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A Shocking Picture of Wrath
Commentators agree that the graphic imagery of a bereaved bear and a devouring lion is meant to be shocking. God uses these descriptions of unstoppable, fatal violence to awaken His people from their spiritual complacency. The goal is to make them understand the terrifying reality of facing divine wrath after persistently ignoring His warnings and forgetting His goodness.
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Hosea
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Albert Barnes
On Hosea 13:8
18th Century
Theologian
As a bear bereaved of her whelps - The Syrian bear is fiercer than the brown bears to which we are accustomed. It attacks flocks ([Reference…
Charles Ellicott
On Hosea 13:8
19th Century
Bishop
The same imagery is continued to describe the destructive wrath of the Lord. “The caul of the heart” means here the covering of the heart, not the …
Charles Spurgeon
On Hosea 13:6–8
19th Century
Preacher
According to their pasture, so were they filled; they were filled, and their heart was exalted; therefore have they forgotten me.
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John Calvin
On Hosea 13:7–8
16th Century
Theologian
The Prophet again proclaims God's vengeance against the Israelites. Since they had become torpid through their own flatteries, as we have often obs…
John Gill
On Hosea 13:8
17th Century
Pastor
I will meet them as a bear [that is] bereaved of her whelps , &c.] Which is a fierce cruel creature at any time, but espe…
Matthew Henry
On Hosea 13:1–8
17th Century
Minister
As long as Ephraim maintained a holy fear of God and worshipped Him in that fear, he was very significant. When Ephraim abandoned God and followed …