...salutary influence he becomes " as the dew unto Israel ;" and the conse* Hervey. quence is, Israel, " shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as...shall be as the olive tree, and his smell as Lebanon." " For the Lord shall comfort Zion : he will comfort all her waste places ; and he will make her wilderness...

...mercy. 1 will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely : far mine anger is turned away from them. I will be as the dew unto Israel ; he shall grow as...and cast forth his roots as Lebanon. His branches shai! spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive-tree, and his smell as Lebanon. They that dwell...

...to the dew : ' / mil be (says the Lord, by Hosea) as the dew unto NO. xxnl. Reflections on Dew. 239 Israel : he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.' Heavenly doctrine, or the word of God, is likewise compared to dew : ' My doctrine (says Moses) shall...

...blessing ; how desirable must every drop of such a shower be ? And Hosea xiv. 5. ' I will be as the dew to Israel, he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon, ver. 6. His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive-tree, and his smell as Lebanon.'...

...olive tree; fair, and of goodly fruit." (xi. 16.) Of the church in Israel, the prophet Hosea says — " His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive tree." (xiv. 6.) " The olive tree," therefore, represents the visible church of God. From this, the unbelieving...

...mercies promised to the patriarchs of old. Has he not sai'J, "I will be as the dew unto Israel; lie shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as...branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as t*e olive tree. They that dwell under hj» thailow shall return, they shall revive as tbe corn, and...

...point out the characterof the Christian's triumph are usually of an unobtrusive and peaceful nature. " I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as...spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive tree aud his smell as Lebanon." Such is the sacred felicity of the servant of God : " he is as a tree planted...

...mercy. I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him. I will be as the dew unto Israel ; he shall grow as...branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive-tree, and his smell as Lebanon. They that dwell under his shadow shall return ; they shall revive...

...*r 5 DBW s1? na« onnsn nyn wm B'aa n *3a VB^ . »iai *r6 va is confirmed in Hosea, xiv. 5 and 6. " I will be as the dew unto Israel : he shall grow as...branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olivetree, and his smell as Lebanon." They will be as much amazed at Israel's fame and glory, as they...

...the same subject, as it respects the further expressions of everlasting love towards the Israel of God : I will be as the dew unto Israel : he shall...as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon. The next verse expresses the blessings which are further contained in this. Then the two following,...