Come to Beth-el and transgress — Having foretold their captivity, the prophet uses irony. But his irony is in telling them to go on…

Bethel ... Gilgal.— In bitterly ironical words the prophet summons Israel to the calf-worship of Bethel, and to similar rites of b…

The Prophet here again pours contempt on the perverse confidence in which the Israelites had become hardened. They indeed thought that their worshi…

Come to Bethel and transgress and what follows, are ironic and sarcastic speeches, not giving liberty to sin, but in this…

What is gained by extortion is commonly used to provide for the flesh and to fulfill its lusts. What is gained by oppression cannot be enjoyed with…