Hosea 5

Introduction

THE UTTER CORRUPTION OF ISRAEL THE IMMINENT DOOM, chap. 5-8.

Chapters 5-8, which are closely connected, present a detailed account of the manner in which corruption penetrated the entire public life and affected the state from the highest to the lowest. Interspersed are exhortations, warnings, threats of inevitable destruction.

REBUKE OF ISRAEL’S APOSTASY TIME OF MERCY IS PAST, Hosea 5:1-15.

Chapter 5 falls naturally into two parts: Hosea 5:1-7, where the emphasis is upon guilt; Hosea 5:8-15, which deals primarily with judgment. The address is directed against (1) the priests, (2) the people, (3) the king and his courtiers. Which of these receives primary attention it is not always easy to say. The civil and religious leaders are largely to blame, but all must suffer the consequences.

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible

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Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible

Daniel Whedon was born in 1808 in Onondaga, N.Y. Dr. Whedon was well qualified as a commentator. He was professor of Ancient Languages in Wesleyan University, studied law and had some years of pastoral experience. He was editor of the Methodist Quarterly Review for more than twenty years. Besides many articles for religious papers he was also the author of the well-known and important work, Freedom of the Will. Dr. Whedon was noted for his incisive, vigorous style, both as preacher and writer. He died at Atlantic Highlands, N.J., June 8, 1885.Whedon was a pivotal figure in the struggle between Calvinism and Arminianism in the nineteenth-centry America. As a result of his efforts, some historians have concluded that he was responsible for a new doctrine of man that was more dependent upon philosophical principles than scripture.... Show more

Dr. Daniel D. Whedon was a central figure in the struggle between Calvinism and Arminianism. He devoted 25 years to writing the New Testament commentaries. Other authors wrote the Old Testament commentaries with Whedon serving as the editor. Study the bible online.... Show more

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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible

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