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Verse Hosea 8:10. _FOR THE BURDEN OF THE KING OF PRINCES._] The
exactions of the Assyrian king, and the princes of the provinces....
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YEA, THOUGH THEY HAVE HIRED - Or better, “because or when they hinge
among the pagan, now will I gather them;” i. e., I will gather the
nations together. The sin of Israel should bring its own punishm...
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CHAPTER 8:1-9:9
The Apostasy is Followed by Judgment
_ 1. The judgment announced (Hosea 8:1) _
2. The apostasy which resulted in judgment (Hosea 8:8)
3. Warning against self-security (Hosea 9:1)...
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ISRAEL'S UNSANCTIFIED NATIONAL LIFE. Man-made kings, like man-made
gods (the calf of Samaria), are impotent; Israel sows the wind and
shall reap the whirlwind; the sources of the national life are
wit...
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This verse is obscure, and open to a variety of interpretations; the
following however seems by far the most probable.
_Yea, though they have hired among the nations_ Rather, YEA, THOUGH
THEY HIRE, &...
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The judgment is already begun; Israel has drawn it upon himself, by
dallying with Assyria, by religious abuses, and by a vain confidence
in fortified cities....
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_ISRAEL MADE ALTARS TO SIN -- HOSEA 8:8-11:_ Idolatry brought
spiritual ruin upon Israel. The idolatry of Israel had ruined that
nation and the gentile nations considered them worthless. "They be
amon...
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FOR THEY ARE GONE UP TO ASSYRIA— These verses are connected with
that preceding, and are thus translated by Houbigant: _Because they go
to the Assyrian, though the Assyrian is nothing more than a wild...
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TEXT: Hosea 8:8-14
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Israel is swallowed up: now are they among the nations as a vessel
wherein none delighteth.
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For they are gone up to Assyria, like a wild ass alone by himself:
Ephraim hath h...
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Yea, though they have hired among the nations, now will I gather
them, and they shall sorrow a little for the burden of the king of
princes.
YEA, THOUGH THEY HAVE HIRED AMONG THE NATIONS, NOW WILL...
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8:10 under (d-19) Or 'they shall be set free a little from.' princes.
(e-26) Isaiah 10:8 ....
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THE LONG-MERITED RETRIBUTION
The enemy is coming immediately to destroy their temples and palaces
and desolate the land, and as a punishment for their idolatry and
disloyalty to God. In vain will the...
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THE MAN WHO NEVER STOPPED LOVING
HOSEA
_MARK KIRKPATRICK_
CHAPTER 8
GOD IS ANGRY WITH ISRAEL BECAUSE SHE PRAYS TO *IDOLS
V1 Put a *trumpet to your lips and warn people!
An *eagle is over the *L...
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There is much difference of opinion as to the interpretation of this
verse. Much depends on the reference of the word “them.” We prefer
to regard it as referring to Ephraim rather than to the nations...
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גַּ֛ם כִּֽי ־יִתְנ֥וּ בַ † גֹּויִ֖ם
עַתָּ֣ה...
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THE THICK NIGHT OF ISRAEL
Hosea 4:1; Hosea 5:1; Hosea 6:1; Hosea 7:1; Hosea 8:1
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2. ARTIFICIAL KINGS AND ARTIFICIAL GODS
Hosea 8:4
The curse of such a state of dissipation as that to which Israel had
fallen is that it produces no men. Had the people had in them "the
root of the m...
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REAPING THE WHIRLWIND
Hosea 8:1-14
A conqueror was at hand who should subdue and punish the whole nation
for taking its own course, irrespective of God, Hosea 8:4-8; for
seeking foreign alliances whi...
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From this statement of the case the prophet turned to the
pronouncement of judgment. This he did by adopting the figure of the
trumpet lifted to the mouth, on which five blasts were sounded, in
each o...
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Yea, though they have hired among the nations, now will I gather them,
and they shall sorrow a little for the (h) burden of the king of
princes.
(h) That is, for the king and the princes will lay upo...
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Princes. Hebrew, "king of kings." This proud title was afterwards
taken by the monarchs of Babylon and Persia. Israel ceased to pay
taxes, having nothing left. They shall cease to be a people. (Calmet...
