Alfred Edersheim
The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah • Appendix IX
Messianically applied in Targum — reviving like grain
Grain Falling into Earth
Hosea foresaw Israel flourishing like a vine with spreading shoots.
Old Testament
Hosea 14:7
They will blossom like the vine; Israel's fame will be like the wine of Lebanon. His young shoots will grow.
New Testament
John 12:24
Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds.
Why This Matters
Hosea foresaw Israel flourishing like a vine with spreading shoots. Jesus used similar imagery — a grain must die to bear fruit. His death was the seed that produced the worldwide harvest Hosea envisioned.
Reflection
King eternal, let the promise in Hosea 14:7 fulfilled in John 12:24 stir in me longing for Your return and the restoration of all things.
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