- Again, is there any introduction to this prophecy — a vision? “I was instructed by God to say the following?”
- To whom is Hosea 5 addressed — the people or (primarily) the leadership?
- In Hosea 5:3 does the phrase “I have known” deal with knowledge or with “loving knowledge” as between mates?
- What is the result of the “pride” of Israel (Hosea 5:5)?
- Why would the shofar and the trumpet be sounded (Hosea 5:8)?
- And, what is the destiny of “Ephraim” (a cognomen for the Northern State of Israel)?
- What is the political reference in Hosea 5:13?
- In Hosea 5:14, unlike previous differentiations between Judea and Ephraim, is there any distinction voiced?
- Hosea 5:15 refers to “my returning to My place” until such time as the Israelites will conduct themselves in the proper fashion; what is that place — is it specified?
