Hosea 8:2

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Hosea 8:1-7

The reproofs and threatenings here are introduced with an order to the prophet to set the trumpet to his mouth (Hos. 8:1), thus to call a solemn assembly, that all might take notice of what he had to deliver and take warning by it. He must sound an alarm, must, in God's name, proclaim war with this rebellious nation. An enemy is coming with speed and fury to seize their land, and he must awaken them to expect it. Thus the prophet must do the part of a watchman, that was by sound of trumpet to... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Hosea 8:2

Israel shall cry unto me, my God, we know thee. In their distress they shall cry to the Lord to help them, and have mercy on them, as they used to do when in trouble, Isaiah 26:16 ; when the eagle is come upon them, and just ready to devour them; when Samaria is besieged with file Assyrian army, their king taken prisoner, and they just ready to fall into the hands of the enemy, then they shall cry to God, though in a hypocritical manner; own him to be the true God, and claim their interest... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 8:2

Israel shalt cry - The rapidity of the eagle's flight is well imitated in the rapidity of the sentences in this place. My God, we know thee - The same sentiment, from the same sort of persons, under the same feelings, as that in the Gospel of St. Matthew, Matthew 7:29 ; : "Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? Then will I profess unto them, I never Knew You." read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 8:2

Verse 2 By the Prophet saying, To me shall they cry, some understand that the Israelites are blamed for not fleeing to God; and they thus explain the Prophet’s words, “They ought to have cried to me.” It seems to others to be an exhortation, “Let the Israelites now cry to me.” But I take the words simply as they are, that is that God here again touches the dissimulation of the Israelites, They will cry to me, We know thee; and to this the ready answer is Israel has cast away good far from... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 8:1-2

The conventional Church "Set the trumpet to thy mouth. He shall come as an eagle against the house of the Lord, because they have transgressed my covenant, and trespassed against my Law. Israel shall cry unto me, My God, we know thee." "It is not unusual," says Elzas," for the prophets, without naming the invading foe, to announce his approach (see Isaiah 13:1-22 ). The words are singularly abrupt, and indicate the suddenness of the threatened invader. 'Like an eagle.' If this be a... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 8:1-3

Ministerial faithfulness. The prophet is represented as a messenger with alarming tidings, or sentinel at his post to give warning of the enemy's approach, or rather as a herald commissioned to declare war. Earthly kings have heralds or special messengers for this purpose, and here the King of kings charges the prophet as his herald to proclaim war. "Go, then, and let the Israelites know, not now by thy mouth, but even by thy throat, by the sound of the trumpet, that I am an enemy to them,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 8:1-4

A trumpet-blast of judgment. In this passage the announcement of Israel's doom is still more direct than it has hitherto been. Up to this point the prophet's message has been principally one of complaint, with threatening of punishment in the future; now, however, he speaks of the judgment as immediately about to fall upon the sinful nation. I. THE PROCLAMATION OF JUDGMENT . ( Hosea 8:1 ) Hosea is here abruptly addressed by the Spirit as a sentinel or watchman. Being the herald... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 8:1-4

Doomsday The trumpet sounds the approach of judgment. It is judgment which begins at the house of God ( 1 Peter 4:17 ). The "eagle" is the Assyrian; in later times the Roman (cf. Deuteronomy 28:49 ). The cause of the judgment is that constantly insisted on: "They have transgressed my covenant, and trespassed against my Law" ( Hosea 8:1 ). I. KNOWLEDGE OF GOD THROUGH JUDGMENT . ( Hosea 8:2 ) In the day of doom Israel would cry to God, "My God, we know thee, we Israel" So... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 8:2

Israel shall cry unto me, My God, we know thee. The more literal as well as more exact rendering is, to me wilt they cry , My God , we know thee , we Israel! Notwithstanding their provocation, their unfaithfulness to the covenant of God, and their disobedience to the Law, they appeal unitedly and severally to God in the day of their distress, and urge two pleas—their knowledge of God, or acknowledgment of him as the true God; and their high position as his people. Thus the Chaldee... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 8:2

On knowing God. Ignorance of God or forgetfulness of him leads to moral depravity. This may be illustrated both by national history and by individual experience. Israel was an example of this truth. The people had forsaken God, had turned to idols, and were therefore sunk in the licentiousness of pagan worship. Their only hope of moral restoration and of future blessedness lay in the fulfillment of the promise, "Israel shall cry unto me, My God, we know thee." The converse of our first... read more

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