A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: 8192

Message: Creation of dynamic property CI_URI::$config is deprecated

Filename: core/URI.php

Line Number: 101

Backtrace:

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/index.php
Line: 316
Function: require_once

A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: 8192

Message: Creation of dynamic property CI_Router::$uri is deprecated

Filename: core/Router.php

Line Number: 127

Backtrace:

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/index.php
Line: 316
Function: require_once

A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: 8192

Message: Creation of dynamic property Verse::$benchmark is deprecated

Filename: core/Controller.php

Line Number: 75

Backtrace:

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/application/controllers/Verse.php
Line: 7
Function: __construct

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/index.php
Line: 316
Function: require_once

A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: 8192

Message: Creation of dynamic property Verse::$hooks is deprecated

Filename: core/Controller.php

Line Number: 75

Backtrace:

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/application/controllers/Verse.php
Line: 7
Function: __construct

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/index.php
Line: 316
Function: require_once

A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: 8192

Message: Creation of dynamic property Verse::$config is deprecated

Filename: core/Controller.php

Line Number: 75

Backtrace:

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/application/controllers/Verse.php
Line: 7
Function: __construct

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/index.php
Line: 316
Function: require_once

A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: 8192

Message: Creation of dynamic property Verse::$log is deprecated

Filename: core/Controller.php

Line Number: 75

Backtrace:

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/application/controllers/Verse.php
Line: 7
Function: __construct

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/index.php
Line: 316
Function: require_once

A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: 8192

Message: Creation of dynamic property Verse::$utf8 is deprecated

Filename: core/Controller.php

Line Number: 75

Backtrace:

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/application/controllers/Verse.php
Line: 7
Function: __construct

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/index.php
Line: 316
Function: require_once

A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: 8192

Message: Creation of dynamic property Verse::$uri is deprecated

Filename: core/Controller.php

Line Number: 75

Backtrace:

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/application/controllers/Verse.php
Line: 7
Function: __construct

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/index.php
Line: 316
Function: require_once

A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: 8192

Message: Creation of dynamic property Verse::$exceptions is deprecated

Filename: core/Controller.php

Line Number: 75

Backtrace:

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/application/controllers/Verse.php
Line: 7
Function: __construct

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/index.php
Line: 316
Function: require_once

A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: 8192

Message: Creation of dynamic property Verse::$router is deprecated

Filename: core/Controller.php

Line Number: 75

Backtrace:

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/application/controllers/Verse.php
Line: 7
Function: __construct

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/index.php
Line: 316
Function: require_once

A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: 8192

Message: Creation of dynamic property Verse::$output is deprecated

Filename: core/Controller.php

Line Number: 75

Backtrace:

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/application/controllers/Verse.php
Line: 7
Function: __construct

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/index.php
Line: 316
Function: require_once

A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: 8192

Message: Creation of dynamic property Verse::$security is deprecated

Filename: core/Controller.php

Line Number: 75

Backtrace:

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/application/controllers/Verse.php
Line: 7
Function: __construct

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/index.php
Line: 316
Function: require_once

A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: 8192

Message: Creation of dynamic property Verse::$input is deprecated

Filename: core/Controller.php

Line Number: 75

Backtrace:

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/application/controllers/Verse.php
Line: 7
Function: __construct

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/index.php
Line: 316
Function: require_once

A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: 8192

Message: Creation of dynamic property Verse::$lang is deprecated

Filename: core/Controller.php

Line Number: 75

Backtrace:

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/application/controllers/Verse.php
Line: 7
Function: __construct

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/index.php
Line: 316
Function: require_once

A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: 8192

Message: Creation of dynamic property Verse::$load is deprecated

Filename: core/Controller.php

Line Number: 78

Backtrace:

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/application/controllers/Verse.php
Line: 7
Function: __construct

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/index.php
Line: 316
Function: require_once

A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: 8192

Message: Creation of dynamic property Verse::$template is deprecated

Filename: core/Loader.php

Line Number: 1283

Backtrace:

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/application/controllers/Verse.php
Line: 7
Function: __construct

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/index.php
Line: 316
Function: require_once

A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: 8192

Message: Creation of dynamic property Verse::$db is deprecated

Filename: core/Loader.php

Line Number: 396

Backtrace:

