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Texts -- Hosea 13:1-15 (NET)

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Baal Worshipers and Calf Worshipers to be Destroyed
13:1 When Ephraim spoke , there was terror ; he was exalted in Israel , but he became guilty by worshiping Baal and died . 13:2 Even now they persist in sin ! They make metal images for themselves, idols that they skillfully fashion from their own silver ; all of them are nothing but the work of craftsmen ! There is a saying about them : “Those who sacrifice to the calf idol are calf kissers !” 13:3 Therefore they will disappear like the morning mist , like early morning dew that evaporates , like chaff that is blown away from a threshing floor , like smoke that disappears through an open window .
Well-Fed Israel Will Be Fed to Wild Animals
13:4 But I am the Lord your God , who brought you out of Egypt . Therefore, you must not acknowledge any God but me; except me there is no Savior . 13:5 I cared for you in the wilderness , in the dry desert where no water was . 13:6 When they were fed , they became satisfied ; when they were satisfied , they became proud ; as a result , they forgot me! 13:7 So I will pounce on them like a lion ; like a leopard I will lurk by the path . 13:8 I will attack them like a bear robbed of her cubs – I will rip open their chests . I will devour them there like a lion – like a wild animal would tear them apart .
Israel’s King Unable to Deliver the Nation
13:9 I will destroy you, O Israel ! Who is there to help you? 13:10 Where then is your king , that he may save you in all your cities ? Where are your rulers for whom you asked, saying , “Give me a king and princes ”? 13:11 I granted you a king in my anger , and I will take him away in my wrath !
Israel’s Punishment Will Not Be Withheld Much Longer
13:12 The punishment of Ephraim has been decreed ; his punishment is being stored up for the future. 13:13 The labor pains of a woman will overtake him , but the baby will lack wisdom ; when the time arrives, he will not come out of the womb !
The Lord Will Not Relent from the Threatened Judgment
13:14 Will I deliver them from the power of Sheol ? No, I will not! Will I redeem them from death ? No, I will not! O Death , bring on your plagues ! O Sheol , bring on your destruction ! My eyes will not show any compassion !
The Capital of the Northern Empire Will Be Destroyed
13:15 Even though he flourishes like a reed plant, a scorching east wind will come , a wind from the Lord rising up from the desert . As a result, his spring will dry up ; his well will become dry . That wind will spoil all his delightful foods in the containers in his storehouse .

Pericope

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  • Hos 13:1-3 -- Baal Worshipers and Calf Worshipers to be Destroyed
  • Hos 13:4-8 -- Well-Fed Israel Will Be Fed to Wild Animals
  • Hos 13:9-11 -- Israel's King Unable to Deliver the Nation
  • Hos 13:12-13 -- Israel's Punishment Will Not Be Withheld Much Longer
  • Hos 13:14 -- The Lord Will Not Relent from the Threatened Judgment
  • Hos 13:15-16 -- The Capital of the Northern Empire Will Be Destroyed

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  • [Hos 13:14] Father Of Heaven
  • [Hos 13:14] There’s A Hill Lone And Grey

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Expository Notes on the Bible (Constable)

