When Ephraim spake trembling, he exalted himself in Israel.
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Hosea 13:1
The Pulpit Commentary on Hosea 13:1
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Matthew Henry on Hosea 13:1-8Hosea 13:1-8 · Matthew Henry Concise CommentaryWhile Ephraim kept up a holy fear of God, and worshipped Him in that fear, so long he was very considerable. When Ephraim forsook God, and followed idolatry, he sunk. Let the men that sacrifice kiss the calves, in token…Reproofs and Threatenings. (b. c. 722.)Hosea 13:1-4 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleREPROOFS AND THREATENINGS. (B. C. 722.) Idolatry was the sin that did most easily beset the Jewish nation till after the captivity; the ten tribes from the first were guilty of it, but especially after the days of Ahab;…The Pulpit Commentary on Hosea 13:1-16Hosea 13:1-16 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITION The first eight verses of this chapter form the premises from which the prophet, in the ninth verse, draws the conclusion that the conduct of Israel had been suicidal; that they had brought on themselves the…The Pulpit Commentary on Hosea 13:1-8Hosea 13:1-8 · The Pulpit CommentaryJustification of the ways of God to man. Israel had been the cause of their own calamities—another proof that sin is the procuring cause of all human suffering and sorrow. God's character is seen to be everlastingly the…The Pulpit Commentary on Hosea 13:1-8Hosea 13:1-8 · The Pulpit CommentaryEphraim, living and dead. This passage portrays anew the dreadful prevalence of apostasy and idolatry throughout the nation. "The same strings, though generally unpleasing ones, are harped upon in this chapter that were…The Pulpit Commentary on Hosea 13:1-4Hosea 13:1-4 · The Pulpit CommentaryBaal-exaltation. The first clause is better read, "When Ephraim spake, there was trembling; he was exalted in Israel." The contrast is between what Ephraim once was, and what his offending in Baal had now brought him to…
commentaryMatthew Henry on Hosea 13:1-8While Ephraim kept up a holy fear of God, and worshipped Him in that fear, so long he was very considerable. When Ephraim forsook God, and followed idolatry, he sunk. Let the men that sacrifice kiss the calves, in token…Matthew HenrycommentaryReproofs and Threatenings. (b. c. 722.)REPROOFS AND THREATENINGS. (B. C. 722.) Idolatry was the sin that did most easily beset the Jewish nation till after the captivity; the ten tribes from the first were guilty of it, but especially after the days of Ahab;…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Hosea 13:1-8Ephraim, living and dead. This passage portrays anew the dreadful prevalence of apostasy and idolatry throughout the nation. "The same strings, though generally unpleasing ones, are harped upon in this chapter that were…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Hosea 13:1-8Justification of the ways of God to man. Israel had been the cause of their own calamities—another proof that sin is the procuring cause of all human suffering and sorrow. God's character is seen to be everlastingly the…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Hosea 13:1-4Baal-exaltation. The first clause is better read, "When Ephraim spake, there was trembling; he was exalted in Israel." The contrast is between what Ephraim once was, and what his offending in Baal had now brought him to…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Hosea 13:1-16EXPOSITION The first eight verses of this chapter form the premises from which the prophet, in the ninth verse, draws the conclusion that the conduct of Israel had been suicidal; that they had brought on themselves the…Joseph S. Exell and contributors