HOSEA 8
The trumpet was blown in Israel to warn of impending battle (Num. 10:9). In this case, Assyria was coming, and there would be no escape. Israel claimed to know God (v. 2) and yet disobeyed Him (Titus 1:16). They made kings and rulers without seeking God’s will, and they made idols in defiance of the Lord. The famous calf of Samaria would be destroyed (1 Kings 12:28–30) when the eagle swooped down (v. 1) and the whirlwind came (v. 7). What seems a lovely soft wind today can become a storm tomorrow (Acts 27:13–15).Israel had become like a piece of junk pottery on the trash heap (v. 8). They trusted the gentile nations to protect them but left God out of their plans (vv. 9–10). Israel multiplied altars (v. 11; 10:1) and Judah multiplied fortifications (v. 14), but neither could deliver from judgment. Israel would be taken by Assyria and Judah by Babylon, and God’s judgment would fall on a sinful people.
When God blows the trumpet, we had better wake up and listen!
--> Warren W. Wiersbe, With the Word Bible Commentary (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1991), Ho 8.
Please read Hosea chapter 8
Hosea 9:1
Do not rejoice, O Israel, with joy like other peoples,
For you have played the harlot against your God.
For you have played the harlot against your God.
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