Hos 9:15 | TNotes | STEP | 9:15 All their wickedness began at Gilgal: Gilgal was the base camp for Joshua’s army (Josh 5:10 ; 10:6 , 43 ) and the place where Saul was made king (1 Sam 11:15 ). Saul also disobeyed God and was rejected as king at Gilgal (1 Sam 13:8-15 ; 15:10-23 ). Israel’s leaders, including its first king, had led the nation away from their true king, the Lord. • I will love them no more: Although a different Hebrew word is used here, the prophetic judgment reflects the name of Hosea’s daughter (Hos 1:6 ).

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‏ Hosea 9:15

9:15 ^a All their wickedness began at Gilgal: Gilgal was the base camp for Joshua’s army (Josh 5:10 ^b; 10:6 ^c, 43 ^d) and the place where Saul was made king (1 Sam 11:15 ^e). Saul also disobeyed God and was rejected as king at Gilgal (1 Sam 13:8-15 ^f; 15:10-23 ^g). Israel’s leaders, including its first king, had led the nation away from their true king, the Lord.

• I will love them no more: Although a different Hebrew word is used here, the prophetic judgment reflects the name of Hosea’s daughter (Hos 1:6 ^h).