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Hosea 12:10

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Hosea 12:10

Verse 10 of 14

Scripture focus

I have also spoken by the prophets, and I have multiplied visions, and used similitudes, by the ministry of the prophets.

Hosea 12:10 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Hosea 12:10

Theological / Devotional

Visions. Heb. chazon (see on 1 Sam. 3:1). Similitudes. These are comparisons likenesses, parables, symbols, which show the invisible by the visible. Frequently prophets used similitudes to convey the divine meaning to the people, employing such figures as the vineyard (Isa. 5), the image (Dan. 2), the beasts (Dan. 7), the tile and the iron pan (Eze. 4). The LXX for this clause significantly reads, “And by the means of the prophets I was represented.” Similitudes made the prophets’ messages more arresting, easier to understand, and easier to remember. God is here honoring His true prophets by showing that it is only through them that He reveals His will (see Amos 3:7).

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