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Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Hosea 9:15-17

Hosea 9:15-17. All their wickedness is in Gilgal Gilgal is notorious, and has been so of old, for the wickedness of its inhabitants. There I hated them There of old (or therefore) they were an abomination to me. “The first great offence of the Israelites, after their entrance into the Holy Land, was committed while they were encamped in Gilgal; namely, the sacrilegious peculation of Achan, (Joshua 7:0.,) and to this, it seems, these words allude. There, says God, of old, was my quarrel... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Hosea 9:1-17

9:1-13:16 ISRAEL’S PUNISHMENTPunishments to fit the sins (9:1-17)Baal worship and its accompanying immoral rituals were aimed at increasing the produce from farms and vineyards. As a punishment God will destroy the farms and vineyards and send the people into captivity. There they will be forced to eat food that to them is unclean (9:1-3). They will not be able to offer the usual food and wine offerings; in fact, they will barely have enough to keep themselves alive. Meanwhile the land in which... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Hosea 9:17

they shall be wanderers, &c. Reference to Pentateuch (Deuteronomy 28:64 , Deuteronomy 28:65 ). read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Hosea 9:17

"My God will cast them away, because they did not hearken unto him; and they shall be wanderers among the nations.""God will cast them away ..." This he promptly did. It was never indicated that all of the posterity of Israel would be destroyed, but that their "states" would perish. This verse provides the insight that certain descendents would become wanderers among the nations:"And where they have wandered to, who can tell? and in what nations to be found, no man knows. Wanderers they are,... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Hosea 9:17

17. My God—"My," in contrast to "them," that is, the people, whose God Jehovah no longer is. Also Hosea appeals to God as supporting his authority against the whole people. wanderers among . . . nations— (2 Kings 15:29; 1 Chronicles 5:26). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Hosea 9:10-17

Israel’s humiliation 9:10-17This section is one in a series that looks back on Israel’s previous history, and its reflective mood colors its prophecies (cf. Hosea 10:1-15; Hosea 11:1-7)."Divine speech and prophetic speech combine in this passage to pronounce upon the disobedient Israelites the fulfillment of the curses for disobedience contained in the Mosaic covenant. Here for the first time Hosea himself calls down the wrath of God upon his own compatriots (Hosea 9:14; Hosea 9:17). He is thus... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Hosea 9:15-17

Expulsion from the land 9:15-17"The previous section (Hosea 9:10-14) began with a tender expression of Yahweh’s love. This section (Hosea 9:15-17) begins with an affirmation of his hatred. The previous section looked back to the wilderness; this section looks back to Gilgal. Hosea views God as acting in history; thus historical events and the geographical sites where they occurred become vehicles of divine truth. The events of the exodus from Egypt spoke volumes about God, as did the events... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Hosea 9:17

Hosea’s God would cast the Ephraimites out of the land because they proved unresponsive to Him (cf. Deuteronomy 28:62-64). They would end up wandering among the other nations of the world. Because they had wandered from the Lord, they would wander in the earth, like Cain whom the Lord also cursed (cf. Genesis 4:12). read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 9:1-17

Exile is at HandThis prophecy appears to have been written in a time of rejoicing over a good harvest and vintage. Israel need not rejoice, says the prophet, with the wild joy of the heathen. Their praises to the local Baals are insults to Jehovah, whom they have denied. Their rejoicing will end in disaster, culminating in captivity either in Egypt or Assyria.1, 2. People] RV ’peoples,’ i.e. the heathen nations around. The allusion is probably to the orgies of the heathen festival. The sins of.... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Hosea 9:17

(17) Wanderers.—Strangely confirmed from Assyrian monuments and the entire subsequent history of the bulk of Israel; and Israel still wanders, not coalescing with any nation, unless they lose their ancient faith by corruption into idolatry, or conversion to Christianity. (See Pusey.) read more

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