Let s Get Into The Bible The Prophet HOSEA Chapters 9 11 Promise of Israel s Ruin

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Footnotes
Hosea 9:1 You committed your sexual sin This means the people were not faithful to God. But it also means the people had sexual relations with temple prostitutes. They believed their false gods would give them many children and good crops.
Hosea 9:5 Literally, “What will you do for a day of solemn assembly, for the Lord’s festival day?”
Hosea 9:6 Memphis An important city in Egypt.
Hosea 9:10 Baal Peor This happened when Moses was still leading the Israelites in the desert. Read Num. 25:1-5.
Hosea 9:10 they changed … rotten fruit This is a wordplay that can also mean “they dedicated themselves to a shameful idol.”
Hosea 10:5 Beth Aven A name meaning “House of Evil.” It is a wordplay on the name “Bethel,” a name meaning “House of God.” There was a temple in this town.
Hosea 10:6 idol Or “advice.”
Hosea 10:7 false god Or “king.”
Hosea 10:8 high places of Aven Aven means “evil” or “wickedness.” This probably means the temple and other places of worship at Bethel.
Hosea 10:10 This probably refers to worship at Gibeah and Beth Aven.
Hosea 10:14 Shalman This is probably Shalmaneser, king of Assyria.
Hosea 11:2 I This is from the ancient Greek version. The standard Hebrew text has “they.”
Hosea 11:2 false gods Literally, “Baals.”
Hosea 11:4 ropes The Hebrew says, “ropes of a man.”
Hosea 11:4 set them free Literally, “lifted the yoke from their jaws.”
Hosea 11:7 Or “My people are hanging on poles around my dwelling place. They called up to him, but he didn’t lift them up.”
Hosea 11:8 Admah, Zeboiim Two cities that were destroyed when God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah. See Gen. 19; Deut. 29:23.
Hosea 11:12 Ephraim … me Or “Ephraim surrounded me with lies. The house of Israel surrounded me with deception.”
Hosea 11:12 God Literally, “El.” This might be one of the names of God, or it might be El, the most important god of the Canaanites. It is not clear if this means Judah was being faithful to God or if Judah was worshiping the false gods.
Hosea 11:12 Holy One This is a plural form in the Hebrew text and may refer to God or to Canaanite false gods.