  • 2:18 Adam's creation was not complete because he lacked a "helper"who corresponded to him. This deficiency led God to pronounce Adam's condition "not good."151God not only evaluated Adam's condition, He also rectified it.152"...
  • The other Israelite soldiers retreated when they heard that Saul and his sons had died. This left towns in the region open for Philistine seizure. Instead of driving the native inhabitants out of the land Saul had made it pos...
  • 2:10 In view of the inevitability of judgment for rebellion David exhorted the nations to submit before the wrath of the great King led Him to smite them. The leaders of these nations would be wise to bow in submission not on...
  • Messiah would meet certain qualifications (vv. 2-3a) and would rule with absolute justice (vv. 3b-5) with the result that people would live in peace (vv. 6-9)11:1 The prophet had just described Assyria cut down like a forest ...
  • Now God gave His people reasons for the coming judgment. He stressed social and personal sins particularly."Jeremiah now appreciates the moral necessity for God's judgment of His people, as he sees clearly with his own eyes t...
  • 14:1 A message came to Jeremiah from Yahweh concerning some droughts (Heb. plural) that overtook Judah.241Droughts were a punishment for covenant violation in Israel (cf. Lev. 26:18-19; Deut. 28:23-24).14:2 Judah was in mourn...
  • 17:1-2 The Lord directed Ezekiel to present a riddle (Heb. hidah, allegory, enigmatic saying) and a parable (Heb. mashal, proverb, comparison) to his audience of Jewish exiles."It is a riddle in that its meaning needs to be e...
  • 7:1 We have already read of two dreams that Nebuchadnezzar had (2:1; 4:5). Now God gave one to Daniel. It too was a vision from God that came to Daniel as he slept."In referring to the experience as a dream' (sing.) Daniel wa...
  • Whereas the previous verses have focused on the Antichrist, those in this pericope concern Israel. Here we learn that this "end time"will definitely be a time of intense persecution of Jews. This section constitutes the clima...
  • The major biblical doctrines that Hosea stressed were sin, judgment, salvation, and the loyal love of God.Regarding sin, the prophet stressed the idolatry of the Israelites, which he compared to spiritual adultery. Israel had...
  • The book of Hosea is an unusually powerful book because the prophet ministered out of his deep personal emotions. His intellectual appeals to the Israelites in his day, and to us in ours, arose out of great personal tragedy i...
  • I. Introduction 1:1II. The first series of messages of judgment and restoration: Hosea's family 1:2-2:1A. Signs of coming judgment 1:2-9B. A promise of restoration 1:10-2:1III. The second series of messages of judgment and re...
  • The emphasis in this message is on the fact that God would renew His love for Israel and would restore their "marriage"relationship.2:14 Following Israel's decision to return to Yahweh after her punishment (v. 7), the Lord pr...
  • The Lord brought a legal charge against the Israelites for breaking the Mosaic Covenant. Again the literary form of this section is a legal confrontation (Heb. rib, cf. 2:2). The Lord stated His charges against Israel in 4:1-...
  • As previously, a series of messages assuring Israel's judgment (6:4-11:7) ends with assurance of future restoration. God would definitely bring devastating judgment on Israel, but His compassion for the nation and His promise...
  • 11:12 The Lord complained that Ephraim (Israel) had consistently lied and tried to deceive Him. He described Himself as surrounded and under attack by His own people. Wherever He looked all He saw was cheaters. Deception (Heb...
  • 13:1 When members of the tribe of Ephraim spoke, the other Israelites trembled because they looked to Ephraim for leadership (cf. Judg. 8:1-3; 12:1-6). Jacob had prophesied that Ephraim would lead (Gen. 48:13-20), and the fir...
  • 13:4 Yahweh had been Israel's God since the Israelites had lived in Egypt.83He had commanded the Israelites not to acknowledge any gods beside Himself because He was the only God who could save them (cf. Deut. 11:28; 32:17; J...
  • 13:9 By turning against the Lord who only desired to help them (cf. v. 4), the Israelites had done something that would result in their own destruction. How ironic it was that Israel's helper would become her destroyer!13:10 ...
  • 13:12 God would not forget Israel's sins. Its iniquities were rolled up (Heb. sarar) in a bundle like a scroll and stored up (Heb. sapan) like a treasure. They stood as hard evidence that condemned the nation.13:13 Israel was...
  • 13:15 With the removal of God's compassion (v. 14), Israel's prosperity would end. Hosea described that change like a hot eastern desert wind sweeping over Israel and drying up all its water sources. Israel had flourished amo...
  • 14:4 When Israel repented, the Lord promised to heal the apostasy of the Israelites that had become a fatal sickness for them (cf. 6:1). He also promised to bestow His love on them generously because then He would no longer b...
  • Joel called on four different entities to mourn the results of the locust invasion: drunkards (vv. 5-7), the land (vv. 8-10), farmers (vv. 11-12), and priests (v. 13). In each section there is a call to mourn followed by reas...
  • This verse summarizes the message that Amos received from the Lord. Amos reported that Yahweh roared from Zion, as a lion roars before it devours its prey or as thunder precedes a severe storm (cf. 3:4, 8; Jer. 25:30; Hos. 5:...
  • Having referred to the words of the former prophets (v. 7), Zechariah now summarized them as an exhortation to his own generation of Israelites.7:8-10 Zechariah received another message from the Lord related to this inquiry. ...
  • Jesus first answered the disciples' second question about the sign of the end of the present age. He did so negatively by warning them of false signs (vv. 5-13). Then He gave them positive information about the event that wil...
  • Paul brought his revelation of the resurrection to a climax in this paragraph by clarifying what all this means for the believer in Christ. Here he also dealt with the exceptional case of living believers' transformation at t...
  • The scene continues to be on earth.7:1 The phrase "after this"(Gr. meta touto) indicates that what follows is a new vision (cf. 4:1). The general chronological progression of the visions suggests that the events John saw now ...

Expositions Of Holy Scripture (Maclaren)

  • O Israel, thou hast destroyed thyself; but in Me is thine help.'--Hosea 13:9 A.V.).It is thy destruction, O Israel, that thou art against Me, against thy Help' (R.V.).THESE words are obscure by reason of their brevity. Litera...
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