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Hosea — Capítulo 8

PROPHECY OF THE IRRUPTION OF THE ASSYRIANS, IN PUNISHMENT FOR ISRAEL'S APOSTASY, IDOLATRY, AND SETTING UP OF KINGS WITHOUT GOD'S SANCTION. (Hos 8:1-14) In Hos 8:14, Judah is said to multiply fenced cities; and in Hos …

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Texto — Reina-Valera 1960

1Pon a tu boca trompeta. Como águila viene contra la casa de Jehová, porque traspasaron mi pacto, y se rebelaron contra mi ley.

2A mí clamará Israel: Dios mío, te hemos conocido.

3Israel desechó el bien; enemigo lo perseguirá.

4Ellos establecieron reyes, pero no escogidos por mí; constituyeron príncipes, mas yo no lo supe; de su plata y de su oro hicieron ídolos para sí, para ser ellos mismos destruidos.

5Tu becerro, oh Samaria, te hizo alejarte; se encendió mi enojo contra ellos, hasta que no pudieron alcanzar purificación.

6Porque de Israel es también este, y artífice lo hizo; no es Dios; por lo que será deshecho en pedazos el becerro de Samaria.

7Porque sembraron viento, y torbellino segarán; no tendrán mies, ni su espiga hará harina; y si la hiciere, extraños la comerán.

8Devorado será Israel; pronto será entre las naciones como vasija que no se estima.

9Porque ellos subieron a Asiria, como asno montés para sí solo; Efraín con salario alquiló amantes.

10Aunque alquilen entre las naciones, ahora las juntaré, y serán afligidos un poco de tiempo por la carga del rey y de los príncipes.

11Porque multiplicó Efraín altares para pecar, tuvo altares para pecar.

12Le escribí las grandezas de mi ley, y fueron tenidas por cosa extraña.

13En los sacrificios de mis ofrendas sacrificaron carne, y comieron; no los quiso Jehová; ahora se acordará de su iniquidad, y castigará su pecado; ellos volverán a Egipto.

14Olvidó, pues, Israel a su Hacedor, y edificó templos, y Judá multiplicó ciudades fortificadas; mas yo meteré fuego en sus ciudades, el cual consumirá sus palacios.

JAMIESON-FAUSSET-BROWN BIBLE COMMENTARY

Versículo 2

I. My God, we know thee--the singular, "My," is used distributively, each one so addressing God. The…

My God, we know thee--the singular, "My," is used distributively, each one so addressing God. They, in their hour of need, plead their knowledge of God as the covenant-people, while in their acts they acknowledge Him not (compare Mat 7:21-22; Tit 1:16; also Isa 29:13; Jer 7:4). The Hebrew joins "Israel," not as English Version, with "shall cry," but "We, Israel, know thee"; God denies the claim thus urged on the ground of their descent from Israel.

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II. Israel--God repeats the name in opposition to their use of it (Hos 8:2).

Israel--God repeats the name in opposition to their use of it (Hos 8:2). the thing that is good--JEROME translates, "God" who is good and doing good (Psa 119:68). He is the chief object rejected, but with Him also all that is good. the enemy shall pursue him--in just retribution from God.

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III. kings . . . not by me--not with My sanction (Kg1 11:31; Kg1 12:20). Israel set up Jeroboam and hi…

kings . . . not by me--not with My sanction (Kg1 11:31; Kg1 12:20). Israel set up Jeroboam and his successors, whereas God had appointed the house of David as the rightful kings of the whole nation. I knew it not--I approved it not (Psa 1:6). of . . . gold . . . idols-- (Hos 2:8; Hos 13:2). that they may be cut off--that is, though warned of the consequences of idolatry, as it were with open eyes they rushed on their own destruction. So Jer 27:10, Jer 27:15; Jer 44:8.

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IV. hath cast thee off--As the ellipsis of thee is unusual, MAURER translates, "thy calf is abominabl…

hath cast thee off--As the ellipsis of thee is unusual, MAURER translates, "thy calf is abominable." But the antithesis to Hos 8:3 establishes English Version, "Israel hath cast off the thing that is good"; therefore, in just retribution, "thy calf hath cast thee off," that is, is made by God the cause of thy being cast off (Hos 10:15). Jeroboam, during his sojourn in Egypt, saw Apis worshipped at Memphis, and Mnevis at Heliopolis, in the form of an ox; this, and the temple cherubim, suggested the idea of the calves set up at Dan and Beth-el. how long . . . ere they attain to innocency?--How long will they be incapable of bearing innocency? [MAURER].

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V. from Israel was it--that is, the calf originated with them, not from Me. "It also," as well as th…

from Israel was it--that is, the calf originated with them, not from Me. "It also," as well as their "kings set up" by them, "but not by Me" (Hos 8:4).

