Let us strive to know the Lord: as certain as the dawn is his coming.

He will come to us like the

He will come to us like the rain, like the late and early rain comes to the earth.
early rains were the intense, heavy rains that fell at the end of October, and the
Late rains were the abundant rains of March and April, which arrived just before the
harvest. Some say that the late rain has returned to that land, but we do not believe that anyone
I can affirm that both the early and late rains have returned. There is, of course,
a certain amount of rain in that place, but that does not make that region a Garden of Eden. In Israel
there is not enough water to irrigate the entire land, and we are not seeing the
fulfillment of the promised return of the rains to that land. However, when that
the people will return once again to their belief in God, the blessing will fall not only upon the people, but
also about the earth and the animal world.

Let us strive to know the Lord. That is the true secret of the solution for the
problems of life - knowing the Lord. The apostle Paul, even when he had already reached the end of his
life, I had this ambition: 10I want to know him and the power of his resurrection, and participate in
his sufferings until becoming similar to him in his death (as he wrote in Philippians
chapter 3, verse 10). There is no way to improve this life, apart from knowledge
of God, The Word of God is very emphatic on this topic and it is either right or it is wrong.
For thousands of years, the Word of God has proven to be true, and we believe that the generation
actually in no way is affecting its integrity.

II. But it reminds them of a promise:

And we will know, and continue to know Jehovah; as the dawn is prepared for its coming, and
He will come to us like the rain, like the late and early rain to the earth.

Oseas is telling Israel: Lord, I want to know you and follow you with all my being every day.

God will revive them:

the security of this compels them to return to Him. But this seems to refer, in addition, to the
resurrection of Jesus Christ. Let us admire the wisdom and goodness of God that when the prophet
predicted the release of the Church from its anguish, has pointed out our salvation through Christ;
now, those words are fulfilled in the resurrection of Christ, they confirm our faith that He is the
what is to come, and that we do not have to seek another.
Here a precious blessing is promised; which is eternal life, to know God. The benefits of
God's favor is as firmly assured to us as the return of the morning after the night.
dark night. He will come to us like the late and early rain to the earth, which refreshes it and
it makes it fruitful. The grace of God in Christ is the early and late rain; by it, it begins and continues.
good work of bearing fruit. As He was raised from the grave, so the Redeemer will revive the hearts and
the hopes of all who trust in Him. The faintest glimmer of hope in his
word, it is such a sure first fruit of increasing light and comfort, that it will be accompanied by the
purifying and comforting grace that makes it fruitful.

Romans 9:22-26 "And what if God, wanting to show His wrath and to make His power known, endured
with much patience the vessels of wrath prepared for destruction, 23 and to make evident the
the riches of his glory, he showed to the vessels of mercy which he prepared beforehand
for glory, 24 to whom He has also called, that is, to us, not only of the Jews, but
also of the gentiles? 25 As he says in Hosea: I will call them my people who were not my people.
people, And to the not loved, beloved. 26 And in the place where it was said to them: You are not my people,
There they will be called children of the living God.

Of course, this does not only apply to Israel in the Old Testament, it was also fulfilled.
promise in the New Testament and it is being fulfilled now with us, but it will have its
complete fulfillment in the second coming of Christ.

The language is framed in such a way that it can only refer in its full accuracy to the Messiah, the
Israel ideal (Isa_49:3; see Mat_2:15 with Hos_11:1), resurrected on the third day (Joh_2:19; 1Co_15:4;
see Isa_53:10). "He will live for many days." See the similar use of Israel's political resurrection.
like the type of the general resurrection of which 'Christ is the firstfruits' (Isa_26:19; Eze_37:1-14;
Dan_12:2), we will live before him - we will enjoy his favor and the light of his face that gives us
it will shine, as of old; in contrast with 5:6, 15; 'he departed from them.'
 III. The Israelites are urged to encourage one another to seek the Lord.

Hosea 6:3 "And we shall know, and pursue to know the Lord; His going forth is established as the morning."
output, and it will come to us like the rain, like the late and early rain to the earth.

Oseas is telling Israel: Lord, I want to know you and follow you with all my being every day.

How the lack of "knowledge of God" has been the source of all evils (Isa_4:1; Isa_5:4),
Thus, the knowledge of him will bring all blessings together; indeed, it is the same 'life'.
(John 17:3). This knowledge is practical, not merely theoretical (Jeremiah 22:15-16). Theology is
life, not science; realities, not words. This progressive development is illustrated by the light of
"light," which keeps growing more and more, which "increases until the day is perfect" (Pro_4:18).
attached—Her coming is certain, fixed, ordered in her eternal purposes of love towards the
people of His covenant; 'prepared by God' (Gen_41:32; Rev_12:6). Jehovah will certainly come in
the help of his people, after their dark night of calamities. Like the dawn— (2Sa_23:4.)
like the late and early rain— (Job_29:23; Joe_2:23.) 'The rain' is mentioned first in
general; then the two rains (Deu_11:14) that worked the fertility of Palestine, the absence of the
what was considered the greatest calamity; "the late rain," which falls in the last half of
February and during March and April, just before the harvest (which gives it its name, from the root
what 'to gather' means); and 'the early rain', the jumping one, from mid-October to mid-
of December. Just as the rain fertilizes the earth that without it is barren, so the favor of God will restore
the nationality of Israel has been dead for a long time.

Future restoration of Israel, 10-11. Cf. Ro. 9.23-26 for the divine commentary on sovereignty.
of God and the rehabilitation of Israel. Verse 11 is still unfulfilled. 'The day of Jezreel'
it will be the Armageddon massacre, prelude to the destruction of the last enemies of Israel, and the
restoration, 11.

Romans 9:22-26 "What if God, wanting to show His wrath and to make it known His
power, endured with great patience the vessels of wrath prepared for destruction,
23 and to make known the riches of his glory, he displayed them to the vessels of
mercy that He prepared beforehand for glory, 24 to whom He has also
called, that is, to us, not only of the Jews, but also of the Gentiles?
As it says in Hosea: I will call them my people who were not my people, and her who was not...
beloved, beloved. 26 And in the place where it was said to them: You are not my people, There
they will be called sons of the living God.

Of course this does not only apply to Israel in the Old Testament, it was fulfilled as well.
promise in the New Testament and it is being fulfilled now with us, but it will have its
complete fulfillment in the second coming of Christ.