Charles Spurgeon Commentary Hosea 10:6

"It also shall be carried unto Assyria for a present to king Jareb: Ephraim shall receive shame, and Israel shall be ashamed of his own counsel." — Hosea 10:6 (ASV)

Ephraim shall receive shame, and Israel shall be ashamed of his own counsel.

These golden calves excited the desires of the king of Assyria, and he took them away. These gods were baits, to their enemies, instead of a basis for their confidence. They were carried away captive with the people – their god captive – their god melted down to make images, or to make money for the king of Assyria!

Ah! What shame did God pour upon idolaters! And what shame he will pour upon us if we have any confidence except in the unseen God, and if we rely on anything but the eternal covenant of his immutable grace.

Oh, brothers and sisters, let us try to flee from that which is so tempting to the senses – confidence in an arm of flesh – and let our sole and alone trust be in him who made the heavens and the earth, and in his Son, Jesus Christ.