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
Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Hosea 13:3-5
Hosea 13:3-5. Therefore they shall be as the morning cloud, &c. All the comparisons in this verse are intended to express a quick destruction, or that they should soon come to nothing. Yet I am the Lord thy God, &c. Notwithstanding thy recourse to idols, I am the Lord thy God, who delivered thee out of the bondage of Egypt. And thou shalt know That is, thou oughtest to acknowledge; no god but me For thou hast never yet proved, and thou never wilt prove by experience, the power... read more