The Bible — notes and cross-references in Hosea | Interpretation and commentary to chapter 8

8:1^a eagle

Deut. 28:49; Jer. 4:13; Hag. 1:8
8:1^1b covenant; law

Hosea 6:7

Jehovah’s covenant is His binding of Israel in His holy requirements and righteous terms, and Jehovah’s law is His regulating of Israel according to what He is: love, light, holiness, and righteousness (see note Exo. 20:1¹).
8:4^a kings

2 Kings 15:13, 17, 25
8:5^1a calf; Samaria

1 Kings 12:28-29; 2 Kings 17:16-18; Acts 7:41

Samaria was a capital of the northern kingdom of Israel (1 Kings 16:29), and her calf was an idol (v. 6), a golden calf image (cf. 1 Kings 12:28; Exo. 32:4).
8:5² innocence

Here innocence means not making idols.
8:7^a sown

Prov. 22:8; Hosea 10:12-13; Gal. 6:8
8:9^a Assyria

2 Kings 15:19
8:9^b hired

Ezek. 16:33-34
8:10^a gather

Ezek. 16:37; 23:22-24; Hosea 10:10
8:10^b king

Ezek. 26:7; Dan. 2:37
8:13^a no

Jer. 14:10; Hosea 9:4; Amos 5:22
8:13^b remember

Hosea 7:2; 9:9; Rev. 18:5
8:13^c Egypt

Deut. 28:68; Hosea 9:3, 6
8:14^a Maker

Deut. 32:18; Isa. 29:23; 54:5
8:14¹ fire

The minor prophets spoke concerning the evils, the rottenness, and the corruption of Israel, but Israel was stubborn and would not listen to them. Eventually, God was forced to send the Assyrians and the Babylonians as the fire to judge, to punish, and to chastise His rebellious and apostate people.