Hosea 9:1

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Hosea 9:1-6

Here, I. The people of Israel are charged with spiritual adultery: O Israel! thou hast gone a whoring from thy God, Hos. 9:1. Their covenant with God was a marriage-covenant, by which they were joined to him as their God, renouncing all others. But when they set up idols and worshipped them, when they fled to creatures for succour and put a confidence in them, they went a whoring from God as their God, and honoured the pretenders and rivals with the affection, adoration, and confidence, which... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Hosea 9:1

Rejoice not, O Israel, for joy, as other people ,.... But rather mourn and lament, since such a load of guilt lay upon them, and they had so highly provoked the Lord to anger by their sins, and punishment would quickly be inflicted on them; and though they might be now in prosperity, through Jeroboam's success against their enemies, who by his victories had enlarged their border; yet they should not rejoice at it, as other people used to do on such occasions, by illumination of houses,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 9:1

Rejoice not - Do not imitate the heathens, nor serve their idols. Do not prostitute thy soul and body in practicing their impurities. Hitherto thou hast acted as a common harlot, who goes even to the common threshing places; connects herself with the meanest, in order to get a hire even of the grain there threshed out. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 9:1

Verse 1 It is not known at what time the Prophet delivered this discourse, but it is enough to know that it is directed against the obstinate wickedness of the people, because they could by no means be turned to repentance, though their defection was, at the same time, manifest. He now declares that God was so angry, that no success could be hoped for. And this warning ought to be carefully noticed; for we see that hypocrites as long as God spares or indulges them, take occasion to be secure:... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 9:1

Rejoice not, O Israel, for joy, as other people. The occasion on which the prophet penned this section was so no idolatrous merry-making in connection with harvest, and not any change of political situation. For thou hast gone a-whoring from thy God, thou hast loved a reward upon every corn-floor. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 9:1-6

Sin is the cause of sorrow and the source of sadness The merrymaking of wicked people is often both hollow and heartless; it is always without true ground or real cause; while the laughter of fools is like the crackling of thorns under a pot. The people of Israel were jubilant at the time referred to. The reason of their jubilation does not distinctly appear. It may have arisen from some losses having been retrieved, or some advantages gained, or some successes achieved, or some useful... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 9:1-6

The Lord's land for the Lord's people. This chapter may fall in the interval between the Assyrian invasions of B.C. 743-738, and the invasions ending in the overthrow of Pekah, B.C. 734-730 (cf. 2 Kings 15:29 , 2 Kings 15:30 ; 2 Chronicles 28:16-21 , and Assyrian monuments). The interval seems to have been one of revived prosperity ( 2 Chronicles 28:6-15 ). I. ABUSED GOODNESS . ( Hosea 9:1 , Hosea 9:2 ) 1. A glimpse of prosperity . Israel had been rejoiced with... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 9:1-9

EXPOSITION Contain a warning against security arising from temporary prosperity. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 9:1-9

The Assyrian captivity. Israel had courted the favor of Assyria; but the result would be her absorption and destruction as a nation. In this and the succeeding chapter, notwithstanding acknowledged difficulties of interpretation, the distresses of the Exile are depicted with telling effect. I. THE PROPHET 'S INTERDICT AGAINST ISRAEL . ( Hosea 9:1 ) Hosea, as it were, appears suddenly among the people when they are preparing to hold some joyous festival, and sternly forbids it... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Hosea 9:1

Rejoice not, O Israel, for joy, as other people - Literally, “rejoice not to exultation,” so as to bound and leap for joy (as in Job 3:22). The prophet seems to come across the people in the midst of their festivity and mirth, and arrests them abruptly stopping it, telling them, that had no cause for joy. Hosea witnessed of Israel’s prosperity under Jeroboam II; the land had peace under Menahem the departure of Pul; Pekah was even strong, so as, in his alliance with Rezin, to be an object of... read more

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