It is for your destruction, O Israel, that you are against Me, against your help. Hosea 13:9 NASB Help – Hosea is a prophet of puns. His message is filled with word plays, allusions and odd constructions. In some cases, no scholar today can definitively determine the meaning of Hosea’s words. This verse is one…
O Israel, you are destroyed, but your help is in Me! Hosea 13:9 Help – One of the most important themes of Scripture is the sovereignty over the history of men. This is a significant part of the Exodus drama. The prophets consistently proclaim God’s total control of the affairs of all men, righteous or…
O Israel, you are destroyed, but your help is in Me! Hosea 13:9 Destroyed – How is Israel destroyed? Hosea cries out on God’s behalf. The word used is šāḥat. Maybe you have some battle scenes in mind. Maybe you think of collapsed buildings and sacked villages. But if you read this word in Hebrew, some…
