2Israel shall cry unto me, My God, we know thee.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.
Trust ye not in lying words, saying, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, are these.
When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are:
He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-7)The reproofs and threatenings here are introduced with an order to the prophet to set the trumpet to his mouth (Hos. 8:1), thus to call a solemn assembly, that all might take notice of what he had to deliver and take warning by it. He must sound an alarm, must, in God’s name, proclaim war with this rebellious nation. An enemy is coming with speed and fury to seize their land, and he must awaken th…
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