walk after = return to. The Structure (p. 1215) shows that verses: Hosea 11:10 , Hosea 11:11 are not an "exilic insertion". the LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4 . He shall roar = [when] He shall summon them with a lion's roar. children = sons [of Israel]. tremble = come, or hasten, trembling. from the west. Compare Zechariah 8:7 . read more
"They shall walk after Jehovah, who will roar like a lion; for he will roar, and the children shall come trembling from the west."Mauchline defended this verse against the attack that would make it an interpolation from some later time, saying, "It is undoubtedly difficult, but even more difficult as an interpolation than as a genuine utterance of Hosea."[17]This verse, as Keil noted, not only indicates obedience to the gathering voice of the Lord on Israel's part, but also denotes their,... read more
Hosea 11:10. They shall walk, &c.— It shall come to pass, that they shall follow the Lord, when he shall roar like a lion; for he shall roar, and the fishes of the sea shall tremble. Houbigant. See Ezekiel 38:20. By the fishes of the sea, are supposed to be meant the people of Egypt and Babylon. But the following seems a better and more consistent translation:—They shall walk after the Lord, who shall roar like a lion: when he shall roar, then the children shall come fluttering from the... read more
10. he shall roar like a lion—by awful judgments on their foes (Isaiah 31:4; Jeremiah 25:26-30; Joel 3:16), calling His dispersed "children" from the various lands of their dispersion. shall tremble—shall flock in eager agitation of haste. from the west— (Joel 3:16- :). Literally, "the sea." Probably the Mediterranean, including its "isles of the sea," and maritime coast. Thus as Hosea 11:11 specifies regions of Africa and Asia, so here Europe. Hosea 11:11- :, is parallel, referring to the very... read more
V. THE FOURTH SERIES OF MESSAGES ON JUDGMENT AND RESTORATION: ISRAEL’S INGRATITUDE 6:4-11:11This section of the book contains another series of messages that deal, first, with the judgment coming on Israel and, second, the restoration that will follow. There are three major addresses in this section each introduced by a direct address (Hosea 6:4; Hosea 9:1; Hosea 11:8). read more
B. Another assurance of restoration 11:8-11As previously, a series of messages assuring Israel’s judgment (Hosea 6:4 to Hosea 11:7) ends with assurance of future restoration. God would definitely bring devastating judgment on Israel, but His compassion for the nation and His promises to the patriarchs required final blessing after the discipline (cf. Deuteronomy 4:25-31)."These verses are like a window into the heart of God. They show that his love for his people is a love that will never let... read more
In the future the Israelites would follow the Lord (cf. Hosea 11:2; Hosea 11:5). He would again announce His intentions like a roaring lion (cf. Hosea 5:14; Hosea 13:7; Amos 1:2; Amos 3:8). However this time it would not be as a lion about to devour its prey but as a lion leading its cubs to safety. The Israelites would follow Him trembling from the west (cf. Hosea 3:5; Exodus 19:16).Since Assyria lay to Israel’s east, it seems that this reference to regathering from the west does not refer to... read more
The Ingratitude of IsraelJehovah had been like a tender father and a kind master to Israel from the first, yet had they ever rejected Him and turned to idols. He cannot bear the thought of punishing them, but punish them He must. Yet punishment will be tempered with mercy, and lead at last to repentance and deliverance. The tenderness of the whole passage and the changing phases of feeling are very characteristic.1. The allusion, of course, is to the deliverance out of the bondage of Egypt, a... read more
(10) Render, They shall go up after Jehovah, who roars as a lion; yea, he shall roar so that the children, &c. Lions accompanied Egyptian monarchs to the battle-field. Read the picturesque description of Rameses II. in his battle with the Kheta, by George Ebers in Uarda. “West” means the coast and islands of the Levant.Tremble—i.e., come with an awe-stricken joy to the voice of the Divine summons. read more
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Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Hosea 11:1-11
The Father’s love (11:1-11)As a father loves a son, so God loved Israel and saved his people from slavery in Egypt. They turned from God to serve idols, but God still loved them and cared for them (11:1-4). However, they have refused to return to God, and now they are about to go into slavery again, this time in Assyria (5-7).It hurts God to have to punish those whom he loves. He must punish them for their wickedness, because he cannot ignore sin. But within his justice there is mercy. His love... read more