Hosea 10:4-6

Hosea 10:4-6 King James Version (KJV)
4 They have spoken words, swearing falsely in making a covenant: thus judgment springeth up as hemlock in the furrows of the field.
5 The inhabitants of Samaria shall fear because of the calves of Bethaven: for the people thereof shall mourn over it, and the priests thereof that rejoiced on it, for the glory thereof, because it is departed from it.
6 It shall be also carried unto Assyria for a present to king Jareb: Ephraim shall receive shame, and Israel shall be ashamed of his own counsel.

Hosea 10:4-6 Expanded Bible (EXB)

4 With words that mean nothing they make •false [empty]•promises [oaths]
and •agreements[covenants; treaties] which they don’t keep.
So •people sue each other in court[L lawsuits/judgments spring up];
they are like poisonous weeds growing in [L the rows/furrows of] a plowed field.
5 The people from •Israel [L Samaria;C the capital of the northern kingdom of Israel] are worried about
the •calf-shaped idol [calf; heifer; 1 Kin. 12:28] at Beth Aven [4:15].
The people will •cry about [mourn over]it,
and the •priests[idol-priests] will •cry about[lament/wail over]it.
They used to •shout for joy [rejoice]about its glory,
but •it has been taken from them into exile [or its glory has departed].
6 It will be carried off to Assyria
as a gift to •the great king [or King Jareb; C this may be a title or a personal name].
•Israel [L Ephraim;4:17] will be disgraced,
and •the people[L Israel] will be ashamed for •not obeying [or its counsel; or its wooden idol].

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4 There words were not heart felt because of their idol worship, when we say something to the Lord but look to please someone or do something else ahead of Him then are words are meaningless. Judgment was going to come to them they broke God’s covenant which is a bond of sin, we as Christians will sin but we are not to live for sin as they were.

5 They were worshiping a calf this is idolatry worship fertility worship which was the most common of the time because it involved the growing of crops as well as ungodly sex actions with temple prostitutes.

6 So Israel would be taken away to Assyria into captivity because of their rebellion. Their sin had a result our sin has a result and the only thing we can do to remove our sins is turn them over to Christ who died on the cross for us,

Another great teaching in your bible series thank you Clark Thompson
God bless you brother in Christ!