Hos 2:9-13 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Hos 2:9-13: 2:9-13 God’s first judgment (2:6-7 ) was to restrict the Israelites; this second judgment would be to remove and destroy what he alone had given them.

a2:9-13►

b2:6-7►

c2:11►

d2:13►

e16-17►

fIsa 1:12-17►

gAmos 5:21-24►

h2:13►

i8:14►

j13:6►

kJob 8:12-13►

‏ Hosea 2:9-13

Summary for Hos 2:9-13: 2:9-13 ^a God’s first judgment (2:6-7 ^b) was to restrict the Israelites; this second judgment would be to remove and destroy what he alone had given them.
2:11 ^c From the context (2:13 ^d, 16-17 ^e), as well as from similar passages in Isa 1:12-17 ^f and Amos 5:21-24 ^g, it seems clear that the Israelites had defiled the legitimate festivals, new moon celebrations, and Sabbath days by combining worship of the Lord with worship of the Canaanite fertility god, Baal. God rejects such syncretism (mixing of different faiths) and declared that he would remove these unholy days from Israel’s calendar.
2:13 ^h While the Israelites were worshiping Canaanite gods, they forgot the Lord. For Hosea, to forget is not a lapse of memory, but the opposite of knowing the Lord (see 8:14 ⁱ; 13:6 ^j; Job 8:12-13 ^k). Had Israel truly known the Lord, they would never have indulged in Baal worship.