Hosea 11:12-12:10 KJV

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Hosea 11:1-12

Chapter 11God continues His lament and all. He said,When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt ( Hsa Hosea 11:1 ).Now, this verse has been used in Matthew's gospel as a prophecy concerning the fact that Jesus would be taken to Egypt when a baby. And you remember when the wise men inquired of Herod where the Christ child should be born, Herod inquired of the scribes and they said, "According to the scriptures, in Bethlehem." And so he sent the wise men to Bethlehem... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Hosea 11:1-12

Hosea 11:1 . When Israel was a child I loved him. I led Joseph like a flock, by the hands of Moses and Aaron. I protected him among the kings of Canaan. I fed and multiplied him in Egypt; and when the time was come, I allowed oppression to drive him out. I sent Moses, who called my Son out of Egypt, to a land flowing with milk and honey. And as Adam was a figure of Him who was to come; so Isaac was a type of Christ, and the whole law a shadow of good things to come. I gave omen of greater... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Hosea 11:12

Hosea 11:12Ephraim compasseth Me about with lies.Beset round with liesBy lies understand false worship, for that is a lie with false pretences; they put fair glosses upon things, but all are but lies; they have beset Me with politic shifts of their own devising. They not only seek to blind men, but they would (if it were possible) deceive Me, saith God. And indeed, when men seek to blind their own consciences, what do they but seek to deceive God? In the very act of worship they are false.1.... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Hosea 11:12

Hos 11:12 Ephraim compasseth me about with lies, and the house of Israel with deceit: but Judah yet ruleth with God, and is faithful with the saints. Ver. 12. Ephraim compasseth me about with lies ] They get about me as if they would do me doughty service (Psalms 76:11 , the saints are called a people that are round about God; and Psalms 148:14 , a people near unto him, and that compasseth his altar. See Rev 4:4 ), but all is but counterfeit; a mere imposture, a loud lie, Psalms 78:36 ,... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Hosea 11:12

compasseth: Hosea 7:16, Hosea 12:1, Hosea 12:7, Psalms 78:36, Isaiah 29:13, Isaiah 44:20, Isaiah 59:3, Isaiah 59:4, Micah 6:12 Judah: Hosea 4:15, 2 Kings 18:4-Judges :, 2 Chronicles 29:1 - 2 Chronicles 32:33 ruleth: Genesis 32:28, 1 Corinthians 6:2, Revelation 1:6, Revelation 3:21, Revelation 5:10 saints: or, most holy Reciprocal: Genesis 49:10 - sceptre 1 Kings 12:20 - none that followed 2 Kings 17:18 - the tribe Psalms 109:3 - compassed Psalms 132:16 - her saints Isaiah 1:21 - the... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Hosea 11:12

Ephraim compasseth me about with lies, and the house of Israel with deceit: but Judah yet ruleth with God, and is faithful with the saints. Ephraim — Most of the people of Israel.With lies — Play the hypocrite with me still.Judah — The two tribes.Yet ruleth — While idolaters are slaves to the devil, the true worshippers of God, like princes, rule with God.Faithful — Retains purity, at least truth of worship, and comparatively is faithful. Judah adheres to God's holy prophets, priests, and... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 11:12

CONDEMNATION OF ISRAEL’S FAITHLESSNESS; EXHORTATION TO REPENTANCE, Hosea 11:12 to Hosea 12:6. The following appears to be the most probable interpretation of this exceedingly difficult section, Hosea 11:12, begins a new series of indictments. Israel proved false to Jehovah when it entered into covenants with foreign nations (Hosea 11:12; Hosea 12:1). If the references to Judah are original they cannot be interpreted as a eulogy of Judah, for north and south were equally guilty. The three... read more