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Texts -- Hosea 8:1-7 (NET)

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God Will Raise Up the Assyrians to Attack Israel
8:1 Sound the alarm ! An eagle looms over the temple of the Lord ! For they have broken their covenant with me, and have rebelled against my law . 8:2 Israel cries out to me, “My God , we acknowledge you!” 8:3 But Israel has rejected what is morally good ; so an enemy will pursue him.
The Political and Cultic Sin of Israel
8:4 They enthroned kings without my consent! They appointed princes without my approval ! They made idols out of their silver and gold , but they will be destroyed ! 8:5 O Samaria , he has rejected your calf idol! My anger burns against them! They will not survive much longer without being punished , even though they are Israelites! 8:6 That idol was made by a workman – it is not God ! The calf idol of Samaria will be broken to bits .
The Fertility Cultists Will Become Infertile
8:7 They sow the wind , and so they will reap the whirlwind ! The stalk does not have any standing grain ; it will not produce any flour . Even if it were to yield grain, foreigners would swallow it all up.

Pericope

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  • Hos 8:1-3 -- God Will Raise Up the Assyrians to Attack Israel
  • Hos 8:4-6 -- The Political and Cultic Sin of Israel
  • Hos 8:7-8 -- The Fertility Cultists Will Become Infertile

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Expository Notes on the Bible (Constable)

  • Most scholars believe this lament dates from the time when Jehoiakim revolted against Babylon after three years of submission (about 602 B.C.; cf. 2 Kings 24:1-2).225"The second part of God's reply is remarkable, saying in ef...
  • 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...
  • 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 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-...
  • Two oracles of judgment compose this section. Each one begins by referring to Israel's breach of covenant (6:7; 8:1), and each one contains a reference to Egypt near the end (7:17; 8:13)....
  • 8:1 The Lord commanded Hosea to announce coming judgment by telling him to put a trumpet to his lips. The blowing of the shophar announced that an invader was coming (cf. 5:8). Israel's enemy would swoop down on the nation as...
  • 8:8 The prophet looked ahead to the time of Israel's judgment. The nation would be swallowed up, as when someone eats grain (v. 7). Israel would become a part of the nations having gone into captivity and lost its own soverei...
  • 8:11 In rebellion against Yahweh's covenant the Israelites had also built many altars. They built them to offer many sin offerings, but since God had not authorized these altars they became places for sinning rather than plac...
  • This section of prophecies continues to record accusations against Israel, but the emphasis on the inevitability of coming judgment increases. Also in contrast to chapter 8, this section is not a speech by Yahweh but one that...
  • 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...
  • 13:15 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...
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