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CHAPTER IV
_The prophet charges his people with their enormous sins_, 1, 2;
_in consequence of which they are threatened with heavy_
_judgments_, 3-5.
_God himself is then introduced complaining o...
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HEAR THE WORD OF THE LORD, YE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL - The prophet begins
here, in a series of pictures as it were, to exhibit the people of
Israel to themselves, that they might know that God did not do...
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II. THE MESSAGE OF EXPOSTULATION, JUDGMENT, AND MERCY
CHAPTER 4 The Lord's Controversy with His People
_ 1. The condition of the people (Hosea 4:1) _
2. The loss of their priestly relation (Hosea 4...
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THE UTTER CORRUPTION OF THE NATION TRACED TO IRRELIGION. (The text of
Hosea 4:15 is hopelessly corrupt. Marti regards Hosea 4:3 as an
insertion and Hosea 4:5_ a_ as foreign to their present context.)...
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THE LORD. Hebrew. _Jehovah_. App-4.
children. sons.
A CONTROVERSY. a judicial inquiry and cause. Compare Hosea 12:2.Isaiah
1:18, and Isaiah 3:13;...
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The people are summoned to hear whereof Jehovah accuses them, viz. the
universal prevalence of the most crying sins. The prophet assures them
that this is the true cause of the physical calamity which...
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_ye children of Israel_ The northern kingdom only is addressed (see
Hosea 4:15, where the prophet turns aside to Judah).
_the Lord hath a controversy_ Jehovah is both plaintiff and judge;
comp. Hosea...
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_A CONTROVERSY WITH ISRAEL -- HOSEA 4:1-5:_ When people depart from
God's arrangement of things then no one is faithful or loyal or truly
cares about God. Without God these people turned to other gods...
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HEAR THE WORD OF THE LORD, &C.— The prophet here begins a third
discourse, according to the rabbies; which is manifestly distinct from
the preceding, both as to the matter and manner. He was before
pr...
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ISRAEL'S INGRATITUDEA LACK OF KNOWLEDGE
TEXT: Hosea 4:1-5
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Hear the word of Jehovah, ye children of Israel; for Jehovah hath a
controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no
tru...
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Hear the word of the LORD, ye children of Israel: for the LORD hath a
controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no
truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land.
In this c...
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4:1 goodness, (b-27) Or 'loving-kindness,' see Note l, ch. 2.19....
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CONDEMNATION OF THE PRIESTHOOD
An arraignment against Israel as a whole, because of all manner of
wickedness against God and man. Prophet and priest, who ought to have
taught them better, are only to...
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CONTROVERSY] i.e. a lawsuit: cp. Isaiah 3:13; Isaiah 3:14....
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THE MAN WHO NEVER STOPPED LOVING
HOSEA
_MARK KIRKPATRICK_
CHAPTER 4
THE *LORD ACCUSES ISRAEL
V1 People of Israel, listen to the *Lord’s message!
The *Lord will argue against the people that liv...
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שִׁמְע֥וּ דְבַר ־יְהוָ֖ה בְּנֵ֣י
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל כִּ֣י...
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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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“LIKE PEOPLE, LIKE PRIEST”
Hosea 4:1-10
This chapter contains a terrible indictment against the whole kingdom.
There was neither truth nor mercy in the land, but swearing, lying,
and adultery. Apart...
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In any attempt to analyze and tabulate the teaching in this second
division of the Book it must be remembered that the prophetic
utterances cannot be treated as verbatim reports. As they here appear,...
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Hear the word of the LORD, ye children of Israel: for the LORD (a)
hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because [there
is] no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land.
(a) Be...
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_Israel. They are chiefly addressed, (Chaldean; St. Jerome; Calmet) or
what follows to ver. 15, regards all. (Worthington) --- Judgment.
Hebrew, "a trial." --- Mercy. The want of humanity and of pract...
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Here is an awful account of sin in some of the deadly branches of it.
But the most awful part of it is, that it is Israel, the Israel of
God, that is here spoken of. Sin is sin in any nation, and the...
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CONTENTS
We have here a very sorrowful Chapter. A picture is drawn of the
people's transgressions; and the Lord's threatened punishment follows....
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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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_A TERRIBLE INDICTMENT_
‘The Lord hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land.’
Hosea 4:1
I. ABANDONING THE PARABOLIC STYLE, THE PROPHET NOW TURNS TO VERY
STRAIGHT AND INCISIVE DEALING WITH...
