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The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 8:2

Israel shall cry unto me, My God, we know thee. The more literal as well as more exact rendering is, to me wilt they cry , My God , we know thee , we Israel! Notwithstanding their provocation, their unfaithfulness to the covenant of God, and their disobedience to the Law, they appeal unitedly and severally to God in the day of their distress, and urge two pleas—their knowledge of God, or acknowledgment of him as the true God; and their high position as his people. Thus the Chaldee... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 8:2

On knowing God. Ignorance of God or forgetfulness of him leads to moral depravity. This may be illustrated both by national history and by individual experience. Israel was an example of this truth. The people had forsaken God, had turned to idols, and were therefore sunk in the licentiousness of pagan worship. Their only hope of moral restoration and of future blessedness lay in the fulfillment of the promise, "Israel shall cry unto me, My God, we know thee." The converse of our first... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 8:2

Israel's cry. It could not be that, however tempted and however sinful, the children of the covenant should lose all remembrances of the mercies shown to them and the blessings promised to them. God had not forgotten them, neither did they altogether forget God. This cry, represented as rising to Heaven from Israel's lips, seems natural enough: "My God, we know thee." I. WHEN A CRY OF HYPOCRISY , FEAR , OR SELFISHNESS , IT WAS VAIN . Alas! It was often this.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 8:3

Israel hath cast off the thing that is good: the enemy shall pursue him. This is the reply of Jehovah. The good which Israel rejected is not exactly God the One Good, nor Jehovah the greatest Good, nor the Law, which was good; but all the goodness which he bestows on such as keep his covenant. This Israel rejected, and in turn is rejected of God and delivered up into the hands of his pursuers. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 8:3-4

The abandonment of good, and the consequent pursuit of evil. "Israel hath cast off the thing that is good." Two things are contained in these verses. I. THE ABANDONMENT OF GOOD . "Israel hath rejected what is good" (Elzas). The good here undoubtedly refers to the true worship of the true God. Observe: 1. That true worship is the "good thing" for man . It is good not only because God requires it, but because it is the necessary condition of spiritual life, growth,... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Hosea 8:2

Israel shall cry unto Me, My God, we know Thee - Or, according to the order in the Hebrew, “To Me shall they cry, we know Thee, Israel,” i. e., “we, Israel,” Thy people, “know Thee.” It is the same plea which our Lord says that He shall reject in the Day of Judgment. “Many shall say unto Me, in that Day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Thy Name, and in Thy Name cast out devils, and in Thy Name done many wonderful works” Matthew 7:22. In like way, when our Lord came in the flesh, they said... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Hosea 8:3

Israel has cast off the thing that is good - Or (since the word means “to cast off with abhorrence” “Israel hath east off and abhorred Good,” both “Him who is Good” and “that which is good.” The word “tob” includes both. They rejected good in rejecting God , “Who is simply, supremely, wholly, universally good, and good to all, the Author and Fountain of all good, so that there is nothing simply good but God; nothing worthy of that title, except in respect of its relation to Him who is “good and... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Hosea 8:2-4

Hosea 8:2-4. Israel shall cry unto me Namely, when calamities come upon them, My God, we know thee Thou art our God in covenant with us, and we make profession of thy name, and own thee for the only true God: see Matthew 7:21-22. Israel hath cast off the thing that is good They have not walked agreeably to their profession, but have cast off obedience to my laws. This is a declaration, that all the worship of Israel, or their crying, My God, was vain, since their actions were wicked,... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Hosea 8:1-14

A rebellious kingdom (8:1-14)The people of Israel claim to know God, but they have broken their covenant with him and sinned against his law. God will use the Assyrian army (here symbolized by an eagle) to bring his punishment upon them (8:1-3). Their kings are not people appointed by God but traitors who murder to gain power. The centre of their religion is not God but the golden calves set up as idols in their cities (4-6; see 1 Kings 12:29-30).Israel’s foreign policy, besides being... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Hosea 8:3

the thing that is good = the Gracious One. Compare Hosea 3:5 ; Hosea 14:2 . read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 8:2

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 8:2

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 8:2

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 8:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 8:3-4

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Hosea 8:2

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Hosea 8:3

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Hosea 8:2-4

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Hosea 8:1-14

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Hosea 8:3

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