Hosea 14:4

"Assyria can’t save us. We won’t ride on horses; neither will we say any more to the work of our hands, ‘Our gods!’ for in you the fatherless finds mercy.”"

Key Reflection

This passage underscores a shift from reliance on human or pagan solutions to trusting in God alone. By renouncing dependence on Assyria and their idols, Israel acknowledges that true deliverance and mercy come exclusively from God, particularly for the vulnerable among them.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

I will heal their backsliding -God, in answer, promises to “heal” that wound of their souls, from where every other evil came, their fickleness and unsteadfastness. Hitherto, this had been the characteristic of Israel. “Within a while they forgat His works, and would not abide His counsels”Psalms 106:13. “They forgat what He had done. Their heart was not whole with Him; neither continued they steadfast in His covenant. They turned back and tempted God. They kept not His testimonies, but turned back and fell way like their forefathers, starting aside like a broken bow”Psalms 78:12,Psalms 78:37,Psalms 78:42,Psalms 78:57-58. Steadfastness to the end is the special gift of the Gospel.

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