Set the trumpet to thy mouth. He shall come as an eagle against the house of the LORD, because they have transgressed my covenant, and trespassed against my law.
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Israel shall cry unto me, My God, we know thee.
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Israel hath cast off the thing that is good: the enemy shall pursue him.
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They have set up kings, but not by me: they have made princes, and I knew it not: of their silver and their gold have they made them idols, that they may be cut off.
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Thy calf, O Samaria, hath cast thee off; mine anger is kindled against them: how long will it be ere they attain to innocency?
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For from Israel was it also: the workman made it; therefore it is not God: but the calf of Samaria shall be broken in pieces.
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For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind: it hath no stalk; the bud shall yield no meal: if so be it yield, the strangers shall swallow it up.
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Israel is swallowed up: now shall they be among the Gentiles as a vessel wherein is no pleasure.
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For they are gone up to Assyria, a wild ass alone by himself: Ephraim hath hired lovers.
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Yea, though they have hired among the nations, now will I gather them, and they shall sorrow a little for the burden of the king of princes.
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Because Ephraim hath made many altars to sin, altars shall be unto him to sin.
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I have written to him the great things of my law, but they were counted as a strange thing.
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They sacrifice flesh for the sacrifices of mine offerings, and eat it; but the LORD accepteth them not; now will he remember their iniquity, and visit their sins: they shall return to Egypt.
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For Israel hath forgotten his Maker, and buildeth temples; and Judah hath multiplied fenced cities: but I will send a fire upon his cities, and it shall devour the palaces thereof.
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Hosea 8 Study & Commentary
Hosea 8 - Sowing the Wind: God commands the trumpet to be set to the mouth because Israel has transgressed the covenant. They have set up kings without God and made idols of silver and gold. Therefore, they shall "reap the whirlwind."
THEOLOGICAL CONTEXT
1. Reaping the Whirlwind (v. 7): A law of spiritual sowing and reaping. Small acts of rebellion lead to uncontrollable storms of judgment.2. The Calf of Samaria: God specifically mocks the golden calf idols, declaring they shall be broken in pieces.
3. Forgotten Creator: "For Israel hath forgotten his Maker, and buildeth temples" (v. 14). Religious activity is useless if the Heart has forgotten God.
PRACTICAL LESSONS
1. Cause and Effect: We cannot expect a harvest of peace if we are sowing seeds of disobedience.2. Empty Rituals: Multiplying altars (v. 11) becomes a sin when those altars are not authorized by God.
