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Chapters in Hosea
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The Best Commentaries on Hosea
Intermediate
Burroughs, Jeremiah – An Exposition of the Prophesy of Hosea, vols. 1 (chs. 1-3), 2 (4-7), 3 (8-10), 4 (11-13) Buy 1643 Does not include ch. 14, but see Reynolds and Sibbes
*** – “Masterly. A vast treasure-house of experimental exposition. With the exception of Adams, we prefer it to any other of the expositions reprinted under the editorship of Mr. Sherman.” – Spurgeon
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Pococke, Edward – A Commentary on the Prophecy of Hosea d. 1691
Pococke (1604-1691) was a reformed Anglican.
** – “Orme says Pocock was ‘one of the finest Oriental scholars, and certainly the first Arabic scholar of his age.’ His book is a treasury filed with the products of laborious research.” – Spurgeon
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More Commentaries on Hosea
Reformer
Luther, Martin – Works, vol. 18: Minor Prophets I: Hosea & Malachi Buy
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Practical & Devotional
Hubbard, David Allen – With Bands of Love: Lessons from the Book of Hosea Buy 1968
‘Adapted from material given at the Conservative Baptist Seminary, Denver, and to a Bible study class in Pasadena, these devotional messages stress the main lessons of the Book of Hosea.’ – Cyril J. Barber
Morgan, G. Campbell – Hosea: the Heart and Holiness of God Buy 1934 126 pp.
Morgan (1863–1945) was the predecessor at Westminster Chapel in London to Martin Lloyd Jones.
‘Frequently regarded as one of Morgan’s finest expository studies. Amillennial.’ – Cyril J. Barber
Veldkamp, Herman – Hosea: Love’s Complaint Buy 1980
Veldkamp is a Dutch Reformed pastor who has written on a number of the minor prophets.
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Intermediate
1800’s
Neale, James – The Prophecies of Hosea: Translated, with a Commentary and Notes 1850
** “We do not think many ministers will value it for homiletical purposes.” – Spurgeon
Wolfendale, James – Homiletical Commentary on Hosea 1879
** – “On an excellent plan, and moderately well executed. With Burroughes and others to quarry from, and so good a method to work by, Mr. Wolfendale ought to have produced a better book; but even as it is he deserves a measure of commendation.”
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1900’s
Mays, James Luther – Hosea, a Commentary Buy OT Library West. Press 1969 204 pp.
‘This critical study is one of the better works in this series.’ – Cyril J. Barber
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The Early Church on Hosea
Ferreiro, Alberto – Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture: The Twelve Prophets Buy
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Hosea, Chs. 1-4
1600’s
Downame, John – Lectures upon the Four First Chapters of the Prophecy of Hosea, wherein the text is expounded and cleared, and such profitable instructions observed, and applied, as naturally arise out of this holy Scripture, and are fit for these times ToC 1608
*** – “An exposition of the richest kind. Get it by all means, if you can.” – Spurgeon
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1800’s
Hengstenberg, E.W. – ‘Messianic Predictions in Hosea, chs. 1-3’ 1868 125 pp. in The Christology of the Old Testament, vol. 1, pp. 165-290
Fuller, Andrew – Illustrations of Scripture: Conversion of the Jews on Hos. 1-3:5 in Works, vol. 1, pp. 598-600
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Hosea ch. 6
Smith, Samuel – An Exposition upon the Sixth Chapter of the Prophesy of Hosea ToC 1616
*** – “In Smith’s usual quiet, rich, expository manner.” – Spurgeon
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Hosea, Chs. 11-14
Fuller, Andrew – Illustrations of Scripture: Conversion of the Jews on Hos. 11-14:9 in Works, vol. 1, pp. 600-602
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Hosea Ch. 14
Margoliouth, Moses – Genuine Repentance, and its Effects, an Exposition of Hosea 14 1854
** “Respectable discourses.” – Spurgeon
Pierce, Samuel – The 14th Chapter of Hosea 1822
Pierce (1746-1829) was an English Reformed Baptist.
Reynolds, Edward – An Explication of the Fourteenth Chapter of Hosea; in Seven Sermons d. 1676
Reynolds was a Westminster divine and reformed Anglican.
*** – “Reynolds was on of the greatest theological writers in an age of great divines. He worthily takes place with Burroughs.” – Spurgeon
Sibbes, Richard – The Returning Backslider, or a Commentary upon Hosea 14 1639
*** – “Manton says of Sibbes, that he had a peculiar gift in unfolding the great mysteries of the Gospel in a sweet and mellifluous manner, and therefore he was by his hearers usually termed the Sweet Dropper, ‘sweet and heavenly distillations usually dropping from him with such a native eloquence as is not easily to be imitated.’ This commentary on Hosea is a fair specimen of his style.” – Spurgeon
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