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God's Word as an Ax
Commentators explain that God "hewed" and "slew" Israel not with physical violence, but with the sharp, convicting words of His prophets. Like a craftsman using an ax on hard wood or a hammer on stone, God used severe warnings to break through their stubborn sin. As Albert Barnes notes, God "slew them in word, so that He might not slay them in deed."
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Albert Barnes
On Hosea 6:5
18th Century
Theologian
Therefore have I hewed them by the prophets - Since they despised God’s gentler warnings and measures, He used more severe ones. “H…
Charles Ellicott
On Hosea 6:5
19th Century
Bishop
The Septuagint renders, Therefore I have mowed down their prophets; but this would destroy the parallelism, in which “prophets” correspond…
John Calvin
On Hosea 6:5
16th Century
Theologian
God shows here, by His prophet, that He was compelled by urgent necessity to deal harshly and roughly with the people. We know that nothing is more…
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John Gill
On Hosea 6:5
17th Century
Pastor
Therefore has I hewed [them] by the prophets; I have slain
them by the words of my mouth
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…