Hos 11:8 | TNotes | STEP | 11:8 Though justice demanded Israel’s death, the Lord recoiled at the thought of giving Israel up, of letting them go, of destroying his son. • Admah and Zeboiim were cities near Sodom and Gomorrah that God totally destroyed (Deut 29:23 ). • In Hebrew thought, the heart is the center of the intellect and the will.

bDeut 29:23►

‏ Hosea 11:8

11:8 ^a Though justice demanded Israel’s death, the Lord recoiled at the thought of giving Israel up, of letting them go, of destroying his son.

• Admah and Zeboiim were cities near Sodom and Gomorrah that God totally destroyed (Deut 29:23 ^b).

• In Hebrew thought, the heart is the center of the intellect and the will.