposed to repent under their sufferings, but their goodness vanished like the empty morning cloud, and the earl…