The Prophet here shows what charge was given him at the beginning: namely, to declare open war with the Israelites, and to be, as it were, very ang…

For I have kept the ways of the Lord
Not those which the Lord himself walks in, his ways of providence, or of grace; though th…

Israel was prosperous, yet Hosea boldly told them of their sins and foretold their destruction. People are not to be flattered in sinful ways becau…