CRITICAL NOTES.— HOSEA 7:1.] Exposure of wickedness continued. HEALED] politically and morally. The danger of a wound only discovered when probed and healing attempted. SPOILETH] Heb. strippeth off a garment: plunder extensive and without resistance. FALSEHOOD] Deception toward God and man. “Falseh... [ Continue Reading ]
CRITICAL NOTES.— HOSEA 7:4. OVEN] “In this passionate career the nation resembled a furnace which a baker heats in the evening and leaves burning all night while the dough is leavening, and then causes to burn with a still brighter flame in the morning when the dough is ready for baking” [_Keil_].... [ Continue Reading ]
CRITICAL NOTES.— HOSEA 7:8. MIXED] by leagues and adoption of idolatrous customs. The Heb. indicates a mixing which disorders and involves confusion. A CAKE] burned at the bottom and sad at the top,—an image of worthlessness. One side scorched and black, the other unbaked and doughy; the whole spoi... [ Continue Reading ]
Hosea 7:10. _Pride_ is observed to defeat its own ends, by bringing the man who seeks esteem and reverence into contempt [_Bolingbroke_]. “Pride hath no other glass To show itself, but _pride;_ for supple knees Feed arrogance, and are the proud man’s fees,” _Shakspeare_.... [ Continue Reading ]
CRITICAL NOTES.— HOSEA 7:11. DOVE] A type of simplicity (Matthew 10:16). SILLY] Simplicity. WITHOUT HEART] Lit, without understanding, easily taken in the net (Ezekiel 12:13). HOSEA 7:12. CONGREGATION] _i.e._ the threatenings of the law read to them by teachers in assemblies (Leviticus 26:14; Deut... [ Continue Reading ]
CRITICAL NOTES.— HOSEA 7:14. CRIED] in anguish, not in penitence. HOWLED] in deep affliction and despair. ASSEMBLE] Crowd together in idol temple to deprecate famine and depart from God. REBEL] Lit. withdraw themselves. AGAINST] From me; they cast off all allegiance to God. _HOMILETICS_ THE HOWLI... [ Continue Reading ]
CRITICAL NOTES.— HOSEA 7:15. BOUND] Weakened and relaxed, an image from surgery (_chastened_, marg.). “Instructing the arms, according to the analogy of Psalms 18:35, is equivalent to showing where and how strength is to be acquired. The Lord has not contented himself with merely instructing, he ha... [ Continue Reading ]