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14901 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 865.20 (Matthew Henry)
… with comforts and hopes, Hosea 2:14, 2:15. This is expressed here with an allusion to God’s dealings with that people when he brought them out of Egypt, through …
14902 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 865.21 (Matthew Henry)
… speak comfortably to them, will persuade them and speak to their hearts, that is, he will by his word and Spirit incline their hearts to return to him, and encourage …
14903 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 865.24 (Matthew Henry)
… people’s comfort. And, if the inferior creatures are thus laid under an engagement to serve us, it is our part of the covenant not to abuse them, but to serve God …
14904 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 865.30 (Matthew Henry)
… our comforts from God in the usual method and by the appointed means; and, when we are at any time disappointed in them, we must look up to God, above the hills and …
14905 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 865.32 (Matthew Henry)
… the comfort of our covenant with God that in it there is a communion of saints, who, though they are many, yet here are one. It is not, I will say to them, You are my people …
14906 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 866.4 (Matthew Henry)
… their comforts from them); if they were restrained from bowing the knee to idols, yet they gave them an amorous glance, and had eyes full of that spiritual adultery …
14907 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 866.5 (Matthew Henry)
… spoke comfortably to her; as the Levite who went after his concubine that had played the harlot from him, and had run away with another man, spoke friendly to …
14908 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 867.1 (Matthew Henry)
… creature-comforts unsatisfying ( Hosea 4:10 ), and themselves made ashamed, Hosea 4:19. And, which is several times mentioned here as the sorest judgment of all …
14909 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 867.2 (Matthew Henry)
… speaks comfortably to them; but are they willing to hear when he has a controversy with them? Yes, they must hear him when he pleads against them, when he has something …
14910 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 867.4 (Matthew Henry)
… their comforts. The land mourns when there is neither grass for the cattle nor herbs for the service of man; and then every one that dwells therein shall languish …
14911 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 867.11 (Matthew Henry)
… be comfortably used; no, nor that which is inordinately coveted; it is just that the desires which are insatiable should always be unsatisfied, and that those …
14912 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 867.20 (Matthew Henry)
… their comforts, to the world and the flesh, will shortly be ashamed of it. Yea, and those that bring to God blind, and lame, and heartless sacrifices, will be ashamed …
14913 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 868.10 (Matthew Henry)
… the comfort of all they have and all they hope for.
14914 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 868.13 (Matthew Henry)
… and comforts stays with us, it is well enough; but our condition is sad indeed if he tear and go away, if, when he deprives us of our creature comforts, he does himself …
14915 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 868.14 (Matthew Henry)
… for comfort and a cure will find them miserable comforters, and physicians of no value. The kings of Assyria, whom Judah and Israel sought unto, distressed …
14916 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 869.1 (Matthew Henry)
… the comforts wherewith they encourage themselves in their return, Hosea 6:1-6:3. II. The instability of many of them in their professions and promises of repentance …
14917 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 869.6 (Matthew Henry)
… saints comforts them; that which is first a Spirit of bondage is afterwards a Spirit of adoption. This is an acknowledgement of the power of God (he can heal …
14918 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 869.7 (Matthew Henry)
… with comfort and it shall be reviving to us. Though he forsake for a small moment, he will gather with everlasting kindness .” Note, The people of God may not only …
14919 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 871.8 (Matthew Henry)
… expect comfort and success in our affairs when we go about them, and go on in them, without consulting God and acknowledge not him in all our ways: “They set up …
14920 Matthew Henry’s Complete Bible Commentary, p. 871.12 (Matthew Henry)
… miserable comforters, Judges 10:14. If men will not quit the love and service of sin, yet they shall certainly lose all the delights and profits of it. If Samaria …