- If, at first, “exalted” what did Israel do to lead to its destruction?
- In Hosea 13:2 the prophet resumes castigating the Ephraimites for what practice: observances involving idolatry and/or ethical imperfection?
- What is the nature (Hosea 13:3) of the morning cloud and the dew that makes this reference negative?
- What specific monotheistic refrain appears in Hosea 13:4?
- According to Hosea 13:6, what had happened to Israel that led to it “forget God”?
- And, as a result of having so forgotten, how will Divinity relate to Israel (Hosea 13:7-8)?
- In Hosea 13:10 there is an echo of a Samuel refrain referring to the desire of the early Israelites for offices. What would this reflect as to the thinking of the prophet in terms of “the king of Israel”?
- Does Hosea 13:14 appear to be properly placed — or should the text proceed, castigational as it is, immediately to Hosea 13:15?
- And, if so, would Hosea 13:14 appear better placed in Hosea 14 after Hosea 14:5?
