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The Idol's Betrayal
The calf Israel worshipped is now "casting them off." Commentators explain this profound irony: the very idol they trusted for security became the source of their ruin. It either directly caused their exile or was the powerless object that failed them in their time of need, demonstrating that all things we place before God will ultimately betray our trust.
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Hosea
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Albert Barnes
On Hosea 8:5
18th Century
Theologian
Your calf, O Samaria, has cast you off - Israel had cast off God, his good. In turn, the prophet says, the “calf,” which he had chosen to be…
Charles Ellicott
On Hosea 8:5
19th Century
Bishop
Your calf ... has cast you off.— Rather, is loathsome. Nothing can exceed the scorn of this outburst. The last clause sho…
John Calvin
On Hosea 8:5
16th Century
Theologian
The Prophet continues with the same subject, for he shows that Israel perished through their own fault, and that the crime, or the cause of destruc…
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John Gill
On Hosea 8:5
17th Century
Pastor
Your calf, O Samaria, has cast [you] off
Or, is the cause of your being cast off by the Lord, and of being cast out …
Matthew Henry
On Hosea 8:5–10
17th Century
Minister
They promised themselves plenty, peace, and victory, by worshipping idols, but their expectations came to nothing. What they sow has no stalk, no b…