Hosea 9
Lutheran reading notes
In Hosea chapter 9, the prophetic message develops the theme of Israel’s unfaithfulness and God’s enduring covenant love. Lutheran interpretation often highlights the contrast between divine judgment against sin and the promise of grace that God provides for those who trust in Him.
1
Rejoice not, O Israel, for joy, as {other} people: for thou hast gone a whoring from thy God, thou hast loved a reward upon every cornfloor. {upon: or, in, etc}
Hosea 9:1 highlights prophetic call to repentance and hope with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
2
The floor and the winepress shall not feed them, and the new wine shall fail in her. {winepress: or, winefat}
3
They shall not dwell in the LORD'S land; but Ephraim shall return to Egypt, and they shall eat unclean {things} in Assyria.
Hosea 9:3 highlights prophetic call to repentance and hope with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
4
They shall not offer wine {offerings} to the LORD, neither shall they be pleasing unto him: their sacrifices {shall be} unto them as the bread of mourners; all that eat thereof shall be polluted: for their bread for their soul shall not come into the house of the LORD.
Hosea 9:4 highlights prophetic call to repentance and hope with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
5
What will ye do in the solemn day, and in the day of the feast of the LORD?
Hosea 9:5 highlights prophetic call to repentance and hope with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
6
For, lo, they are gone because of destruction: Egypt shall gather them up, Memphis shall bury them: the pleasant {places} for their silver, nettles shall possess them: thorns {shall be} in their tabernacles. {destruction: Heb. spoil} {the...: or, their silver shall be desired, the nettle, etc.: Heb. the desire}
Hosea 9:6 highlights prophetic call to repentance and hope with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
7
The days of visitation are come, the days of recompence are come; Israel shall know {it}: the prophet {is} a fool, the spiritual man {is} mad, for the multitude of thine iniquity, and the great hatred. {spiritual...: Heb. man of the spirit}
Hosea 9:7 highlights prophetic call to repentance and hope with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
8
The watchman of Ephraim {was} with my God: {but} the prophet {is} a snare of a fowler in all his ways, {and} hatred in the house of his God. {in the: or, against the}
Hosea 9:8 highlights prophetic call to repentance and hope with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
9
They have deeply corrupted {themselves}, as in the days of Gibeah: {therefore} he will remember their iniquity, he will visit their sins.
Hosea 9:9 highlights prophetic call to repentance and hope with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
10
I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness; I saw your fathers as the firstripe in the fig tree at her first time: {but} they went to Baalpeor, and separated themselves unto {that} shame; and {their} abominations were according as they loved.
Hosea 9:10 highlights prophetic call to repentance and hope with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
11
{As for} Ephraim, their glory shall fly away like a bird, from the birth, and from the womb, and from the conception.
Hosea 9:11 highlights prophetic call to repentance and hope with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
12
Though they bring up their children, yet will I bereave them, {that there shall} not {be} a man {left}: yea, woe also to them when I depart from them!
Hosea 9:12 highlights prophetic call to repentance and hope with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
13
Ephraim, as I saw Tyrus, {is} planted in a pleasant place: but Ephraim shall bring forth his children to the murderer.
Hosea 9:13 highlights prophetic call to repentance and hope with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
14
Give them, O LORD: what wilt thou give? give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts. {miscarrying: Heb. that casteth the fruit}
Hosea 9:14 highlights prophetic call to repentance and hope with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
15
All their wickedness {is} in Gilgal: for there I hated them: for the wickedness of their doings I will drive them out of mine house, I will love them no more: all their princes {are} revolters.
Hosea 9:15 highlights prophetic call to repentance and hope with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
16
Ephraim is smitten, their root is dried up, they shall bear no fruit: yea, though they bring forth, yet will I slay {even} the beloved {fruit} of their womb. {the...: Heb. the desires}
Hosea 9:16 highlights prophetic call to repentance and hope with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
17
My God will cast them away, because they did not hearken unto him: and they shall be wanderers among the nations.
Hosea 9:17 highlights prophetic call to repentance and hope with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.