Hosea 13:6

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Hosea 13:5-8

We may observe here, 1. The plentiful provision God had made for Israel and the seasonable supplies he had blessed them with (Hos. 14:5): ?I did know thee in the wilderness, took cognizance of thy case and made provision for thee, even in a land of great drought, when thou wast in extreme distress, and when no relief was to be had in an ordinary way.? See a description of this wilderness, Deut. 8:15; Jer. 2:6; and say, The God that knew them, and owned them, and fed them there, was a friend... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Hosea 13:6

According to their pasture, so were they filled ,.... When they came into the land of Canaan, which was a land flowing with milk and honey, they were like a flock of sheep brought from short commons to a good pasture; and there they tilled themselves to the fail, and indulged to luxury and excess, pampered themselves, and made provision for the flesh to fulfil its lusts, and became carnal and sensual: they were filled, and their hearts were exalted : they were elated with their plenty,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 13:6

According to their pasture - They had a rich pasture, and were amply supplied with every good. They became exalted in their heart, forgat their God, and became a prey to their enemies. "He that exalteth himself shall be abased." read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 13:6

Verse 6 The Prophet shows here that the people were in every way intractable. He has indeed handled this argument in other places; but the repetition is not superfluous. After he had said that the people were ungrateful in not continuing in the service of their Redeemer, by whom they had been so kindly and bountifully treated in the desert, where they must have perished through famine and want, had not the Lord in an unwonted manner brought them help in their great necessity, he now adds, “The... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 13:1-8

Justification of the ways of God to man. Israel had been the cause of their own calamities—another proof that sin is the procuring cause of all human suffering and sorrow. God's character is seen to be everlastingly the same—long-suffering and merciful, ever gracious to penitents, abounding in goodness and truth to all, but by no means clearing the guilty. I. THE SECRET OF SUCCESS . Most men are fond of power, all men value prosperity; yet few men know the right road, and fewer... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 13:1-8

Ephraim, living and dead. This passage portrays anew the dreadful prevalence of apostasy and idolatry throughout the nation. "The same strings, though generally unpleasing ones, are harped upon in this chapter that were in those before" (Matthew Henry). Much of the imagery continues to be anthropopathic; the prophet exhibits an apparent tumult of contending passions in the Divine mind towards unfilial and rebellious Ephraim. I. EPHRAIM WAS ONCE ALIVE . He had been so, both... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 13:5-8

Mercy in beneficent action and in retributive displeasure. "I did know thee in the wilderness, in the land of great drought," etc. Mercy is the subject of these words; and mercy, like the mystic pillar that guided the Israelites in the wilderness, has two sides—a bright one to guide and cheer, and a dark one to confound and destroy. In these two aspects the text presents it. I. Here is mercy IN BENEFICENT ACTION . "I did know thee in the wilderness, in the land of great drought.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 13:5-8

Self-exaltation. As Moses had foretold ( Deuteronomy 8:10-18 ; Deuteronomy 32:15 ), when Israel became prosperous, he forgot God, and lightly esteemed the rock of his salvation. The exaltation of Baal was itself an act of self-will—a species of self-exaltation. The egoistic principle, however, had more direct manifestations. We have in these verses— I. GOD KNOWN IN ADVERSITY . "I did know thee in the wilderness, in the land of great drought" ( Hosea 13:5 ). 1. God knew... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 13:6

According to their pasture so were they filled. The literal rendering is, according to their pasturing so were they filled . The reference is rather to the care in pasturing than to the pasture-ground. By God's care to the sheep of his pasture they waxed full. They were filled, and their heart was exalted. Two consequences followed from God's great goodness to Israel—the immediate consequence was pride of heart; the more remote was forgetfulness of God. Perhaps these results should... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 13:6

Forgetting God. The conduct of Israel in the wilderness was an anticipation and prediction of their national history generally. The parallelism suggested itself to the minds of the prophets, who evidently referred to the books of Moses to find there a description and a censure of their own contemporaries. I. THE CAUSE OF FORGETFULNESS OF GOD . 1. Generally speaking, this sin arises from absorption in earthly pursuits and pleasures. 2. Particularly it may be learned... read more

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