I gave you a king in My anger (Hosea 13:11). As one has said: “God, when He is asked for anything amiss, shows displeas…

Gave ... Took. —The past tenses should be present: “I give ...” “take away.” The whole succession of Israelite kings, who generati…

How sadly true this is! Sin seems to be bound up in our very nature. It is hard to find it; it is hidden away; and when we discover some of it, and…

In the first place, God reproaches the Israelites for having in their perverseness rejected whatever was offered for their safety. But He proceeds …

I gave you a king in mine anger
Not the king of Assyria, sent to waste and destroy them, and carry them captive, as …

Israel had destroyed himself by his rebellion; but he could not save himself, his help was from the Lord only. This may well be applied to the case…