Hosea 12 - Introduction
* Judah and Israel reminded of the Divine favours. (1-6) The provocations of Israel. (7-14)... [ Continue Reading ]
* Judah and Israel reminded of the Divine favours. (1-6) The provocations of Israel. (7-14)... [ Continue Reading ]
1-6 Ephraim feeds himself with vain hopes of help from man, when he is at enmity with God. The Jews vainly thought to secure the Egyptians by a present of the produce of their country. Judah is contended with also. God sees the sin of his own people, and will reckon with them for it. They are put in... [ Continue Reading ]
7-14 Ephraim became a merchant: the word also signifies a Canaanite. They carried on trade upon Canaanitish principles, covetously and with fraud and deceit. Thus they became rich, and falsely supposed that Providence favoured them. But shameful sins shall have shameful punishments. Let them remembe... [ Continue Reading ]