Oseas 5:6 NVI

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

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 As they still retain the spirit of their idolatry, he has withdrawn himself from them.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

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

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

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 5:6

Divine withdrawal. When the Lord invited Israel's approach, Israel remained afar off in unbelief and impenitence. And when, in distress and anxiety, Israel drew near the Lord, it was to find that he would no longer reveal his face or bestow his favor. I. THE OCCASION OF THE DIVINE WITHDRAWAL . The Scriptures often represent the Lord as hiding his face, as turning away his ear, as repenting him of the favor he had shown, as hiding himself. Why such action? Surely this... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 5:6

Too late. "They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek the Lord; but they shall not find him; he hath withdrawn himself from them." This verse directs us to two subjects of thought. I. THE MOST IMPORTANT OF ALL WORKS . "They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek the Lord." "Seek the Lord:" this implies a distance between man and his Maker. The Bible abounds with allusions to this distance. What is it? It is not the distance of being , ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 5:6-10

No place found for repentance. They would seek the Lord with sacrifices from the flock and from the herd, but they would not find him; they multiplied sacrifices, but the Lord had withdrawn himself. Thus in the New Testament we read that Esau "found no place of repentance, though he sought it carefully with tears;" or, according to the Revised Version, "even when he afterward desired to inherit the blessing, he was rejected (for he found no place of repentance), though he sought it... read more

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

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

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

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

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 5:1-7

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 5:1-10

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 5:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 5:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 5:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 5:6-10

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