What is the meaning of Hosea 10:7? Samaria will be carried off • The prophecy is direct and literal: Samaria, the capital of the northern kingdom of Israel, would be removed from its land. • 2 Kings 17:5-6 confirms the historical fulfillment: “The king of Assyria captured Samaria and deported the Israelites to Assyria.” • Hosea had already warned of this fate (Hosea 9:3; 10:5-6), and Amos echoed it (Amos 5:27). • The phrase underscores divine judgment for idolatry and political alliances that ignored God’s covenant (Deuteronomy 28:63-64). with her king • Judgment falls on leadership and people together; no one is exempt. • Israel’s last king, Hoshea, was taken captive by Assyria (2 Kings 17:4). • Hosea had earlier predicted the end of Israel’s monarchy: “They will appoint kings, but not by Me” (Hosea 8:4). • God fulfils what He promised in Deuteronomy 28:36: “The LORD will bring you and the king you set over you to a nation neither you nor your fathers have known.” like a twig on the surface of the water • The picture is of a small stick swept away by a current—powerless, directionless, and quickly disappearing. • Isaiah 17:13 provides a similar image: “The nations rage like surging waters, but He rebukes them and they flee far away.” • Job 9:26 compares human strength to “skiffs of reed, like an eagle swooping on its prey,” underscoring frailty before God’s power. • The illustration assures readers that the downfall would be sudden and unavoidable; once the torrent came, Samaria and her king could not resist. summary Hosea 10:7 gives a concise, vivid forecast: Samaria and its king would be swept away together, powerless against God’s ordained judgment. History records its literal fulfillment under Assyria, validating the certainty of the LORD’s word and warning every generation that rebellion against Him ends in unavoidable, collective ruin. |
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