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VI. sown . . . reap-- (Pro 22:8; Gal 6:7). "Sow . . . wind," that is, to make the vain show of worshi…

sown . . . reap-- (Pro 22:8; Gal 6:7). "Sow . . . wind," that is, to make the vain show of worship, while faith and obedience are wanting [CALVIN]. Rather, to offer senseless supplications to the calves for good harvests (compare Hos 2:8); the result being that God will make them "reap no stalk," that is, "standing corn." Also, the phraseology proverbially means that all their undertakings shall be profitless (Pro 11:29; Ecc 5:16). the bud--or, "growth." strangers--foreigners (Hos 7:9).

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VII. vessel wherein is no pleasure-- (Psa 41:12; Jer 22:28; Jer 48:38).

vessel wherein is no pleasure-- (Psa 41:12; Jer 22:28; Jer 48:38).

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VIII. gone . . . to Assyria--referring to Menahem's application for Pul's aid in establishing him on th…

gone . . . to Assyria--referring to Menahem's application for Pul's aid in establishing him on the throne (compare Hos 5:13; Hos 7:11). Menahem's name is read in the inscriptions in the southwest palace of Nimrod, as a tributary to the Assyrian king in his eighth year. The dynasty of Pul, or Phalluka, was supplanted at Nineveh by that of Tiglath-pileser, about 768 (or 760) B.C. Semiramis seems to have been Pul's wife, and to have withdrawn to Babylon in 768; and her son, Nabonassar, succeeding after a period of confusion, originated "the era of Nabonassar," 747 B.C. [G. V. SMITH]. Usually foreigners coming to Israel's land were said to "go up"; here it is the reverse, to intimate Israel's sunken state, and Assyria's superiority. wild ass--a figure of Israel's headstrong perversity in following her own bent (Jer 2:24). alone by himself--characteristic of Israel in all ages: "lo, the people shall dwell alone" (Num 23:9; compare Job 39:5-8). hired lovers--reversing the ordinary way, namely, that lovers should hire her (Eze 16:33-34).

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IX. will I gather them--namely, the nations (Assyria, &c.) against Israel, instead of their assisting…

will I gather them--namely, the nations (Assyria, &c.) against Israel, instead of their assisting her as she had wished (Eze 16:37). a little--rather, "in a little" [HENDERSON]. English Version gives good sense: They shall sorrow "a little" at the imposition of the tribute; God suspended yet the great judgment, namely, their deportation by Assyria. the burden of the king of princes--the tribute imposed on Israel (under Menahem) by the Assyrian king Pul, (Kg2 15:19-22), who had many "princes" under his sway (Isa 10:8).

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X. God in righteous retribution gives them up to their own way; the sin becomes its own punishment (…

God in righteous retribution gives them up to their own way; the sin becomes its own punishment (Pro 1:31). many altars--in opposition to God's law (Deu 12:5-6, Deu 12:13-14). to sin . . . to sin--Their altars which were "sin" (whatever religious intentions they might plead) should be treated as such, and be the source of their punishment (Kg1 12:30; Kg1 13:34).

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XI. great things of . . . law-- (Deu 4:6, Deu 4:8; Psa 19:8; Psa 119:18, Psa 119:72; Psa 147:19-20). …

great things of . . . law-- (Deu 4:6, Deu 4:8; Psa 19:8; Psa 119:18, Psa 119:72; Psa 147:19-20). MAURER not so well translates, "the many things of My law." my law--as opposed to their inventions. This reference of Hosea to the Pentateuch alone is against the theory that some earlier written prophecies have not come down to us. strange thing--as if a thing with which they had nothing to do.

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XII. sacrifices of mine offerings--that is, which they offer to Me.

sacrifices of mine offerings--that is, which they offer to Me. eat it--Their own carnal gratification is the object which they seek, not My honor. now--that is, "speedily." shall return to Egypt-- (Hos 9:3, Hos 9:6; Hos 11:11). The same threat as in Deu 28:68. They fled thither to escape from the Assyrians (compare as to Judah, Jer. 42:1-44:30), when these latter had overthrown their nation. But see on Hos 9:3.

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XIII. forgotten . . . Maker-- (Deu 32:18).

forgotten . . . Maker-- (Deu 32:18). temples--to idols. Judah . . . fenced cities--Judah, though less idolatrous than Israel, betrayed lack of faith in Jehovah by trusting more to its fenced cities than to Him; instead of making peace with God, Judah multiplied human defenses (Isa 22:8; Jer 5:17; Mic 5:10-11). I will send . . . fire upon . . . cities--Sennacherib burned all Judah's fenced cities except Jerusalem (Kg2 18:13). palaces thereof--namely, of the land. Compare as to Jerusalem, Jer 17:27. Next: Hosea Chapter 9

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