Hosea 13:7,Hosea 13:8

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 13:7

Therefore I will be unto them as a lion , Because of their idolatry, ingratitude, luxury, and especially their forgetfulness of God, which is last mentioned, and with which the words are connected. By this and the following metaphors are set forth the severity of God's judgments upon them for their sins, and their utter destruction by them. Some observe the word F6 שחל "vetus leo", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator. here used signifies an old lion, which, though slower in the pursuit... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 13:7

I will be unto them as a lion - שחל shachal is supposed to mean here the black lion, frequent in Ethiopia. As a leopard - נמר namar , so termed from its spotted skin, for to be spotted is the signification of the root. Will I observe them - The leopard, tiger, and panther will hide themselves in thick bushwood, near where they expect any prey to pass; and as soon as it comes near, spring suddenly upon it. To this is the allusion in the text: "By the way will I observe them;"... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 13:7

Verse 7 The Prophet denounces again on the Israelites the vengeance of God; and as they were become torpid through their own flatteries, as we have already often observed, he here describes the terrible judgement of God, that he might strike fear into the obstinate, so that they might at length perceive that they had to do with God, and begin to dread his power. And this, as we have said, was very necessary, when the Prophets intended to awaken hypocrites; for self- confidence so inebriates... 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 13:7

Therefore I will be unto them as a lion. The verb, וָאֱהִי is the future changed into the preterit or past tense by vav consecutive, and marks the consequence of forgetting God. So Aben Ezra: "The preterit in reference to the evils which Jehovah brought upon them." While the past thus implies that the punishment has commenced, the futures which follow denote its continuance. Rosenmüller regards the preterit hero as prophetic and continuative, and paraphrases the meaning by, "I have at... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 13:7-8

These verses teach that the result of their sins is inevitable destruction, and that Jehovah, merciful and gracious though he is, has now divested himself of all compassion on them. The appropriateness of the terrible figures here employed arises from the fact that Israel had been compared in the previous verse to a flock fed and filled in a luxuriant pasture; the punishment of that flock is now fitly compared to "the tearing in pieces and devouring of that fattened flock by wild beasts." The... read more

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

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Hosea 13:7

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 13:7

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 13:7

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 13:1-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 13:1-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 13:5-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 13:5-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 13:7

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 13:7-8

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