Hos 13:8 | KingComments | STEP | The way in which the people have reacted to God’s care causes the prophet to announce the judgment again. From a good Shepherd who pastures and satiates His people, the LORD now becomes a tearing animal for His people. Because of their gross ingratitude and forgetting Him, God has had to treat them that way. The lion, the leopard, the bear, the lioness and the wild beasts of the field, they are all found in Israel. They are known for the horrible way they kill their prey. One more word about the lion as an opponent of God’s people. When the devil goes around “like a roaring lion” ( ), there is a way out with the Lord. But if the Lord Himself becomes a roaring lion, no salvation is possible (cf. ).

‏ Hosea 13:8

God’s Retribution for Their Ingratitude

The way in which the people have reacted to God’s care causes the prophet to announce the judgment again. From a good Shepherd who pastures and satiates His people, the LORD now becomes a tearing animal for His people. Because of their gross ingratitude and forgetting Him, God has had to treat them that way. The lion, the leopard, the bear, the lioness and the wild beasts of the field, they are all found in Israel. They are known for the horrible way they kill their prey.

One more word about the lion as an opponent of God’s people. When the devil goes around “like a roaring lion” (1Pet 5:8), there is a way out with the Lord. But if the Lord Himself becomes a roaring lion, no salvation is possible (cf. Hos 5:14).