Hosea 14:7

"His branches will spread, and his beauty will be like the olive tree, and his fragrance like Lebanon."

Key Reflection

In Hosea 14:7, the prophet compares the restored Israel to an olive tree that flourishes and exudes a fragrant aroma reminiscent of Lebanon’s renowned cedars. The original audience would have understood this imagery as a promise of prosperity and divine favor after repentance. Just as an olive tree thrives with its branches spreading widely and filling the air with its distinctive scent, Israel is assured of renewed vitality and blessings under God's care.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

They that dwell under his shadow -that is, the shadow of the restored Israel, who had just been described under the image of a magnificent tree uniting in itself all perfections. : “They that are under the shadow of the Church are together under the shadow of Christ the Head thereof, and also of God the Father.” The Jews, of old, explained it , “they shall dwell under the shadow of their Messias.” These, he says, “shall return,” i. e., they shall turn to be quite other than they had been, even back to Him, to whom they belonged, whose creatures they were, God. “They shall revive as the corn.” The words may be differently rendered, in the same general meaning.

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