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Breaking God's Boundaries
The act of "removing the landmark" was a serious crime of theft and greed forbidden by God's law. Commentators explain this is a powerful metaphor for how Judah's leaders destroyed the moral and spiritual boundaries God had established. They blurred the lines between right and wrong, and between the worship of God and the worship of idols, leading the nation into chaos.
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Hosea
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Albert Barnes
On Hosea 5:10
18th Century
Theologian
The princes of Judah were like them that remove the bound - All avaricious encroachment on the paternal inheritance of others was strictly f…
Charles Ellicott
On Hosea 5:10
19th Century
Bishop
The princes of Judah, such as Ahaz, whose pusillanimity brought untold evil on both Israel and Judah (2 Kings 16:10–18).
John Calvin
On Hosea 5:10
16th Century
Theologian
Here the Prophet transfers the blame for all the evils that then prevailed in the tribe of Judah to their princes. He says that the people had fall…
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John Gill
On Hosea 5:10
17th Century
Pastor
The princes of Judah were like them that remove the bound ,
&c.] Or landmark, which to do was contrary to the law, (…
Matthew Henry
On Hosea 5:8–15
17th Century
Minister
The destruction of impenitent sinners is not mere talk, to frighten them; it is a sentence which will not be recalled. And it is a mercy that we ha…