Matthew Poole and continuators on Hosea 3:1

1 THen said the LORD unto me , Go yet , love a woman beloved of her friend , yet an adulteress according to the love of the LORD toward the children of Israel , who look to other Gods , and love flagons of wine .

Or And, Hebr. or furthermore.

Commanded.

Hosea.

Again, or once more, so it implyeth he had once already been commanded and done some such like thing.

In the former he was commanded to Marry, in this he is commanded to love; (the reason of which will appear in the applica[illegible: 2 letters]on of the parable,) a Woman though describ'd by her Character, yet not named; and though her Character would suit well enough to Gomer, yet it was not she, for this Woman was to abide v. 3. for him, but Gomer was presently married to him▪ or [illegible: 1 letter]t least so represented; this was brought Gomer was not:

Her Husband, though some think it may be some other person, or lover.

Either already tainted, or that certainly will be tainted with that vice, a divorced Woman separate from her Husband because of her fals[illegible: 1 letter]ness to him.

Let this be the Emblem of my love to the Children of Israel; by this I intend saith God, to let Israel know how I have loved, and how she hath loved; How greatly, dearly, constantly on my part. How slightly, inconstantly, falsely on her part.

When I adopted them to be a peculiar people to me, to take me for their God, and requir'd they shall have none other (which relation is well exprest by that of Husband and Wife;) they have look't, liked, loved other Gods, and depended on them, and their hearts have been estranged from me, they have turned down right Idolaters.

Loved the Feasts of their Idols, where they drank Wine to excess, by too great measures, which, without dispute, was usual in the Idol Feasts. Amos 2.8. 1 Cor. 10.21. or else these flagons of Wine speak their loose, drunken, and riotous living.

Marginal references: [illegible: 1 word]. 1.2.; [illegible: 1 word] grapes.