Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Jonathan D. Safren" <yon_saf AT bezeqint.net>]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ben Crick" <ben.crick AT argonet.co.uk>


> On Tue 30 Jan 2001 (07:41:22), cbrady AT tulane.edu wrote:
> > Well, when you have prophetic statements such as: 2Sam. 7.16 "Your
> > house and
> > your kingdom shall be made sure forever before me; your throne shall be
> > established forever" and the reality of the destruction of Jerusalem,
> > etc. a little reinterpretation is necessary in order to keep the
> > prophecy! ;-)
>
>  Isn't Hosea 3:4-5 the development of this prophecy?
>
Don't think sio, Ben. Hosea is a Northern prophet, speaking to the
inhabitants of the Northern Kingdom, towhom the Davidic Covenant meant
little.
Sincerely,
Jonathan D. Safren
Chairman
Dept. of Biblical Studies
Beit Berl College
44905 Israel