hosea-7:2-4

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 7:1-2

Sin's malignancy. Jehovah was Israel's Healer ( Exodus 15:26 ). His constantly cherished desire was to do them good. He had labored for this end by his prophets, by chastisements, and 1,y exhibitions of kindness. All had been in vain. The people would not permit the Lord to be their Healer. If sin was checked for a little, it was only to break out again in worse forms than before. The more he sought to heal them, only the more clearly was their iniquity discovered. We note here concerning... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 7:1-3

EXPOSITION This chapter may be divided into three sections. In the first section, including Hosea 7:1-7 , the prophet reproves with much but deserved severity the depraved morals of king and princes. In the second section, consisting of Hosea 7:8-11 , he rebukes their sinfulness, silliness, pride, and stupid obstinacy, notwithstanding the many manifest tokens of decay. Otherwise the first section deals with the internal corruption of the northern kingdom, and the second exposes... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 7:1-7

Crimes charged on Israel; people and princes. It was a time of great corruption and of atrocious crimes. Nor were those crimes committed only by persons "of the baser sort;" people and princes alike, rulers and ruled, had their share in them; the country and the capital, Ephraim and Samaria; the chief tribe and the chief city, with the common people as well as elite , in the former, and members of the court in the latter. All classes contributed their portion to the national tins, and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 7:1-7

Sins of court and country. The reproofs contained in this chapter lay special emphasis upon the sins of the upper classes. But the prophet brands the whole nation also for its irreligion and immorality, and (in the second part of the chapter) for its political corruption. I. THE EXPOSURE OF ISRAEL 'S SIN . The wickedness of the people is portrayed, both as regards principles and individual acts. It may be described as: 1. Gold-blooded in its principles . ( Hosea 7:1-3 ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 7:2

And they consider not in their hearts (margin, say not to their heart ) that I remember all their wickedness. Between the common reading libravken and bilravken found in several manuscripts by Kennicott and De Rossi, there is a not unimportant difference. The latter, equivalent to saying "in their heart," which is the usual expression, denotes one's inward thoughts or reasonings with himself; the former, equivalent to saying " to their heart," is an address to, or remonstrance... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 7:2

An unconsidered truth. Two facts are suggested here. I. THAT GOD REMEMBERS THE WICKEDNESS OF MAN . "Wickedness" may exist in thought or intention ( Psalms 139:23 , Psalms 139:24 ), in word ( Matthew 12:36 ), in act ( Psalms 51:4 ). 1. This fact is proclaimed in God ' s Word . 2. This fact is necessitated by the Divine nature . God's omnipresence, omniscience, and immutability imply it. His absolute perfection makes impossible either defect of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 7:2

God's memory of man's wickedness. There is something to all unreconciled and unpardoned sinners very terrible in this assertion, " I remember all their wickedness." I. GOD REMEMBERS MAN 'S WICKEDNESS IN THE EXERCISE OF HIS OMNISCIENCE . "All" here comprehends every kind of wickedness, in thought, word, and deed; every instance of wickedness, whether noted or not by fellow-men; the aggravations of wickedness which has been more serious because of the light and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 7:2-3

God's remembrance of sin. "And they consider not in their hearts that I remember all their wickedness: now their own doings have beset them about; they are before my face. They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies." These words contain three facts. I. That God REMEMBERS men's sins. "I remember all their wickedness." This is a wonderful fact. When we think of the infinite greatness of him to whom the universe is as nothing, we are struck at first... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 7:3

They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies. The moral corruption and depravity of Israel were extreme and universal. They reached from the rabble to royalty, from the common people to the princes of the court. The king and princes were in full accord with fellows of the basest sort, taking pleasure in their wickedness trod applauding their lies. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 7:3-7

The oven and the baker. High and low united in the wickedness which has been described, and is to be described. The example of the king and court gave the key-note to the subjects, and they in turn pleased the king and his princes by a hearty imitation of their vices. "They made the king glad with their wickedness"—themselves living lives of debauchery and ungodliness; "and the princes with their lies"—offering them flattery, and siding with them in ridicule of the prophet's teachings A new... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 7:1-2

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 7:1-3

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 7:1-7

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 7:1-7

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 7:2

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 7:2

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 7:2

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 7:2-3

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 7:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Hosea 7:3-7

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