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/application/models/Resourcemodel.php
Line: 8
Function: database

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/application/controllers/Verse.php
Line: 8
Function: model

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/index.php
Line: 316
Function: require_once

A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: 8192

Message: Creation of dynamic property CI_DB_mysqli_driver::$failover is deprecated

Filename: database/DB_driver.php

Line Number: 371

Backtrace:

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/application/models/Resourcemodel.php
Line: 8
Function: database

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/application/controllers/Verse.php
Line: 8
Function: model

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/index.php
Line: 316
Function: require_once

A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: 8192

Message: Creation of dynamic property Verse::$resourcemodel is deprecated

Filename: core/Loader.php

Line Number: 358

Backtrace:

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/application/controllers/Verse.php
Line: 8
Function: model

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/index.php
Line: 316
Function: require_once

A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: 8192

Message: Creation of dynamic property Verse::$kjvmodel is deprecated

Filename: core/Loader.php

Line Number: 358

Backtrace:

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/application/controllers/Verse.php
Line: 9
Function: model

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/index.php
Line: 316
Function: require_once

A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: 8192

Message: Creation of dynamic property Verse::$mapmodel is deprecated

Filename: core/Loader.php

Line Number: 358

Backtrace:

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/application/controllers/Verse.php
Line: 10
Function: model

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/index.php
Line: 316
Function: require_once

A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: 8192

Message: Return type of CI_Session_files_driver::open($save_path, $name) should either be compatible with SessionHandlerInterface::open(string $path, string $name): bool, or the #[\ReturnTypeWillChange] attribute should be used to temporarily suppress the notice

Filename: drivers/Session_files_driver.php

Line Number: 132

Backtrace:

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/application/helpers/history_helper.php
Line: 8
Function: library

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/application/controllers/Verse.php
Line: 18
Function: getLastVerse

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/index.php
Line: 316
Function: require_once

A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: 8192

Message: Return type of CI_Session_files_driver::close() should either be compatible with SessionHandlerInterface::close(): bool, or the #[\ReturnTypeWillChange] attribute should be used to temporarily suppress the notice

Filename: drivers/Session_files_driver.php

Line Number: 290

Backtrace:

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/application/helpers/history_helper.php
Line: 8
Function: library

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/application/controllers/Verse.php
Line: 18
Function: getLastVerse

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/index.php
Line: 316
Function: require_once

A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: 8192

Message: Return type of CI_Session_files_driver::read($session_id) should either be compatible with SessionHandlerInterface::read(string $id): string|false, or the #[\ReturnTypeWillChange] attribute should be used to temporarily suppress the notice

Filename: drivers/Session_files_driver.php

Line Number: 164

Backtrace:

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/application/helpers/history_helper.php
Line: 8
Function: library

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/application/controllers/Verse.php
Line: 18
Function: getLastVerse

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/index.php
Line: 316
Function: require_once

A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: 8192

Message: Return type of CI_Session_files_driver::write($session_id, $session_data) should either be compatible with SessionHandlerInterface::write(string $id, string $data): bool, or the #[\ReturnTypeWillChange] attribute should be used to temporarily suppress the notice

Filename: drivers/Session_files_driver.php

Line Number: 233

Backtrace:

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/application/helpers/history_helper.php
Line: 8
Function: library

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/application/controllers/Verse.php
Line: 18
Function: getLastVerse

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/index.php
Line: 316
Function: require_once

A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: 8192

Message: Return type of CI_Session_files_driver::destroy($session_id) should either be compatible with SessionHandlerInterface::destroy(string $id): bool, or the #[\ReturnTypeWillChange] attribute should be used to temporarily suppress the notice

Filename: drivers/Session_files_driver.php

Line Number: 313

Backtrace:

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/application/helpers/history_helper.php
Line: 8
Function: library

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/application/controllers/Verse.php
Line: 18
Function: getLastVerse

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/index.php
Line: 316
Function: require_once

A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: 8192

Message: Return type of CI_Session_files_driver::gc($maxlifetime) should either be compatible with SessionHandlerInterface::gc(int $max_lifetime): int|false, or the #[\ReturnTypeWillChange] attribute should be used to temporarily suppress the notice

