Antiguo Testamento

Hosea — Capítulo 5

Hosea experienced betrayal and anguish because of his wife’s adultery. Hosea’s experiences reflect God’s agony over his people’s sins. God’s justice requires judgment, but in his love, God promises to redeem his chosen people. Hosea opens a window for us into the very heart of God. Setting Few eras in ancient Israel were more turbulent than the mid-700s BC. Hosea began his ministry in the north…

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Texto — Reina-Valera 1960

1Sacerdotes, oíd esto, y estad atentos, casa de Israel, y casa del rey, escuchad; porque para vosotros es el juicio, pues habéis sido lazo en Mizpa, y red tendida sobre Tabor.

2Y haciendo víctimas han bajado hasta lo profundo; por tanto, yo castigaré a todos ellos.

3Yo conozco a Efraín, e Israel no me es desconocido; porque ahora, oh Efraín, te has prostituido, y se ha contaminado Israel.

4No piensan en convertirse a su Dios, porque espíritu de fornicación está en medio de ellos, y no conocen a Jehová.

5La soberbia de Israel le desmentirá en su cara; Israel y Efraín tropezarán en su pecado, y Judá tropezará también con ellos.

6Con sus ovejas y con sus vacas andarán buscando a Jehová, y no le hallarán; se apartó de ellos.

7Contra Jehová prevaricaron, porque han engendrado hijos extraños; ahora en un solo mes serán consumidos ellos y sus heredades.

8Tocad bocina en Gabaa, trompeta en Ramá: sonad alarma en Bet-avén; tiembla, oh Benjamín.

9Efraín será asolado en el día del castigo; en las tribus de Israel hice conocer la verdad.

10Los príncipes de Judá fueron como los que traspasan los linderos; derramaré sobre ellos como agua mi ira.

11Efraín es vejado, quebrantado en juicio, porque quiso andar en pos de vanidades.

12Yo, pues, seré como polilla a Efraín, y como carcoma a la casa de Judá.

13Y verá Efraín su enfermedad, y Judá su llaga; irá entonces Efraín a Asiria, y enviará al rey Jareb; mas él no os podrá sanar, ni os curará la llaga.

14Porque yo seré como león a Efraín, y como cachorro de león a la casa de Judá; yo, yo arrebataré, y me iré; tomaré, y no habrá quien liberte.

15Andaré y volveré a mi lugar, hasta que reconozcan su pecado y busquen mi rostro. En su angustia me buscarán.

TYNDALE OPEN STUDY NOTES

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I. 5:1 Hosea again condemns the religious and political leaders of Israel. They have led the people …

5:1 Hosea again condemns the religious and political leaders of Israel. They have led the people into idolatry as hunters trap wild animals in a snare. • The specific sins at Mizpah and Tabor are not known.

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II. 5:2 I will settle with you: God’s judgment (Hebrew musar, “discipline”) would inevitably fall upo…

5:2 I will settle with you: God’s judgment (Hebrew musar, “discipline”) would inevitably fall upon Israel’s leaders. God did not judge Israel simply to punish them, but to correct them so that his people would return to him.

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III. 5:3 you are utterly defiled: The word translated defiled is used frequently in the Pentateuch to …

5:3 you are utterly defiled: The word translated defiled is used frequently in the Pentateuch to describe ritual uncleanness, a physical condition that disqualified a person from worshiping God in the Temple (Lev 11–15). The prophets used the concept as a metaphor for Israel’s moral uncleanness as the result of her idolatry (Isa 6:5; Mic 2:10).

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IV. 5:4 Israel’s idolatrous practices were so ingrained that they were apparently powerless to return…

5:4 Israel’s idolatrous practices were so ingrained that they were apparently powerless to return to the Lord. • You are a prostitute through and through (literally the spirit of prostitution is within them): Israel’s sin was not simply a behavior; it was the nation’s essential nature. They instinctively preferred the corrupt to the pure. Only through God’s work of salvation could Israel escape.

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V. 5:6-7 The people might think that they could win God’s favor with their sacrifices, but Hosea war…

5:6-7 The people might think that they could win God’s favor with their sacrifices, but Hosea warned them that they would not find him; God had left them to the consequences of their sin.

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VI. 5:8-9 Hosea sounded the alarm to warn the Israelites of God’s coming judgment. Because of their s…

5:8-9 Hosea sounded the alarm to warn the Israelites of God’s coming judgment. Because of their sins, the Lord had become Israel’s enemy and would punish them. • Gibeah, Ramah, and Beth-aven (Bethel) are all cities in the tribal territory of Benjamin.

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VII. 5:10 thieves (literally those who move a boundary marker): The Lord was the owner of the land, wh…

5:10 thieves (literally those who move a boundary marker): The Lord was the owner of the land, which he entrusted to the tribes following the conquest (see Josh 13:8–19:51). To move a boundary marker and change God’s allotted boundaries was to steal from God (Deut 19:14). Such an act rightly invoked divine punishment (Deut 27:17).

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VIII. 5:12 as a moth . . . rotten wood: Sin can destroy the very fabric and foundation of a people whil…

5:12 as a moth . . . rotten wood: Sin can destroy the very fabric and foundation of a people while leaving them unaware that the destruction has taken place.

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IX. 5:13 In a final effort to avoid complete destruction, the Israelites overthrew King Pekah and pla…

5:13 In a final effort to avoid complete destruction, the Israelites overthrew King Pekah and placed a new king, Hoshea, on the throne. Hoshea then appealed to the Assyrian king Shalmaneser for peace (2 Kgs 15:29-30; 17:3), but these diplomatic maneuvers could neither help nor cure Israel—they would soon be destroyed by Assyria.

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X. 5:15 Hosea again reminded Israel that divine judgment was not merely punitive. God’s purpose was …

5:15 Hosea again reminded Israel that divine judgment was not merely punitive. God’s purpose was to convince Israel to admit their guilt and return to the Lord (see 2:2, 14).

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