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Here is a very striking passage in these words of the Lord, and is as
suited to all ages as to the age of Israel. The Lord saith, that the
great things he wrote to Israel were counted by them strange...
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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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XI. HOSEA 8:7 (NASB) FOR THEY SOW THE WIND, AND THEY REAP THE
WHIRLWIND......
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But it follows, _Though they have hired among the nations, now will I
gather them_. This place may be variously expounded. The commonly
received explanation is, that God would gather the hired nations...
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In chapter 8 it is especially the daring and continual violation of
the law of their God, with which Israel is openly reproached, and
which would bring judgment, with eagle swiftness, upon them. Obser...
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YEA, THOUGH THEY HAVE HIRED AMONG THE NATIONS,.... That is, lovers, as
before; got into confederacies and alliances with the nations about
them, thinking thereby to strengthen their hands, and secure...
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Yea, though they have hired among the nations, now will I gather them,
and they shall sorrow a little for the burden of the king of princes.
Ver. 10. _Yea, though they have hired among the nations_]...
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_Yea, though they have hired_ Namely, allies; _among the nations_ And
have been no way solicitous to gain my favour or help; _now will I
gather them_ I will now (though they make so little account of...
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A FURTHER THREAT OF JUDGMENT...
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Yea, though they have hired among the nations, in the unnatural
attempt of buying friendships, NOW WILL I GATHER THEM, bringing them
together among the nations, but in the capacity of captives, AND TH...
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SORROW:
Or, begin...
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5-10 They promised themselves plenty, peace, and victory, by
worshipping idols, but their expectations came to nothing. What they
sow has no stalk, no blade, or, if it have, the bud shall yield no
fr...
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YEA, THOUGH; or, Yea, because; they think this the way to prevent
their calamities, but it shall appear this was the ready way to bring
their calamities upon them; and forasmuch as they have hired the...
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Hosea 8:10 hired H8566 (H8799) nations H1471 gather H6908 (H8762)
sorrow H2490 (H8686) little H4592 burden...
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‘Yes, because they hire among the nations,
Now will I gather them,
And they begin to be diminished,
By reason of the burden of the king of princes.'
YHWH therefore intends to ‘gather' them for judg...
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BECAUSE ISRAEL HAVE DESERTED YHWH AND LOOKED TO OTHERS, (BOTH NATIONS
AND GODS), IN SPITE OF HAVING RECEIVED HIS ABUNDANT INSTRUCTION, HE
WILL DESERT THEM AND THEY WILL RETURN TO EGYPT AND SEE THEIR C...
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CONTENTS: Jehovah's response, continued. Sins denounced and captivity
foretold.
CHARACTERS: God.
CONCLUSION: Those who sow to the flesh must reap corruption. All the
hopes of sinners are cheats, and...
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Hosea 8:1. _Set the trumpet to thy mouth._ Give alarm, for the king of
Assyria is coming; he is stretching his wings like an eagle to take
the prey. Isaiah uses the same figure, in Isaiah 58:1.
_Again...
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HOSEA—NOTE ON HOSEA 8:1 The people of Israel may claim to know and
love the Lord, but their deeds prove otherwise.
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CRITICAL NOTES.—
HOSEA 8:9. ASSY-] to gain friendship and alliance. WILD ASS] A
comparison which shows their folly, not as a paramour burning in lust,
but heady, obstinate, and undisciplined; outstrip...
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EXPOSITION
This chapter deals with the punishment of apostasy. Once more the sins
of the northern kingdom are enumerated and its approaching fall
predicted. There is a close connection between the ver...
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Set the trumpet to thy mouth. He shall come as an eagle against the
house of the LORD, because they have transgressed my covenant, and
trespassed against my law (Hsa Hosea 8:1).
So God again is giving...
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1 Chronicles 5:26; 2 Kings 14:26; 2 Kings 15:19; 2 Kings 15:20;...
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Gather them — I will assemble them together, that they may be taken
and destroyed together. A little — For a while before their final
captivity. The burden — The tribute laid on them by the king....