Filename: drivers/Session_files_driver.php

Line Number: 354

Backtrace:

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/application/helpers/history_helper.php
Line: 8
Function: library

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/application/controllers/Verse.php
Line: 18
Function: getLastVerse

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/index.php
Line: 316
Function: require_once

A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: Warning

Message: ini_set(): Session ini settings cannot be changed after headers have already been sent

Filename: Session/Session.php

Line Number: 282

Backtrace:

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/application/helpers/history_helper.php
Line: 8
Function: library

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/application/controllers/Verse.php
Line: 18
Function: getLastVerse

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/index.php
Line: 316
Function: require_once

A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: Warning

Message: session_set_cookie_params(): Session cookie parameters cannot be changed after headers have already been sent

Filename: Session/Session.php

Line Number: 289

Backtrace:

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/application/helpers/history_helper.php
Line: 8
Function: library

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/application/controllers/Verse.php
Line: 18
Function: getLastVerse

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/index.php
Line: 316
Function: require_once

A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: Warning

Message: ini_set(): Session ini settings cannot be changed after headers have already been sent

Filename: Session/Session.php

Line Number: 304

Backtrace:

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/application/helpers/history_helper.php
Line: 8
Function: library

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/application/controllers/Verse.php
Line: 18
Function: getLastVerse

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/index.php
Line: 316
Function: require_once

A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: Warning

Message: ini_set(): Session ini settings cannot be changed after headers have already been sent

Filename: Session/Session.php

Line Number: 314

Backtrace:

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/application/helpers/history_helper.php
Line: 8
Function: library

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/application/controllers/Verse.php
Line: 18
Function: getLastVerse

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/index.php
Line: 316
Function: require_once

A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: Warning

Message: ini_set(): Session ini settings cannot be changed after headers have already been sent

Filename: Session/Session.php

Line Number: 315

Backtrace:

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/application/helpers/history_helper.php
Line: 8
Function: library

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/application/controllers/Verse.php
Line: 18
Function: getLastVerse

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/index.php
Line: 316
Function: require_once

A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: Warning

Message: ini_set(): Session ini settings cannot be changed after headers have already been sent

Filename: Session/Session.php

Line Number: 316

Backtrace:

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/application/helpers/history_helper.php
Line: 8
Function: library

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/application/controllers/Verse.php
Line: 18
Function: getLastVerse

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/index.php
Line: 316
Function: require_once

A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: Warning

Message: ini_set(): Session ini settings cannot be changed after headers have already been sent

Filename: Session/Session.php

Line Number: 317

Backtrace:

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/application/helpers/history_helper.php
Line: 8
Function: library

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/application/controllers/Verse.php
Line: 18
Function: getLastVerse

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/index.php
Line: 316
Function: require_once

A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: Warning

Message: ini_set(): Session ini settings cannot be changed after headers have already been sent

Filename: Session/Session.php

Line Number: 375

Backtrace:

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/application/helpers/history_helper.php
Line: 8
Function: library

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/application/controllers/Verse.php
Line: 18
Function: getLastVerse

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/index.php
Line: 316
Function: require_once

A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: Warning

Message: ini_set(): Session ini settings cannot be changed after headers have already been sent

Filename: drivers/Session_files_driver.php

Line Number: 108

Backtrace:

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/application/helpers/history_helper.php
Line: 8
Function: library

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/application/controllers/Verse.php
Line: 18
Function: getLastVerse

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/index.php
Line: 316
Function: require_once

A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: Warning

Message: session_set_save_handler(): Session save handler cannot be changed after headers have already been sent

Filename: Session/Session.php

Line Number: 110

Backtrace:

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/application/helpers/history_helper.php
Line: 8
Function: library

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/application/controllers/Verse.php
Line: 18
Function: getLastVerse

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/index.php
Line: 316
Function: require_once

A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: Warning

Message: session_start(): Session cannot be started after headers have already been sent

Filename: Session/Session.php

Line Number: 143

Backtrace:

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/application/helpers/history_helper.php
Line: 8
Function: library

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/application/controllers/Verse.php
Line: 18
Function: getLastVerse

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/index.php
Line: 316
Function: require_once

A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: 8192

Message: Creation of dynamic property Verse::$session is deprecated

Filename: core/Loader.php

Line Number: 1283

Backtrace:

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/application/helpers/history_helper.php
Line: 8
Function: library

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/application/controllers/Verse.php
Line: 18
Function: getLastVerse

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/index.php
Line: 316
Function: require_once

A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: 8192

Message: explode(): Passing null to parameter #2 ($string) of type string is deprecated

Filename: models/Resourcemodel.php

Line Number: 18

Backtrace:

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/application/models/Resourcemodel.php
Line: 18
Function: explode

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/application/models/Resourcemodel.php
Line: 16
Function: array_map

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/application/controllers/Verse.php
Line: 40
Function: getMain

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/index.php
Line: 316
Function: require_once

A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: 8192

Message: explode(): Passing null to parameter #2 ($string) of type string is deprecated

Filename: models/Resourcemodel.php

Line Number: 18

Backtrace:

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/application/models/Resourcemodel.php
Line: 18
Function: explode

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/application/models/Resourcemodel.php
Line: 16
Function: array_map

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/application/controllers/Verse.php
Line: 40
Function: getMain

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/index.php
Line: 316
Function: require_once

A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: 8192

Message: explode(): Passing null to parameter #2 ($string) of type string is deprecated

Filename: models/Resourcemodel.php

Line Number: 18

Backtrace:

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/application/models/Resourcemodel.php
Line: 18
Function: explode

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/application/models/Resourcemodel.php
Line: 16
Function: array_map

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/application/controllers/Verse.php
Line: 40
Function: getMain

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/index.php
Line: 316
Function: require_once

A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: 8192

Message: explode(): Passing null to parameter #2 ($string) of type string is deprecated

Filename: models/Resourcemodel.php

Line Number: 18

Backtrace:

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/application/models/Resourcemodel.php
Line: 18
Function: explode

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/application/models/Resourcemodel.php
Line: 16
Function: array_map

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/application/controllers/Verse.php
Line: 40
Function: getMain

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/index.php
Line: 316
Function: require_once

A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: 8192

Message: Creation of dynamic property Verse::$email is deprecated

Filename: core/Loader.php

Line Number: 1283

Backtrace:

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/application/libraries/Ion_auth.php
Line: 65
Function: library

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/application/libraries/Template.php
Line: 14
Function: library

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/application/controllers/Verse.php
Line: 58
Function: load

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/index.php
Line: 316
Function: require_once

A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: 8192

Message: Creation of dynamic property Ion_auth_model::$identity_column is deprecated

Filename: models/Ion_auth_model.php

Line Number: 183

Backtrace:

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/application/models/Ion_auth_model.php
Line: 183
Function: _error_handler

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/application/libraries/Ion_auth.php
Line: 71
Function: model

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/application/libraries/Template.php
Line: 14
Function: library

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/application/controllers/Verse.php
Line: 58
Function: load

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/index.php
Line: 316
Function: require_once

A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: 8192

Message: Creation of dynamic property Ion_auth_model::$store_salt is deprecated

Filename: models/Ion_auth_model.php

Line Number: 184

Backtrace:

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/application/models/Ion_auth_model.php
Line: 184
Function: _error_handler

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/application/libraries/Ion_auth.php
Line: 71
Function: model

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/application/libraries/Template.php
Line: 14
Function: library

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/application/controllers/Verse.php
Line: 58
Function: load

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/index.php
Line: 316
Function: require_once

A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: 8192

Message: Creation of dynamic property Ion_auth_model::$salt_length is deprecated

Filename: models/Ion_auth_model.php

Line Number: 185

Backtrace:

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/application/models/Ion_auth_model.php
Line: 185
Function: _error_handler

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/application/libraries/Ion_auth.php
Line: 71
Function: model

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/application/libraries/Template.php
Line: 14
Function: library

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/application/controllers/Verse.php
Line: 58
Function: load

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/index.php
Line: 316
Function: require_once

A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: 8192

Message: Creation of dynamic property Ion_auth_model::$join is deprecated

Filename: models/Ion_auth_model.php

Line Number: 186

Backtrace:

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/application/models/Ion_auth_model.php
Line: 186
Function: _error_handler

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/application/libraries/Ion_auth.php
Line: 71
Function: model

