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Verse Hosea 10:8. _THE HIGH-PLACES_] Idol temples.
_OF AVEN_] Beth-aven.
_THE THORN AND THE THISTLE SHALL COME UP ON THEIR ALTARS_] Owing to
the uncultivated and unfrequented state of the land, and...
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THE HIGH PLACES OF AVEN - that is, of vanity or iniquity. He had
before called “Bethel, house of God,” by the name of “Bethaven,
house of vanity;” now he calls it “Aven, vanity” or
“iniquity,” as bein...
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CHAPTER 9:10-11:11 RETROSPECT, ISRAEL'S FAILURE AND RUIN
_ 1. Israel once beloved, now fugitive wanderers (Hosea 9:10) _
2. Their guilt and punishment (Hosea 10:1)
3. Exhortation and rebuke (Hosea...
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GOD'S ANNIHILATING JUDGMENT ON THE MIXED CULTUS. With the land's
abounding prosperity Israel has multiplied altars in the service of
the mixed cultus; these Yahweh will destroy (Hosea 10:1 f.) Their
p...
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SIN. Hebrew. _chata._ App-44. Put by Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of
Adjunct), App-6, for the idols associated with it. Compare Deuteronomy
9:21; 1 Kings 12:30.
THE THORN AND THE THISTLE. Ref to Penta...
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_The high places also of Aven_ Perhaps the same as Beth-aven, i.e.
Bethel (Hosea 4:15; Hosea 10:5). But -the high places of idolatry" (as
Aben Ezra) is an equally admissible rendering of the phrase; _...
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IDOLATRY BROUGHT DESTRUCTION TO ISRAEL -- HOSEA 10:5-8 : The entire
population of Samaria would come to tremble with regret concerning the
practice of idolatry. The calves at Bethel and Dan led the pe...
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THE HIGH PLACES— _The altars,_ &c. The latter part of the verse is
expressive of the confusion and despair to which the Israelites should
be reduced by the destruction of their country. Our Saviour ha...
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REPROVINGISRAEL FELL INTO ANARCHY
TEXT: Hosea 10:1-11
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Israel is a luxuriant vine, that putteth forth his fruit: according to
the abundance of his fruit he hath multiplied his altars; according to...
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The high places also of Aven, the sin of Israel, shall be destroyed:
the thorn and the thistle shall come up on their altars; and they
shall say to the mountains, Cover us; and to the hills, Fall on...
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DENUNCIATIONS AND ENTREATIES
This prophecy appears to have been uttered at a later date than the
last. There is no longer any mention of Egypt, but the calamity from
Assyria seems imminent. Again Hos...
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THE MAN WHO NEVER STOPPED LOVING
HOSEA
_MARK KIRKPATRICK_
CHAPTER 10
THE RICHES OF ISRAEL LEAD TO HER *WORSHIP OF *IDOLS
V1 Israel is like a *vine that grows plenty of fruit.
But Israel became...
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AVEN. — On Beth-Aven, see Note on Hosea 4:15. The “thorn and
thistle” are part of the first curse upon apostate Adam (Genesis
3:18), and the prophet not only predicts utter ruin for king and calf,
tem...
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וְ נִשְׁמְד֞וּ בָּמֹ֣ות אָ֗וֶן
חַטַּאת֙ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל...
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5. ONCE MORE: PUPPET-KINGS AND PUPPET-GODS
Hosea 10:1
For another section, the tenth chapter, the prophet returns to the
twin targets of his scorn: the idols and the puppet-kings. But few
notes are...
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“BREAK UP YOUR FALLOW GROUND”
Hosea 10:1-15
Israel brought forth fruit, but not such as God could delight in. It
was corrupt and evil. How great a disappointment to the Great
Cultivator! The land was...
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The section dealing with pollution and its punishment closes with the
prophet's recapitulation and appeal. The whole case is first stated
under the figure of the vine. Israel was a luxuriant vine, and...
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The high places also of (i) Aven, the sin of Israel, shall be
destroyed: the thorn and the thistle shall come up on their altars;
and they shall say to the mountains, Cover us; and to the hills, Fall...
