ホセア書 13:1-2 JC

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 13:1-8

Ephraim, living and dead. This passage portrays anew the dreadful prevalence of apostasy and idolatry throughout the nation. "The same strings, though generally unpleasing ones, are harped upon in this chapter that were in those before" (Matthew Henry). Much of the imagery continues to be anthropopathic; the prophet exhibits an apparent tumult of contending passions in the Divine mind towards unfilial and rebellious Ephraim. I. EPHRAIM WAS ONCE ALIVE . He had been so, both... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 13:2

And now they sin more and more (margin, add to sin ) , and have made them molten images of their silver, and idols according to their own understanding, all of it the work of the craftsmen . This part of the verse declares their persistent adherence to idolatry. The note of time, "and now," marks the transition from the past period, when Baal-worship had been introduced by Ahab and subsequently overturned by Jehu, to the prophet's own day. Not content with the calves of Jeroboam and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 13:2

They sin more and more. The tribe of Ephraim was especially upbraided by the prophet on account of their addictedness to idol-worship. Separating themselves from the religious observances which were proper to the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the members of this powerful and central tribe had distinguished themselves by their defection from Jehovah, and by their zeal in the service of Baal and other gods of the nations. One sin led to another; and they sinned "more and more." In... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Hosea 13:1

When Ephraim spake trembling - that is, probably “there was ‘trembling.’” : “Ephraim was once very awful, so as, while he spake, the rest of the tribes were ready to tremble.” The prophet contrasts two conditions of Ephraim, of prosperity, and destruction. His prosperity he owed to the undeserved mercy of God, who blessed him for Joseph’s sake; his destruction, to his own sin. There is no period recorded, “when Ephraim spake trembling,” i. e., in humility. Pride was his characteristic, almost... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Hosea 13:2

And now they sin more and more - Sin draws on sin. This seems to be a third stage in sin. First, under Jeroboam, was the worship of the calves. Then, under Ahab, the worship of Baal. Thirdly, the multiplying of other idols (see 2 Kings 17:9-10), penetrating and pervading the private life, even of their less wealthy people. The calves were of gold; now they “made them molten images of their silver,” perhaps plated with silver. In Egypt, the mother of idolatry, it was common to gild idols, made... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Hosea 13:1

Hosea 13:1. When Ephraim spake trembling, he exalted himself While he behaved himself submissively and obediently, and humbled himself before God, he was reckoned among the principal tribes of Israel. Here Ephraim is spoken of as distinct from the other tribes: in other places of this prophecy he is put for the whole kingdom of the ten tribes. But when he offended in Baal, he died When he gave himself to idolatry, his strength immediately declined, and had manifest symptoms of ruin and... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Hosea 13:2

Hosea 13:2. And now they sin more and more They did not content themselves with worshipping the golden calves only, which they made to be symbols of Jehovah the true God, but made themselves images of various idols after the manner of the heathen nations; which were nothing more than merely pieces of handicraft work. They at first worshipped Jehovah under the images of the golden calves, but at last they came to worship the mere images themselves. Thus do men sink deeper and deeper into... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Hosea 13:1-16

The destruction of Israel (13:1-16)Ephraim prided itself that it was the leading tribe in Israel and that the other tribes did as Ephraim told them. Ephraim must therefore bear the responsibility for the development of Baal worship in Israel. As the morning dew quickly vanishes with the rising of the sun, so Ephraim, and all the other tribes with it, will soon disappear (13:1-3).God saved the Israelites from slavery, looked after them in the wilderness and gave them a land, but in their... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Hosea 13:1

spake trembling = spake (authoritatively) [there was] attention; as in Joshua's clays (Joshua 4:14 ). Compare Job 29:21-25 . trembling = panic. Hebrew. r etheth. Occurs only here. Similar to retet, which occurs only in Jeremiah 49:24 ("fear"). exalted himself: carried weight, or was exalted. offended = trespassed. Hebrew. 'asham. App-44 . in Baal = with Baal: i.e. with the idolatrous worship of Baal, in Ahab's days. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Hosea 13:2

understanding = notion. of them = to them: i.e. to the People. kiss the calves. Kissing was fundamental in all heathen idolatry. It is the root of the Latin ad-orare = to [bring something to] the mouth. "A pure lip" (Zephaniah 3:9 ) implies more than language. read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 13:1-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 13:2

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 13:2

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Hosea 13:1

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Hosea 13:2

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Hosea 13:1

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Hosea 13:2

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Hosea 13:1-16

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Hosea 13:1

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Hosea 13:2

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