.A prophet is sent with a reproof

8 .a prophet This prophetic expostulation reminds us of the words of the Angel in Judges 2:1 b Judges 2:5 a, of Jehovah in Judges 10:11-16, of Samuel in 1 Samuel 7:3 f., Judges 10:17-18; Judges 12:6-15; cf. also 2 Kings 17:35-40. The prophet here is anonymous. His appeal for loyalty is based upon (a) the deliverance from Egypt, which was regarded by the earliest prophets as the starting-point of Israel's career as the people of Jehovah, Amos 2:10; Amos 3:1; Amos 9:7; Hosea 11:1; Hosea 12:9; Hosea 12:13; Hosea 13:4, and (b) the law in Exodus 20:2 f. (Deuteronomy 5:7) requiring the exclusive worship of Jehovah.

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