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The Futility of Sin
I. INTRODUCTION
A. As we continue the study of Hosea this morning - chapter 4 marks a
turn that continues through the rest of the book.
1. Hosea 8:7 a (NASB) Give us a hint as t...
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This is a new discourse by the Prophet, separate from his former
discourses. We must bear in mind that the Prophets did not literally
write what they delivered to the people, nor did they treat only o...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 4 AND 5.
In chapter 4 we see that the prophet addresses the whole people
together. In Verse 15 (Hosea 4:15) he distinguishes Judah from Israel,
warning the fo...
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HEAR THE WORD OF THE LORD, YE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL,.... The people of
the ten tribes, as distinct from Judah, Hosea 4:15, the prophet having
finished his parables he was ordered to take up and deliver,...
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Hear the word of the LORD, ye children of Israel: for the LORD hath a
controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because [there is] no
truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land.
Ver. 1. _...
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_Hear the word of the Lord, ye children of Israel_ “The prophet here
begins a third discourse, which is manifestly distinct from the
preceding, both as to matter and manner. He was before predicting w...
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THE FIRST PART OF THE ACCUSATION...
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Hear the word of the Lord, ye children of Israel, Jehovah here both
raising the accusation and pronouncing the sentence of punishment; FOR
THE LORD HATH A CONTROVERSY WITH THE INHABITANTS OF THE LAND,...
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1-5 Hosea reproves for immorality, as well as idolatry. There was no
truth, mercy, or knowledge of God in the land: it was full of murders,
2 Kings 21:16. Therefore calamities were near, which would...
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HOSEA CHAPTER 4 God's judgments against the sins of the people, HOSEA
4:1, and of the priests, HOSEA 4:6, and against their idolatry, HOSEA
4:12. Judah is exhorted to take warning by Israel's calamity...
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Hosea 4:1 Hear H8085 (H8798) word H1697 LORD H3068 children H1121
Israel H3478 LORD H3068 charge H7379 inhabitants...
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YHWH'S INDICTMENT OF ISRAEL AND WARNING OF THE CONSEQUENCES (HOSEA
4:1).
YHWH now charges ‘the people (children) of Israel' with being bereft
of all truth and compassion because of their lack of the k...
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ISRAEL'S GROWING SPIRITUAL BANKRUPTCY AND DEGRADED BEHAVIOUR ARE
DESCRIBED ALONG WITH THEIR RELIANCE ON IDOLS, FOREIGNERS, UNWORTHY
KINGS AND THEMSELVES, AND THIS IN CONTRAST WITH YHWH'S STEADFAST LOV...
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‘Hear the word of YHWH, you children of Israel, for YHWH has a
controversy (legal grounds of dispute) with the inhabitants of the
land, because there is no truth, nor covenant love, nor knowledge of
G...
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CONTENTS: Charges against Israel for their sinfulness, idolatry and
ignorance.
CHARACTERS: God, Hosea.
CONCLUSION: It is a sad and sore judgment for men when God has to say,
«let them alone» giving...
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Hosea 4:1. _Hear the word of the Lord, ye children of Israel._ Here a
new sermon is built upon a new revelation.
Hosea 4:2. _Blood toucheth blood,_ as explained in the words
preseding, adultery upon a...
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_Hear the Word of the Lord, ye children of Israel: for the Lord hath a
controversy with the inhabitants of the land._
A CORRUPT PEOPLE AND AN EXPOSTULATING GOD
In the previous Chapter s the prophet’...
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HOSEA—NOTE ON HOSEA 4:1 Accusations, Warnings, and Promises for
Israel. In the rest of the book, Hosea details the aspects of
Israel’s life that show her unfaithfulness to the Lord, urges her to
repen...
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CRITICAL NOTES.—
HOSEA 4:1. CONTROV.] = a legal action (cf. Micah 6:2; Joel 3:2), or
ground of complaint with the ten tribes (Hosea 4:15). Truth] _i.e._
truthf
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EXPOSITION
HOSEA 4:1
A new and distinct division of the book commences with this fourth
chapter and continues till the close. What had previously been
presented in figure and symbol is now plainly an...
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Now we enter into the second part of the book of Hosea, where he
declares:
HEAR the word of the LORD, ye children of Israel: for the LORD has a
controversy with the inhabitants of the land (Hsa Hosea...
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1 Corinthians 15:34; 1 Kings 22:19; Amos 7:16; Hosea 12:2; Isaiah 1:10