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Hear the word of Yahweh, you children of Israel; for Yahweh has a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor goodness, nor knowledge of God in the land.
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God's Righteous Lawsuit
When the Bible says God has a "controversy" with Israel, commentators explain it as a formal legal proceeding. God isn't acting out of arbitrary anger; He is the plaintiff and judge, bringing a righteous case against His people to demonstrate their guilt and His justice. This divine lawsuit was a final, merciful warning before judgment, calling them to account for breaking their covenant.
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Hosea
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Hear the word of the Lord, you children of Israel - The prophet begins here, as it were in a series of pictures, to exhibit the people of Is…
19th Century
Anglican
Controversy. —A judicial suit, in which Jehovah is plaintiff as well as judge (Isaiah 1:23; Isaiah 41:21).…
16th Century
Protestant
This is a new discourse by the Prophet, separate from his former discourses. We must bear in mind that the Prophets did not literally write what th…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Hear the word of the Lord, you children of Israel The people of the ten tribes, as distinct from Judah, ([Reference …
Hosea reproves for immorality, as well as idolatry. There was no truth, mercy, or knowledge of God in the land: it was full of murders ([Reference …
