Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
Primarily, in type, Israel's national revival, in a short period ("two or three" being used to denote a few days, Isaiah 17:6; Luke 13:32-33); antitypically the language is so framed as to refer in its full accuracy only to Messiah, the ideal Israel (Isaiah 49:3; compare Matthew 2:15, with Hosea 11:1), raised on the third day (John 2:19; I Corinthians 15:4; compare Isaiah 53:10). "He shall prolong His days." Compare the similar use of Israel's political resurrection as the type of the general resurrection of which "Christ is the first-fruits" (Isaiah 26:19; Ezekiel 37:1-14; Daniel 12:2).
live in his sight—enjoy His countenance shining on us, as of old; in contrast to Hosea 5:6, Hosea 5:15, "Withdrawn Himself from them."
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Hosea 6:2:
Song of Solomon 3:4
Isaiah 49:24
Isaiah 53:10
Ezekiel 37:10
Hosea 6:1
Hosea 6:1
Hosea 6:3
Hosea 13:14
1 Corinthians 15:54
Revelation 11:11
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