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/application/libraries/Template.php
Line: 14
Function: library

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/application/controllers/Verse.php
Line: 58
Function: load

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/index.php
Line: 316
Function: require_once

A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: 8192

Message: Creation of dynamic property Ion_auth_model::$hash_method is deprecated

Filename: models/Ion_auth_model.php

Line Number: 189

Backtrace:

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/application/models/Ion_auth_model.php
Line: 189
Function: _error_handler

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/application/libraries/Ion_auth.php
Line: 71
Function: model

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/application/libraries/Template.php
Line: 14
Function: library

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/application/controllers/Verse.php
Line: 58
Function: load

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/index.php
Line: 316
Function: require_once

A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: 8192

Message: Creation of dynamic property Ion_auth_model::$default_rounds is deprecated

Filename: models/Ion_auth_model.php

Line Number: 190

Backtrace:

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/application/models/Ion_auth_model.php
Line: 190
Function: _error_handler

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/application/libraries/Ion_auth.php
Line: 71
Function: model

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/application/libraries/Template.php
Line: 14
Function: library

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/application/controllers/Verse.php
Line: 58
Function: load

File: /home/biblesnow37852/public_html/index.php
Line: 316
Function: require_once

A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: 8192

Message: Creation of dynamic property Ion_auth_model::$random_rounds is deprecated

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Hosea 14:5

Adam Clarke
Bible Commentary

I will be as the dew unto Israel - On these metaphors I gladly avail myself of the elegant and just observations of Bp. Lowth. "These verses ( Hosea 14:5-7;) contain gracious promises of God's favor and blessings upon Israel's conversion. In the fifth verse, it is described by that refreshment which copious dews give to the grass in summer. If we consider the nature of the climate, and the necessity of dews in so hot a country, not only to refresh, but likewise to preserve life; if we consider also the beauty of the oriental lilies, the fragrance of the cedars which grow upon Lebanon, the beauteous appearance which the spreading olive trees afforded, the exhilarating coolness caused by the shade of such trees, and the aromatic smell exhaled by the cedars; we shall then partly understand the force of the metaphors here employed by the prophet; but their full energy no one can conceive, till he feels both the want, and enjoys the advantage, of the particulars referred to in that climate where the prophet wrote." - Lowth's twelfth and nineteenth prelection; and Dodd on the place.

What a glorious prophecy! What a wonderful prophet! How sublime, how energetic, how just! The great master prophet, Isaiah, alone could have done this better. And these promises are not for Israel merely after the flesh; they are for all the people of God. We have a lot and portion in the matter; God also places his love upon us. Here the reader must feel some such sentiment as the shepherd in Virgil, when enraptured with the elegy which his associate had composed on their departed friend. The phraseology and metaphors are strikingly similar; and therefore I shall produce it.

Tale tuum carmen nobis, divine poeta,

Quale sopor fesses in gramine, quale per aestum

Dulcis aquae saliente sitim restinguere rivo.

Nec calamis solum aequiparas, sed voce magistrum.

Fortunate puer! tu nunc eris alter ab illo.

Nos tamen haec quocunque modo tibi nostra vicissim

Dicemus, Daphninque tuum tollemus ad astra:

Daphnin ad astra feremus: amavit nos quoque Daphnis.

Virgil. Ecl. v., ver. 45.

"O heavenly poet, such thy verse appears,

So sweet, so charming to my ravish'd ears,

As to the weary swain with cares oppress'd,

Beneath the sylvan shade, refreshing rest;

As to the feverish traveler, when first

He finds a crystal stream to quench his thirst.

In singing, as in piping, you excel;

And scarce your master could perform so well.

O fortunate young man! at least your lays

Are next to his, and claim the second praise.

Such as they are, my rural songs I join

To raise your Daphnis to the powers divine;

For Daphnis was my friend, as well as thine."

Albert Barnes
Notes on the Whole Bible

I will be as the dew unto Israel - Before, He had said, “his spring shall become dry and his fountain shall be dried up” Hosea 13:15. Now again He enlarges the blessing; their supply shall be unfailing, for it shall be from God; yea, God Himself shall be that blessing; “I will be the dew; descending on the mown grass” Psalm 72:6, to quicken and refresh it; descending, Himself, into the dried and parched and sere hearts of men, as He saith, “We will come unto him and make Our abode in him” John 14:23. The grace of God, like the dew, is not given once for all, but is, day by day, waited for, and, day by day, renewed. Yet doth it not pass away, like the fitful goodness John 6:4 of God‘s former people, but turns into the growth and spiritual substance of those on whom it descends.

