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Obeying God Over Man
Commentators unanimously identify the 'command' not as God's law, but as King Jeroboam's idolatrous decree. The core of Ephraim's sin was willingly choosing to follow a human leader's instruction over God's clear commands. This serves as a timeless warning that our ultimate allegiance must be to God, even when earthly authorities or cultural trends command otherwise.
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Hosea
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Albert Barnes
On Hosea 5:11
18th Century
Theologian
Ephraim is oppressed and broken in judgment - Literally, “crushed in judgment.” Holy Scripture, elsewhere also, combines t…
Charles Ellicott
On Hosea 5:11
19th Century
Bishop
Broken in judgment. The Authorized Version is probably correct in this rendering, as the phrase refers to rights pertaining to ind…
John Calvin
On Hosea 5:11
16th Century
Theologian
Here again the Prophet shows that the vengeance of God would be just against Israel, because they willingly followed the impious edicts of their ki…
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John Gill
On Hosea 5:11
17th Century
Pastor
Ephraim [is] oppressed, [and] broken in judgment
Here the prophet again returns to the ten tribes, who were oppres…
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…