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_Us, as the Jews would do at the last siege, and sinners before the
day of judgment, Luke xxiii. 30., and Apocalypse vi. 14. Too happy, if
they could by a speedy death escape eternal torments! (Calmet...
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It is remarkable what connection there is in the apprehension of
sinners in their fears, how remote soever they are from their sinful
transactions. A plain proof of the workings of conscience! Revelat...
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The rest of the prophecy consists of the indignant appeals of the Holy
Spirit to conscience because of the increasing evils of Israel not so
much the judgment of God on a grand scale, and His grace at...
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We see how much the Prophet dwells on one thing: but, as I have
already said, there was need of a strong hammer to beat this iron; for
the hearts of the people were iron, or even steel. This hardness...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 9, 10, AND 11.
In CHAPTER 9 we have here that touching mixture of affection and
judgment which we find again and again in this prophet. Ephraim should
not rem...
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THE HIGH PLACES ALSO OF AVEN,.... Bethel, which is not only as before
called Bethaven, the house of iniquity; but Aven, iniquity itself; the
high places of it were the temple and altars built there fo...
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The high places also of Aven, the sin of Israel, shall be destroyed:
the thorn and the thistle shall come up on their altars; and they
shall say to the mountains, Cover us; and to the hills, Fall on u...
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_It_ The golden calf; _shall be carried into Assyria_ It was the
custom of the eastern people, and also of the Romans, to carry away
the gods of the conquered countries. _For a present to King Jareb_...
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1-8 A vine is only valuable for its fruit; but Israel now brought no
fruit to perfection. Their hearts were divided. God is the Sovereign
of the heart; he will have all, or none. Were the stream of t...
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THE HIGH PLACES; the temples and altars of Baal and other idols. AVEN,
for Beth-aven, say most interpreters: what if. Aven, vanity, folly, be
here put for all idol worship and rites, which was notorio...
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Hosea 10:8 places H1116 Aven H206 sin H2403 Israel H3478 destroyed
H8045 (H8738) thorn H6975 thistle H1863 grow...
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ISRAEL'S ‘FRUITFULNESS' IS REVEALED BY THEIR SETTING UP A
MULTIPLICITY OF ALTARS AND RELIGIOUS PILLARS, DECLARING THAT THEY ARE
RESPONSIBLE TO NO ONE, AND DO NOT FEAR GOD, BUT THEY WILL SHORTLY
DISCOV...
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‘The high places also of Aven, will be destroyed,
The sin of Israel,
The thorn and the thistle will come up
Upon their altars,
And they will say to the mountains, “Cover us,”
and to the hills, “F...
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CONTENTS: Jehovah's response, continued. Further reproof for Israel's
impiety.
CHARACTERS: God, Jareb, King of Israel.
CONCLUSION: If the grace of God prevail not to destroy the love of sin
in us, i...
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Hosea 10:1. _Israel is an empty vine._ So is the Hebrew, but the LXX
read, “a well-branched vine;” that is, full of leaves, but
destitute of fruit. Their fruits are the fruits of idolatry. The
figures...
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_The high places also of Aven, the sin of Israel, shall be destroyed._
REDEEMING QUALITIES GONE
Beth-el means the “house of God,” and by iniquity, manifold and
black, Beth-el was turned into Beth-ave...
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CRITICAL NOTES.—
HOSEA 10:5. PEOPLE] of the calf and idolatrous _priests_ shall mourn
for the golden calf; their glory can neither help itself nor them.
HOSEA 10:6. IT] Emphat. It itself, as well as...
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EXPOSITION
The concluding thought of the last chapter is the commencing one of
this; while the sad subject of Israel's guilt being resumed continues
in the first section (Hosea 10:1) of the chapter, a...
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Shall we turn to Hosea, chapter 10.
It is God's purpose for our lives that we bring forth fruit. In Isaiah
chapter 6 God likens the nation of Israel to a vineyard that was
planted with good plants, th...
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1 Kings 12:28; 1 Kings 13:2; 1 Kings 13:34; 1 Kings 14:16;...
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The high places — The temples and altars of Baal. Of Aven — Or
Beth — aven. They shall say — When this shall be brought to pass,
the idolatrous Israelites shall be in such perplexity, that they shall...