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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Hosea 13:6

According to their pasture, so were they filled - o: “He implies that their way of being ‘filled’ was neither good nor praiseworthy, in that he says, ‘they were filled according to their pastures.’ What or of what kind were these “their pastures?” What they longed for, what they murmured for, and spoke evil of God. For instance, when they said, ‘who wil give us flesh to eat? We remember the flesh which we did eat in Egypt freely. Our soul is dried up, because our eyes see nothing but this... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Hosea 13:6-8

Hosea 13:6-8. According to their pasture, &c. As I was their shepherd, and provided pasture for them, so they were fully fed; they had an abundant plenty of all things. And their heart was exalted The consequence of their having this plenty was, that from thence they grew proud and high-minded. Therefore they have forgotten me They so abused my kindness to them, as to make it the occasion of their ingratitude; “for in the pride of their heart, which the miraculous supply of their... 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 13:6

According to their pasture, &c.: i.e. the more I fed them, the more they kicked against Me. they were filled. Note the Figure of speech Anadiplosis ( App-6 ), repeated for emphasis. have they forgotten Me. Reference to Pentateuch (Deuteronomy 8:12-14 ; Deuteronomy 32:15 ). read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Hosea 13:6

"According to their pasture, so were they filled; they were filled, and their heart was exalted: therefore, have they forgotten me.""They were filled; they were filled, and their heart was exalted ..." "Here we see the evil results that often flow from prosperity."[15] It is hardly understandable that the very blessings God gives to men should become the occasion, not of their honoring God, but of their denying him and rebelling against him. Every minister knows a thousand examples of the same... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Hosea 13:6

Hosea 13:6. According to their pasture, so were they filled— But they were filled in their pastures. Houbigant. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Hosea 13:6

6. Image from cattle, waxing wanton in abundant pasture (compare Hosea 2:5; Hosea 2:8; Deuteronomy 32:13-15). In proportion as I fed them to the full, they were so satiated that "their heart was exalted"; a sad contrast to the time when, by God's blessing, Ephraim truly "exalted himself in Israel" (Hosea 13:1). therefore have they forgotten me—the very reason why men should remember God (namely, prosperity, which comes from Him) is the cause often of their forgetting Him. God had warned them of... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Hosea 13:6

When they entered the Promised Land and began to enjoy rich pastures, they soon became self-satisfied, proud, and forgot their God. Prosperity is often a greater temptation to depart from conscious dependence on God than adversity is, and Israel fell into that trap. read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 13:1-16

Israel’s Idolatry and its ConsequencesThe main thought of this c., which is a continuation of the last (cp. Hosea 12:9; Hosea 13:4), is the folly of Israel incurring the enmity of God, who had shown Himself such a loving friend, but might become so terrible an enemy. The sudden change of tone in Hosea 13:14 is highly characteristic.1. When.. trembling] RV ’When Ephraim spake, there was trembling.’ Ephraim was a strong and powerful tribe, which could command obedience, as especially in the days... read more

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