He shall grow as the lily - No one image can exhibit the manifold grace of God in those who are His own, or the fruits of that grace. So the prophet adds one image to another, each supplying a distinct likeness of a distinct grace or excellence. The “lily” is the emblem of the beauty and purity of the soul in grace; the “cedar” of Lebanon, of its strength and deep-rootedness, its immovableness and uprightness; the evergreen “olive tree” which “remaineth in its beauty both winter and summer,” of the unvarying presence of Divine Grace, continually, supplying an eversustained freshness, and issuing in fruit; and the fragrance of the aromatic plants with which the lower parts of Mount Lebanon are decked, of its loveliness and sweetness; as a native explains this, “he takes a second comparison from Mount Lebanon for the abundance of aromatic things and odoriferous flowers.”

Such are the myrtles and lavender and the odoriferous reed; from which “as you enter the valley” (between Lebanon and Anti-lebanon) “straightway the scent meets you.” All these natural things are established and well-known symbols of things spiritual. The lily, so called in Hebrew from its dazzling whiteness, is, in the Canticles Matthew 13:6, as contrariwise, Paul speaks of these, who are “rooted and grounded in love” Ephesians 3:17, and of being “rooted and built up in Christ” Colossians 2:7. The widespreading branches are an emblem of the gradual growth and enlargement of the Church, as our Lord says, “It becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof” Matthew 13:32.

The symmetry of the tree and its outstretched arms express, at once, grace and protection. Of the “olive” the Psalmist says, “I am like a green olive tree in the house Of God” Psalm 52:8; and Jeremiah says, “The Lord called thy name a green olive tree, fair and of goodly fruit” Jeremiah 11:16; and of “fragrance” the spouse says in the Canticles, “because of the savor of Thy good ointments, Thy name is as ointment poured forth” 2 Corinthians 2:14. Deeds of charity also are “an odor of good smell” Philemon 4:18; the prayers of the saints also are “sweet odors” Revelation 5:8. All these are the fruits of the Spirit of God who says, “I will be as the dew unto Israel.” Such reunion of qualities, being beyond nature, suggests the more, that, that, wherein they are all combined, the future Israel, the Church, shall flourish with graces beyond nature, in their manifoldness, completeness, unfadingness.

Matthew Henry
Concise Bible Commentary
Israel seeks God's face, and they shall not seek it in vain. His anger is turned from them. Whom God loves, he loves freely; not because they deserve it, but of his own good pleasure. God will be to them all they need. The graces of the Spirit are the hidden manna, hidden in the dew; the grace thus freely bestowed on them shall not be in vain. They shall grow upward, and be more flourishing; shall grow as the lily. The lily, when come to its height, is a lovely flower, Mt 6:28,29. They shall grow downward, and be more firm. With the flower of the lily shall be the strong root of the cedar of Lebanon. Spiritual growth consists most in the growth of the root, which is out of sight. They shall also spread as the vine, whose branches extend very widely. When believers abound in good works, then their branches spread. They shall be acceptable both to God and man. Holiness is the beauty of a soul. The church is compared to the vine and the olive, which bring forth useful fruits. God's promises pertain to those only that attend on his ordinances; not such as flee to this shadow only for shelter in a hot gleam, but all who dwell under it. When a man is brought to God, all who dwell under his shadow fare the better. The sanctifying fruits shall appear in his life. Thus believers grow up into the experience and fruitfulness of the gospel. Ephraim shall say, God will put it into his heart to say it, What have I to do any more with idols! God's promises to us are more our security and our strength for mortifying sin, than our promises to God. See the power of Divine grace. God will work such a change in him, that he shall loathe the idols as much as ever he loved them. See the benefit of sanctified afflictions. Ephraim smarted for his idolatry, and this is the fruit, even the taking away his sin, Isa 27:9. See the nature of repentance; it is a firm and fixed resolution to have no more to do with sin. The Lord meets penitents with mercy, as the father of the prodigal met his returning son. God will be to all true converts both a delight and a defence; they shall sit under his shadow with delight. And as the root of a tree; From me is thy fruit found: from Him we receive grace and strength to enable us to do our duty.
Ellen G. White
Christ's Object Lessons, 218

