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Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Hosea 10:2-3

Hosea 10:2-3. Their heart is divided Between God and their idols, or between God and the world. Now shall they be found faulty As this was their sin, so it is here threatened, that the effects thereof should prove, and be an open manifestation of their guilt. The Hebrew עתה יאשׁמו , may be rendered, now shall they be punished, or, treated as guilty. So the Vulgate, nunc interibunt, now, that is, forthwith, shall they perish. He shall break down their altars, &c. That is, God... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Hosea 10:1-15

Click image for full-size versionReaping what they have sown (10:1-15)The more prosperous the people of Israel become, the more they increase their worship of Baal. The more certain, therefore, is their coming judgment (10:1-2). No one can be trusted. Injustice, like a poisonous plant, is having a deadly effect. It is killing the nation. The people do not fear God, and as a result will fall under his judgment. They, along with their king and the golden calf that they worship, will be carried... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Hosea 10:2

Their heart is divided. Compare 1 Kings 18:21 . 2Ki 17:32 , 2 Kings 17:33 , 2 Kings 17:41 . found faulty = held guilty. Referring back to Hosea 9:17 . he shall, &c. Reference to Pentateuch (Exodus 23:24 ; Exodus 34:13 .Deuteronomy 7:5 ; Deuteronomy 12:3 ). read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Hosea 10:2

"Their heart is divided; now shall they be found guilty: he will smite their altars, he will destroy their pillars.""Their heart is divided ..." Any expose of the roots of rebellion against God should begin with the heart, as Hosea began here. The heart, in Hebrew thinking, was never the seat of the emotions, but the seat of the will and the intelligence. The people simply chose to serve Satan rather than God for purposes of their own lust and gratification. It was for this reason that, "Under... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Hosea 10:2

Hosea 10:2. Now shall they be found faulty— Now shall they undergo their punishment. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Hosea 10:2

2. heart . . . divided— (1 Kings 18:21; Matthew 6:24; James 4:8). now—that is, soon. he—Jehovah. break down—"cut off," namely the heads of the victims. Those altars, which were the scene of cutting off the victims' heads, shall be themselves cut off. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Hosea 10:1-8

Israel’s vulnerability 10:1-8The allusion that opens this series of messages is similar to the ones in Hosea 9:10; Hosea 10:9, and Hosea 11:1 in that it refers to Israel’s early history. A mood of loss of confidence and protection marks this section. As so often in Hosea, evidences of covenant unfaithfulness begin the section followed by announcements of punishment for unfaithfulness. In this one announcement of the fate of the nation’s cultic symbols (altars, idols, sacred standing stones, and... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Hosea 10:2

Such behavior indicated an unfaithful (Heb. halaq, flattering, hypocritical, lit. slippery) heart that rendered the Israelites guilty before God. He would do away with the altars and pillars that they had erected. read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 10:1-15

Denunciations and EntreatiesThis prophecy appears to have been uttered at a later date than the last. There is no longer any mention of Egypt, but the calamity from Assyria seems imminent. Again Hosea urges them to repent while there is time, and again gives way to despair.1. Empty] RV ’luxuriant,’ with reference to the prosperity of Israel. The more he prospered, the more he multiplied his heathenish altars and symbols. Fruit unto himself] RV ’his fruit.’ Images] RV ’pillars’: see on Hosea... read more

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