PART II., HOSEA 4-14. A series of addresses which give a summary of
Hosea's prophetic teaching. The period presupposed seems to be the
time of anarchy which followed the death of Jeroboam II (_c._ 743
B.C.). But there is no reason to suppose that the sections are
arranged in chronological order. In... [ Continue Reading ]
HOSEA 13:1 (= Heb. Hosea 13:1 to Hosea 14:1). FACILIS DESCENSUS
AVERNO. Israel has persistently lapsed into the Baal-worship and
idolatry, and therefore shall be swept away as the chaff (Hosea 13:1).
Yahweh has brought him up from Egypt, protected him in the wilderness,
and given him plenty, yet he... [ Continue Reading ]