With what unwearied love did Christ minister to Israel during the period of added probation. Upon the cross He prayed, “Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do.” Luke 23:34. After His ascension the gospel was preached first at Jerusalem. There the Holy Spirit was poured out. There the first gospel church revealed the power of the risen Saviour. There Stephen—“his face as it had been the face of an angel” (Acts 6:15)—bore his testimony and laid down his life. All that heaven itself could give was bestowed. “What could have been done more to My vineyard,” Christ said, “that I have not done in it?” Isaiah 5:4. So His care and labor for you are not lessened, but increased. Still He says, “I the Lord do keep it; I will water it every moment; lest any hurt it, I will keep it night and day.” Isaiah 27:3. COL 218.1

“If it bear fruit, well; and if not, then after that”— COL 218.2

The heart that does not respond to divine agencies becomes hardened until it is no longer susceptible to the influence of the Holy Spirit. Then it is that the word is spoken, “Cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground?” COL 218.3

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Ellen G. White
Prophets and Kings, 283-4

The transgressors were given many opportunities to repent. In their hour of deepest apostasy and greatest need, God's message to them was one of forgiveness and hope. “O Israel,” He declared, “thou hast destroyed thyself; but in Me is thine help. I will be thy King: where is any other that may save thee?” Hosea 13:9, 10. PK 283.1

“Come, and let us return unto the Lord,” the prophet entreated; “for He hath torn, and He will heal us; He hath smitten, and He will bind us up. After two days will He revive us: in the third day He will raise us up, and we shall live in His sight. Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the Lord: His going forth is prepared as the morning; and He shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth.” Hosea 6:1-3. PK 283.2

To those who had lost sight of the plan of the ages for the deliverance of sinners ensnared by the power of Satan, the Lord offered restoration and peace. “I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely,” He declared: “for Mine anger is turned away from him. I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon. His 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 as the corn, and grow as the vine: the scent thereof shall be as the wine of Lebanon. Ephraim shall say, What have I to do any more with idols? I have heard him, and observed him: I am like a green fir tree. From Me is thy fruit found. PK 283.3

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Ellen G. White
Testimonies for the Church, vol. 8, 277-8

How shall I make thee as Admah?
How shall I set thee as Zeboiim?
My heart is turned within Me,
8T 277.1

My compassions are kindled together.
I will not execute the fierceness of Mine anger,
I will not return to destroy Ephraim:
For I am God, and not man;
The Holy One in the midst of thee;
And I will not come in wrath.”
8T 277.2

Hosea 11:8, 9, A. R. V. 8T 277

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Ellen G. White
Christ's Object Lessons, 67

The wheat develops “first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.” The object of the husbandman in the sowing of the seed and the culture of the growing plant is the production of grain. He desires bread for the hungry, and seed for future harvests. So the divine Husbandman looks for a harvest as the reward of His labor and sacrifice. Christ is seeking to reproduce Himself in the hearts of men; and He does this through those who believe in Him. The object of the Christian life is fruit bearing—the reproduction of Christ's character in the believer, that it may be reproduced in others. COL 67.1

The plant does not germinate, grow, or bring forth fruit for itself, but to “give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater.” Isaiah 55:10. So no man is to live unto himself. The Christian is in the world as a representative of Christ, for the salvation of other souls. COL 67.2

There can be no growth or fruitfulness in the life that is centered in self. If you have accepted Christ as a personal Saviour, you are to forget yourself, and try to help others. Talk of the love of Christ, tell of His goodness. Do every duty that presents itself. Carry the burden of souls upon your heart, and by every means in your power seek to save the lost. As you receive the Spirit of Christ—the Spirit of unselfish love and labor for others—you will grow and bring forth fruit. The graces of the Spirit will ripen in your character. Your faith will increase, your convictions deepen, your love be made perfect. More and more you will reflect the likeness of Christ in all that is pure, noble, and lovely. COL 67.3

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