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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Hosea 5:1-7

Here, I. All orders and degrees of men are cited to appear and answer to such things as shall be laid to their charge (Hos. 5:1): Hear you this, O priests! whether in holy orders (as those in Judah, and perhaps many in Israel too, for in the ten tribes there were divers cities of priests and Levites, who, it is probable, staid in their own lot after the revolt of the ten tribes and did so much of their office as might be done at a distance from the temple) or pretending holy orders, as the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Hosea 5:6

They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek the Lord ,.... Not only the two tribes of Judah and Benjamin, to whom Kimchi, Aben Ezra, and Abarbinel, restrain the words; but the ten tribes of Israel also, who, when in distress, and seeing ruin coming upon them, should seek the Lord; seek help from him against their enemies, and the pardon of their sins; seek his face and favour, and to appease his wrath, by bringing a multitude of sacrifices out of their flocks and herds; such... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Hosea 5:7

They have dealt treacherously against the Lord ,.... Which was the reason of his departure from them; as a woman deals treacherously with her husband when she is unfaithful to him, and commits adultery; so Israel and Judah dealt treacherously with the Lord, who stood in the relation of a husband to them in covenant, by committing idolatry; for they have begotten strange children ; either of strange women, the daughters of idolatrous Heathens they married, so the Targum, Jarchi, and... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 5:6

They shall go with their flocks - They shall offer many sacrifices, professing to seek and be reconciled to the Lord; but they shall not find him. As they still retain the spirit of their idolatry, he has withdrawn himself from them. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 5:7

Now shall a month devour them - In a month's time the king of Assyria shall be upon them, and oblige them to purchase their lives and liberties by a grievous tax of fifty shekels per head. This Menahem, king of Israel, gave to Pul, king of Assyria, 2 Kings 15:16-20 . Instead of month, some translate the original locust. "The locusts shall devour them." read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 5:6

Verse 6 The Prophet here laughs to scorn the hypocrisy of the people, because they thought they had ready at hand a way of dealing with God, which was, to pacify him with their sacrifices. He therefore shows that neither the Israelites nor the Jews would gain any thing by accumulating burnt-offerings, for they could not in this way return into favor with God. He thereby intimates that God requires true repentance, and that he will not be reconciled to men, except from the heart they seek him... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 5:7

Verse 7 He says that they had acted perfidiously with God, for they had violated his covenant. We must bear in mind what I have said before of the mutual faith which God stipulates with us, when he binds himself to us. God then covenants with us on this condition, that he will be our Father and Husband; but he requires from us such obedience as a son ought to render to his father; he requires from us that chastity which a wife owes to her husband. The Prophet now charges the people with... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 5:1-7

God and man. All classes are addressed by the prophet—priests, king, nobles, the whole house of Israel. The prophecy makes an advance. In the previous chapter judgment is threatened; in this it is announced as imminent. Judah also is menaced with punishment ( Hosea 5:5 , Hosea 5:10 , Hosea 5:12 ). I. GOD WILL ENSNARE THE ENSNARERS . ( Hosea 5:1 ) The dignitaries-priests, kings, and nobles—had led the people astray. They had put stumbling-blocks in their way. They had... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 5:1-10

National sin and punishment. The general strain of this chapter is similar to that of the preceding. "The judgment" ( Hosea 5:1 ) which has already been pronounced there is still continued. In Hosea 4:1-19 ; however, Judah was addressed as occupying a different position, morally and religiously, from Israel; whereas here the southern kingdom is represented as sharing in Israel's guilt and condemnation. It would appear, therefore, that when the warning of Hosea 4:15 was uttered,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 5:6

They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek the Lord. In this way they attempt to break, if not pro-vent, their fall. With numerous and costly sacrifices they endeavor to propitiate Jehovah. With sheep and goats out of their flocks, and with bullocks and heifers out of their herd, they try to make reparation for the past or to secure present and future favor. But in vain. Israel might go to Bethel and Judah to Jerusalem; but to no purpose. They shall not find him; he hath... read more

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